Big Me Kickoff

The Buckeyes and Nittany Lions will take the field at Ohio Stadium on Halloween Eve as Ryan Day’s team looks for many treats and to avoid any tricks that Penn State may have in store for them. Here on the Big Me Kickoff show, we put the game into focus, look at what Penn State has done so far this season and tell you why Penn State may turn into a pumpkin before the night is over. Plus we look at...

It is a wide open Big Me Kickoff show as we are letting you pick the topics that we are going to talk about. Of course we are going to talk about the Buckeyes but there is plenty more on the table including what's on your Thanksgiving table? Who do you like in the Big Ten? Are there any top-10 upsets brewing for this weekend of games? What might your last meal be? It is a wide range as the questio...

The Buckeyes finished the first half of the season at 5-1 and now have an open week to sit and contemplate what has happened and determined who they will be for the second half of the season. The Ohio State schedule will get more difficult as non-conference games are in the rearview mirror and league play is front-and-center with games against Penn State, Michigan State and Michigan all in the nex...

The Big Me Kickoff puts the entire week of college football in focus with Bill Bender of The Sporting News. Sure, the Buckeyes are off to Rutgers to take on the Scarlet Knights, but the line is still north of two touchdowns and Ohio State is not going to lose to Rutgers. Right? Well, this might be one of the better Rutgers teams that we have seen since the Scarlet Knights joined the Big Ten. We ta...

Ohio State Football got some interesting news on Thursday when head coach Ryan Day announced that quarterback CJ Stroud likely would not be starting or playing against Akron, opening the door for either Kyle McCord or Jack Miller to start the game as Stroud nurses a sore shoulder. What does this mean for the Buckeyes moving forward? Sure, it is just Akron and Ohio State Football is a seven-touchdo...

Ohio State Football is just a little more than 24 hours away from its third game of the season but at this point nobody is ready to move on to Tulsa and the focus remains on the loss to Oregon and the problems that have emerged through the first two games of the season. Can this team salvage things on the defensive side of the ball and are things not as rosy as they look on offense despite a lot o...

Just how close did this Ohio State versus Oregon come to being canceled? We lost the 2020 edition due to COVID but according to our guest, James Crepea of Fox Sports Oregon, this game came close to the brink. We talk that, Kayvon Thibodeaux and a whole lot more in this premiere edition of the Big Me Kickoff show.

It is game week for the Buckeyes and we are talking about the week one opponent with someone who follows the team closely. We are joined by Sean Williams as he talked about the 2021 edition of the Minnesota Golden Gophers. What should Buckeyes fans expect out of their first opponent? Can Tanner Morgan and Mo Ibrahim lead the home team to a shocking upset of the Buckeyes or will problems from 2020...

Quinn Ewers is coming early and will join the Ohio State quarterback room for 2021. We have our immediate reaction to this news.

BIA is providing instant access based on the news that was just dropped by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports as it appears that Ohio State class of 2022 commit Quinn Ewers is thinking about being a class of 2021 quarterback commit and enroll early and take advantage of Name, Image, Likeness, something that he could not do as a Texas high schooler. Check out Kevin Noon and Joseph Hastings as they drop th...

Ohio State Buckeyes Recruiting had a busy week over the past seven days with three major commits including the huge news with JT Tuimoloau, finally ending his recruitment well into overtime after pledging to Ohio State. Couple that with a pair of ’22 stars with Terrance Brooks and Kojo Antwi and it was a productive run for Ryan Day and staff, but July promises more fireworks and we are here to tal...

It's been a long time in the making but Ohio State has its guy in JT Tuimoloau. We go to the breaking airwaves with our thoughts on this huge news.

Ohio State Buckeyes Recruiting is not just about football as the men’s basketball team has been very busy with a lot of official visits as well as spreading a good number of offers out there. What is Chris Holtmann’s team up to? We bring in Jake Spegal to join Kevin Noon on the BIA Podcast to talk about all of the latest. Plus, the Buckeyes have a new assistant coach in Tony Skinn, what does that...

The Friday news dump is real as it was reported by Brandon Huffman that class of 2021 defensive line target JT Tuimoloau is ready to shut things down, not taking an official visit to Alabama and will consider a group of four schools that includes Ohio State. Tuimoloau, a five-star out of the state of Washington has not been one to do many interviews so the news of him coming out and changing his p...

It is a big week for Ohio State football recruiting with the Rivals Five-Star Challenge taking place in Atlanta while Ohio State had had a pair of football camps take place this week, a big official visit weekend is taking place for the class of 2022, and oh yeah, a big 2021 prospect is starting his official visit weekend as well, it’s JT Tuimoloau, for those who are not keeping track. So much goi...

Could we be seeing the end of the four-team College Football Playoff in favor of a 12-team expanded playoff? That movement took a huge step forward on Thursday as a subcommittee of the CFP recommended a move from four to 12 teams, but there is a long way to go before we will see anything different in terms of how college football crowns a champion. We are breaking down the proposal with our immedi...

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Breaking news as Ohio State announces that football tickets are going on sale, hope to have a full stadium, vaccinations still strongly encouraged. STORY: https://ohiostate.rivals.com/news/smith-hopeful-for-full-capacity-seating-as-ohio-state-releases-ticket-info

If you are a regular listener to the BIA Podcast, you know that June is going to be a huge month in terms of determining the future of the Ohio State program. That is not to take anything away from what Ohio State has done thus far in recruiting for the class of 2022 or in any other class. But it we are being honest, there will not be another month on any recruiting calendar that will see more rec...

A lot happening as we close out the month of May. Early football lines are coming out as the South Point Casino has dropped its games of the year and the Buckeyes are in four of those games and none of those lines are closer than 10 points. Ohio State is a 13-point favorite over Oregon, Indiana and Michigan and a 12-point favorite over Penn State. Is that right, too much, too little? We talk that...

The biggest month of Ohio State recruiting for this cycle is almost here with the NCAA allowing things to open up come June 1st and Ohio State has some epic recruiting weekends set up for the following several weeks. Commits, targets and just about everybody in the recruiting world will either be on campus or paying attention to what is happening with the Ohio State recruiting front. That means it...

BuckeyeGrove Instant Access (BIA) puts the linebackers in focus with a show dedicated 100-percent to the position. We are not asked about any other position going into the 2021 season than the LBs, where Ohio State loses its top four statistical linebackers from 2020. What is the future of the position and does a promised move to a “bullet” position change what the Buckeyes need and have to accomp...

We have let the dust settle for a couple of weeks since the conclusion of the Ohio State spring practice window for football as Ryan Day’s squad had a chance to go through a full 15-practice regiment for the first time since 2019. With limited media access, a spring game that employed a ‘thud’ system of tackling and just the general nature of spring practice in general, it is not always easy to co...

The 2021 NFL Draft is in the books and double-digit Buckeyes heard their names called including first-rounder Justin Fields. But it was not without its own drama for each and every player as some players slid a little further than expected, some came off the board quicker than expected and the real debate now rages over who had the best draft and who made good and bad decisions. We are talking abo...

Buckeyes Basketball saw the season come to an end in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, a shock to anyone outside of the state of Oklahoma. But even with the bitter end to things, it was a season to remember, for the ups and for the downs. We are talking a little basketball with our great recruiting analyst, Jake Spegal, as we wrap up the Ohio State season, take a look at the ongoing NCAA Tou...