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Welcome to The Beat from The Austin & Birm Show as the guys open up another week of Buckeyes training camp by taking your questions about Ohio State football. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/971thefan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@97.1thefan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...

Ohio State running backs coach Carlos Locklyn and his position group met with the media on Friday morning and following that availability, Austin Ward of The Austin & Birm Show was joined by Lettermen Row's Spencer Holbrook to break down their thoughts on Snap Judgments. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: h...

Ohio State is ready for a big scrimmage on Saturday as the Buckeyes running backs take the spotlight on Friday morning at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Also on The Austin & Birm Show, new Ohio State athletic's Hall of Fame inductee Billy Price checks in to talk about life after football and what it means to be recognized for everything he accomplished in Columbus. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTIN...

Ohio State is working hard to get ready for Texas and the first week of Buckeyes training camp is over. On the latest editiion of The Beat from The Austin & Birm Show, the guys are talking about the things that caught their attention in week one from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan...

Ohio State linebackers are drawing rave reviews around Columbus as James Laurinaitis continues to reshape his position group in year two as the Buckeyes full-time linebackers coach. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/971thefan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@97.1thefan Instagram: ht...

Ohio State has a number of big-time players making a move for playing time and more as the Buckeyes continue their path to the 2025 season. On the latest episode of The Beat, The Austin & Birm Show talk Stocks and who is up after the first week of training camp 2025. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https...

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and quarterbacks coach Billy Fessler—along with three Buckeyes quarterbacks—met with the media following Tuesday morning's practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Following that interview session, The Austin & Birm Show shared some Snap Judgments on what they heard and saw on Tuesday morning. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com...

The first true Talking Tuesday of the season has arrived at Ohio State, and coach Ryan Day and his quarterbacks will meet with the media at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center after practice No. 5 of training camp. The Beat gets set for the press conference as always with 10TV’s Adam King chatting with Austin Ward about what’s on their mind for the quarterbacks after seeing three open practices last w...

Kayden McDonald, Brandon Inniss and Bennett Christian have been among the unheralded players standing out the most after three days of Ohio State 2025 football camp.

Ohio State wrapped up its third practice of training camp and final meeting in front of fans for the summer. Following the day's work, The Austin & Birm Show shared some Snap Judgments about what they saw and thought from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Saturday. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https:...

Ohio State was on the field for a second practice of training camp 2025 and the Buckeyes got some good news on the injury scare for Eddrick Houston as the quarterback battle elevated to another level with some rotation. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/971thefan TikTok: https://ww...

Ohio State general manager Mark Pantoni joins The Beat on The Austin & Birm Show to share his thoughts on his continued job evolution with the Buckeyes admist nonstop changes to the sport, and role, he revolutionized. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/971thefan TikTok: https://www....

Ohio State was back on the practice field for the first time this fall and a potentially devastating injury to Eddrick Houston overshadowed the quarterback battle and everything else at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/971thefan TikTok: https://www...

Ohio State hits the practice field on Thursday and a host of new names and faces will get a chance to connect with and impress Buckeyes fans for the first time. How will they handle that moment? That's one of the things we're thinking about on Three Thoughts Thursday. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: http...

It's the day before Ohio State opens up its fall practice slate and the Buckeyes social media shared some more goodies about which players have been leading the charge in Columbus this summer. It's not a bunch of guys that the national media would expect, either. The latest Stock Watch from The Austin & Birm Show focuses on those key Ohio State players. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website:...

Ohio State is only two days away from the start of training camp, and a Talking Tuesday on The Beat started and ended with the pressing questions at quarterback. 10TV’s Adam King joins Austin Ward for another chat as the Buckeyes get ready to return to the practice field, and it’s clear where the attention will be as Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz resume the battle to take over the offense for...

Ohio State is starting its national title chase this week but before we turn to the Buckeyes 2025 season, The Austin & Birm Show is taking one last look back at the conversations that caught our attention from last week's Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebo...

Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork joins The Austin & Birm Show for an enlightening conversation on NIL strategies, rules and more on the latest edition of The Beat. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/971thefan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@97.1thefan Instagram: https://www.i...

Austin Ward of The Austin & Birm Show is joined by 10TV's Adam King for a lively discussion from Las Vegas about what the guys learned from Ohio State and the Buckeyes representatives while out West for the 2025 Big Ten Media Days. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/971thefan TikTok...

Ohio State has three of the brightest stars in college football with Jeremiah Smith, Sonny Styles and Caleb Downs and those three joined The Austin & Birm Show in Las Vegas from Big Ten Media Days to discuss their experience, their offseason and more. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook....

After a long day in Las Vegas, Austin Ward and Jeremy Birmingham of The Austin & Birm Show break down what they learned and took away from Ohio State and its appearance at the 2025 Big Ten Media Days. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/971thefan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@97.1t...

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day joins The Austin & Birm Show to talk about the lessons he's learned from the post-national title celebration offseason. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/971thefan TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@97.1thefan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/971thef...

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti will have a lot of stuff to talk about when he takes the podium on the first day of the 2025 Big Ten Football Media Days in Las Vegas. How are recently released opinions about Michigan's cheating scandal going to be received by Ohio State and others? That's one of the more interesting subplots heading into Tuesday. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: http...

Saturday afternoon's Cardale Jones Charity Softball Game shed some interesting light on Lincoln Kienholz, Tywone Malone and a few other Ohio State players with something to prove as The Beat gets ready to head to Las Vegas. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/971thefan TikTok: https:...

Ohio State is back to 21 commitments in its 2026 recruiting class as four-star receiver Jerquaden Guilford picks the Buckeyes over Ole Miss, Michigan and Indiana. Austin Ward and Jeremy Birmingham break it down on the latest Snap Judgments on The Austin & Birm Show. CONNECT | OHIO'S SPORTS DESTINATION Website: https://www.971thefan.com/ Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/971thefan Facebook: https:...