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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:

Ohio State Around the Shoe: Michigan game future in an expanded playoff, Tressel Era vs. Meyer Era Jun 02, 2026

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It's two new guests on Around the Shoe as current podcast hosts and former Ohio State players Bryant Browning and Chimdi Chekwa join Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis to discuss five topics on Ohio State and college football.
Browning and Chekwa currently host Bleav in Buckeyes, but before that they played for Jim Tressel. So we asked them a Tressel question -- was the Tressel Era or Urban Meyer Era a bigger success at Ohio State?
Before that, there were two Michigan game questions:
• Could an expanded playoff negatively affect The Game?
• Should a move to the middle of the season for the rivalry be considered?
Then we wrapped up with questions on Big Noon and on the future of Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby.
Thanks to Bryant and Chimdi for their time. You can check out their YouTube Show at https://www.youtube.com/@UCwaE048eym8ath61UApYqdw
And thanks to you for joining us. Find more Ohio State coverage from Bill and Doug at https://billanddougosu.substack.com/

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The Big Ten-SEC battle over depth, coaching and perception, and the key team in the discussion Jun 01, 2026

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How does Big Ten depth actually stack up to SEC depth? On this edition of The Bill and Doug show, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises are joined by the great Adam Rittenberg of ESPN.com to break that down. Which league has better coaching? Which Big Ten team is most central to the depth argument? How did the Big Ten handle its spring meetings, which Adam attended? What was the message from SEC spring meetings last week? Adam knows this discussion inside and out and was generous with his time, as these two leagues continue to do battle at the top of college football. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Ohio State Schedule Preview Week 4: Bret Bielema, love him or hate him, shakes it up at Illinois May 27, 2026

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Illinois will visit Ohio State on Sept. 26 in the Big Ten opener for both teams in 2026, and Jeremy Werner of IlliniInquirer.com joined Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis on this episode to break down the Week 4 matchup. The Bill and Doug Show is running through the entire regular season schedule for the Buckeyes with videos and podcasts on this feed, and written breakdowns at their Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com

Illinois hasn't beaten Ohio State since 2007, and the Buckeyes handled business at Illinois a year ago. There's a new QB, a new offensive line, and a new defensive coordinator in Champaign. But Bret Bielema is still there in Year 6 leading the Illini, who seem to have become a pretty solid Tier 2 team in the Big Ten. Does that mean they can give Ohio State a game? Thanks as always for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Ohio State Around the Shoe: Jim Tressel legacy, Terrelle Pryor=Wemby, SEC meetings reactions May 27, 2026

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It's five Ohio State football topics on Around the Shoe, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by two spectacular Ohio State media members in Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman from the Buckeye Weekly Podcast.
Topics covered:
• 15 years after his resignation, what is Jim Tressel's legacy?
• Are we surprised Tressel became Ohio's lieutenant governor?
• In which area will Ohio State improve the most in 2026?
• What do we think of the SEC spring meetings?
• Imagining a Wemby-like player in college football
Thanks to Tony and Tom for their time and expertise, and thanks to you for joining us on Around the Shoe. For more Ohio State coverage from Bill and Doug, visit https://billanddougosu.substack.com/

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Big Ten spring meetings: Big Ten bullying the SEC, is Tony Petitti leading the new Evil Empire? May 20, 2026

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The Big Ten is holding spring meetings in Southern California, and unlike the past, actually publicizing what's going on there and pushing a point of view. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis have been asking the Big Ten to fight harder against the SEC in the offseason and it's finally happening. In this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, the guys talk about the Big Ten's new push, how an expanded playoff might affect rivalry games, and what the SEC might do in response next week. Then they make predictions for the next step in the playoff expansion discussion. Also, if the Big Ten is the new Evil Empire ... is that all bad? Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check them out at https://billanddougosu.substack.com

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Ohio State schedule preview Week 3: Kent State coach Mark Carney joins to talk bounceback season May 19, 2026

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Kent State will visit Ohio State for a Week 3 matchup in Ohio Stadium on Sept. 19. To preview that matchup, The Bill and Doug Show went right to the source and welcomed Kent State head coach Mark Carney to the show.
Carney took over the Golden Flashes a year ago as the interim head coach and led them to a 5-7 record that he thinks maybe should have been more like 7-5. That job, after Kent State was 1-23 the previous two seasons, earned him the full-time gig.
In this episode Carney discusses his background as a Cleveland native and college quarterback, the key players the Flashes have back for this season, the relationship between Ohio State and Ohio MAC teams, and more.
As we work our way through Ohio State's 2026 schedule, this is our third opponent breakdown, following Ball State and Texas. Look for the Illinois breakdown next week as we get into the Big Ten schedule.
For more Ohio State coverage, and a full written breakdown of this matchup, check out https://billanddougosu.substack.com
Thanks to Mark Carney for his time, and thanks to you for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Ohio State Around the Shoe: Best uniforms, sleeve excitement, new turf and right look vs. Michigan? May 18, 2026

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Ohio State football unveiled a bunch of uniform and field information last week, and on this episode of Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show, it's time to break it all down.

Joining Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises are two great members of the media from Eleven Warriors:
• Chase Brown
• Josh Poloha
The topics discussed:
• Describe the return of the gray/silver Heritage shoulder stripe
• How often should alternate uniforms be worn?
• How big of a deal is Ohio State's new turf?
• Of their five possible uniforms for 2026, which look is the best?
• What's left that people want from Ohio State' uniforms?

Worked into the show are survey responses from the subscribers at https://billanddougosu.substack.com Thanks as always for joining Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show.

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College football's best quarterbacks: Drafting top 15 from Arch Manning to Julian Sayin to CJ Carr May 15, 2026

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College football has a ton of veteran quarterbacks for 2026, with playoff contenders from Ohio State to Texas to Notre Dame to Georgia to Oregon to USC to Penn State to LSU to Miami led by veteran signal callers.
On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Matt Fortuna of insidezonemf.com and The Independent podcast on Notre Dame joins Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis to draft the 15 best power conference quarterbacks in the country heading into the season.
First, they discuss the depth of the veteran quarterbacks. Then they revisit how quarterbacks were viewed a year ago going into the 2025 season -- nobody was talking about Fernando Mendoza as a potential Heisman winner.
Then they draft, with six Big Ten quarterbacks going in their Top 15, and one guy from the Fighting Irish.
Thanks for joining this episode of The Bill and Doug Show. Expect an episode focusing on national college football, Northern college football or Big Ten college football almost every week this offseason.

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Ohio State schedule preview Week 2: Texas added major transfers, made surprise coordinator firing May 15, 2026

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It's Week 2 of our Ohio State schedule preview for 2026. That means looking at the Buckeyes' trip to Texas on Sept. 12 to take on the Longhorns.
To give us insight into the Longhorns, beat writer Danny Davis of www.statesman.com and The Austin American-Statesman joined The Bill and Doug Show. From quarterback Arch Manning to receiver Cam Coleman to defensive end Colin Simmons to two new running backs to questions in the secondary, Davis broke it all down with Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis.
That includes what the Texas homefield advantage is like, why the Longhorns brought in Will Muschamp as defensive coordinator, and why head coach Steve Sarkisian continues to insist on calling plays. We've been writing and talking about Ohio State-Texas all week at https://billanddougosu.substack.com and getting insight from Davis is a great addition to that. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Ohio State vs. Texas; Arch Manning-Julian Sayin showdown; will both teams make CFP? Around the Shoe May 12, 2026

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It's a full Ohio State vs. Texas lookahead on this episode of Around the Shoe, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by two outstanding media members to dive in on the Buckeyes vs. Longhorns on Sept. 12.
Joining Bill and Doug this week are:
• Jonah Booker from Bucknuts.com
• Shehan Jeyarajah from CBSSports.com
The topics covered:
• How important is a game like Ohio State-Texas to college football
• Is Arch vs. Sayin a QB rivalry?
• What are the chances both the Buckeyes and Longhorns will make the 12-team College Football Playoff?
• Who are the most important non-QBs in the game?
• What could Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian learn from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day?
Thanks as always for joining Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com where they will be going deep on this Ohio State-Texas showdown all week.

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