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The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk

The Ohio State Buckeyes are the most interesting team in college football, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis love talking ball and having fun with the fans of the defending national champions. Doug and Bill combine for more than three decades of on-the-ground experience covering Ohio State, and they’ve been talking Buckeyes on podcasts since 2015. On The Bill and Doug Show, the goal is to have a good time, provide insight, look at the big picture of college football, put fans first and fight Southern CFB bias. Thanks for riding with us.

Latest Episodes:

Notre Dame vs. the Big Ten; Indiana respect; 4 perfect conference champs? College Football Playoff Oct 15, 2025

Show notes

Notre Dame vs. USC on Saturday is a huge game for the College Football Playoff picture, as is Washington-Michigan, Ole Miss-Georgia, Utah-BYU, Tennessee-Alabama and Duke-Georgia Tech. The playoff race is at least 20 teams deep as Doug and Bill reveal their latest playoff projections for the end of the season. Thanks for joining them here every Tuesday for playoff talk.

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Nick Saban is wrong and the SEC is a Ponzi scheme; Penn State candidates; Ohio State RBs: Rants Oct 14, 2025

Show notes

It's time to rant about college football as Doug Lesmerises tackles three topics on The Bill and Doug Show
* The wrong view from Nick Saban and others that the SEC has better depth than the Big Ten
* Ohio State running backs and breaking tackles
* The list of candidates to replace James Franklin and why the eventual coach might be missed by everyone
Thanks for hanging out with us to talk college football on The Bill and Doug Show.

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Ohio State football MVP; grading Ryan Day; Michigan effect on the Buckeyes: Around the Shoe Oct 13, 2025

Show notes

It's Ohio State football talk once again on Around the Shoe, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis of The Bill and Doug Show are joined by two outstanding members of the Ohio State press corps. This week, Pat Murphy of Bucknuts and Andy Anders of Eleven Warriors join the show to discuss five quick-hit topics: * The Ohio State MVP for the first half of the season * Grading Ryan Day for 2025 * A Buckeye you'd like to see more of in the second half of the season * How much is the four-game losing streak to Michigan hanging over Ohio State? * Beard talk Thanks for joining us every Monday on Around the Shoe. For more Ohio State coverage from Bill and Doug, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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Penn State collapses, is James Franklin done? Indiana takes down Oregon: College Football Postgame Oct 12, 2025

Show notes

Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis discuss the biggest games of the college football day, including Penn State falling to Northwestern 22-21 and Indiana going on the road to beat Oregon 30-20 in a Top 10 matchup. Plus Texas took down Oklahoma in Red River, and USC knocked off Michigan at home.

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Ohio State beats Illinois 34-16 as the Buckeyes stay undefeated: Postgame Show Oct 11, 2025

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The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes handled No. 17 Illinois on the road on Saturday, as the Buckeyes won their 10th straight game in Champaign. The Ohio State defense forced three turnovers and Jeremiah Smith and Bo Jackson each caught touchdowns as Ohio State won 34-16

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Oregon vs. Indiana Showdown, plus Michigan-USC, Oklahoma-Texas and more: College Football Picks Oct 10, 2025

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Oregon-Indiana, Texas-Oklahoma and Michigan-USC lead the discussion this week as six college football picks come your way on The Bill and Doug Show. In a Top 10 Big Ten matchup, does Indiana have a skill position advantage? Will Oregon dominate in the trenches? Are Dante Moore and Fernando Mendoza the two best QB draft prospects in the country? Plus picking Nebraska-Maryland, Alabama-Missouri and South Florida-North Texas. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Ohio State vs. Illinois Big Game Breakdown: Picks and preview for Buckeyes at Illini Oct 09, 2025

Show notes

No. 1 Ohio State visits No. 17 Illinois on Saturday for a noon kickoff. Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin has been slicing up defenses as the best QB in the country against the blitz, and he, Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate could be trouble for the back seven of the Illinois defense. Illini quarterback Luke Altmyer has been keeping Illinois in games and has a dangerous receiver in Hank Beatty. But will Illinois try to slow this game down and run it? Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises break it all down and make their picks. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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Is the Big Ten in playoff trouble? Playoff race for Ohio State, Oregon, Indiana, Michigan & Nebraska Oct 08, 2025

Show notes

How many teams will the Big Ten get in the College Football Playoff? After Penn State's second loss of the season, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises are reshuffling their playoff brackets on their Tuesday evening episode of The Bill and Doug Show. Nightmare scenario -- six or seven playoff teams for the SEC and only two for the Big Ten? Is that even possible? The guys break down the most likely scenarios for all the Big Ten playoff contenders and how the season could shake out. Then they run through their predicted playoff brackets. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more coverage of Ohio State, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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The Jeremiah Smith Heisman Trophy case, snagging a Toledo gem & the Bill Belichick disaster: Rants Oct 07, 2025

Show notes

Ohio State coach Ryan Day on Tuesday mentioned the idea that receiver Jeremiah Smith might not get the stats necessary to build a Heisman Trophy case. If that's the case in this day and age, where the best teams are making sure to stay fresh for a a playoff run that could last four games and takes place after the Heisman is handed out, do we all need to get smarter in how we think about the Heisman? Doug Lesmerises tackles that question on this Tuesday Rants show, as well as addressing Pitt finding a freshman quarterback of the week from Toledo, and Bill Belichick continuing to be a disaster at North Carolina. Thanks for joining the The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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Ohio State Around the Shoe: Buckeyes' ideal national title opponent; Matt Patricia-Jim Knowles swap Oct 06, 2025

Show notes

If Ohio State does return to the national championship game, which opponent would make a perfect foe? Is it Miami -- or an SEC team? That's one of the topics covered on this version of Around the Shoe as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by two special guests to cover five quick-hit topics. Along for the ride this week are Adam King from 10 TV and Beau Bishop of 97.1 The Fan, among other places. Other topics include discussions around the Buckeyes replacing Jim Knowles with Matt Patricia at defensive coordinator, how much Ohio State contributed to breaking Penn State, and what is Columbus like as a sports market? Thanks for joining us on Around The Shoe every Monday. For more coverage of the Buckeyes, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at billandougosu.substack.com

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