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This Thursday episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the texter community delivering questions about practically everything under the sun. Among the topics discussed by Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis: Biggest flukes the first week of the college football season Comparing Will Howard to Kyle McCord How long Devin Brown can hold off Julian Sayin for QB2 Is J...

Ryan Day, Chip Kelly and Will Howard spoke as Ohio State prepares for its Week 2 opponent Western Michigan on Saturday. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik break down everything they had to say heading into Week 2. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State's been busy on the recruiting trail even with the start of the 2024 season. Over the past two weeks, its top-rated 2025 recruiting class added two more members putting the class at 26 commits. That makes it the largest class of the Ryan Day era passing his 2020 class which held 25. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis break down the latest additions and what...

Buckeye Talk's in-season Monday pod is back where Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik break down the game starting with the season-opener against Akron in which Ohio State won 52-6. Each week the breakdown will be broken up into three categories: Quarterback Talk: Discussing the best and worst thing we saw from the QB and if his upside flashed in any capacity Offensive Talk: What's the best and wor...

Ohio State opened up the 2024 season with a 52-6 win over Akron that started slow but ended with plenty of points on both sides of the ball On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what they learned about OSU after Week 1. They discuss the positives and negatives from an up-and-down day on offense. Then on defense, highlight the players that immedi...

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's season-opener against Akron and make their picks. Here's what gets discussed: What do you want to see from Ohio State's offense and defense in a game where the talent is so lopsided? The trio returns to make their game picks. Plus a look at some non-OSU games that might matter to the Buckeyes. Th...

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Ryan Day, Jim Knowles and Will Howard spoke as Ohio State prepares for its 2024 season-opener against Akron on Saturday. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik breakdown everything they had to say heading into Week 1. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State will begin its journey toward winning a national title in 2024 when it opens its season against Akron on Saturday. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means takes questions from the Subtext subscribers on what to expect from OSU after a month from fall camp which featured the chance to watch five practices. Among the questions include comparing Will Howard to Kyle McCord, the futur...

The 2024 college football season has arrived, and Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are making their playoff picks on the final Mark It Down Monday before the Ohio State Buckeyes open the season against Akron on Saturday. The conversation starts by discussing what they think OSU's 12-game regular season record might be and whether they think it win the Big Ten Championship. Then th...

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On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis Gillis decide who Ohio State's top 24 players are in the only way they know how, by drafting. The top of the list is heavy on defense even being headlined by two players who’ve yet to even take a snap as Buckeyes. But the most intriguing part of the conversation was figuring out where to put WIll Howard on this list in...

It’s another Mark It Down Monday, and as the 2024 college football season draws near, it’s time for Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis to check in with some major predictions. In this episode, it’s the Heisman Trophy and Ohio State's recent history of finalists. Since Ryan Day arrived in 2017, OSU has had at least one finalist in all but two years. Three have been quarterbacks, plus...

Ohio State has finally picked its starting quarterback. Ryan Day announced on Thursday that Will Howard has won the job even suggesting that he's created a ton of space between him and the next guy. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what naming Howard the starter means. Then they have a conversation about another quarterback battle that impa...

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, the hosts discuss the most important non-Ohio State football games for Ohio State fans. Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis take a look around the country discussing games of different levels of national importance that still matter to OSU. Some of them have a direct impact on their path to a Big Ten title. Others are about looking ahead to potential...

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It's another Mark it Down Monday as Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss who they think will be the next Ohio State players to earn trees in Buckeye Grove as first-team All-Americans. As part of the discussion the three talk: Will a defensive player earn the honor after not having a single player do so for the past three seasons? OSU has constantly had elite quarterback play,...

Ohio State could be one step closer to naming a starting quarterback following its seventh preseason practice. Head coach Ryan Day spoke like someone close to making a decision using some language similar to the last time he narrowed in on a guy during fall camp back in 2021. As OSU heads into its first scrimmage on Saturday, what are the chances by this time next week the quarterback battle is ov...

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss Jim Harbaugh and Michigan's first punishment along with Ohio State's running backs and linebackers. They look at the NCAA's ruling on the Wolverines' recruiting violation and what that could mean for its sign-stealing allegations. Then they discuss what they learned from James Laurinaitis' linebackers and Ca...

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, we discuss Ohio State's quarterback battle. Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the idea of the Buckeyes using whoever wins the job more in the run game. Then a conversation about the benefits of continuing to roll guys during the early days of preseason camp. Plus, a conversation about whether the battle is actually over and the real competit...

On this episode of Buckeye Talk Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis make some interesting stat predictions for Ohio State's 2024 season. Here are the stat topics the trio discussed: How many passing yards and touchdowns will the starting quarterback have? The combined yards of TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins OSU’s leader in receiving yards. How many 1,000-yard receivers will...

Ohio State went through its first day of fall camp practice and the media was able to watch all of it. Right after head coach Ryan Day spoke at the start of camp meaning Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis had a ton to talk about. Among the things discussed: Is Tegra Tshabola making a push to start? How the defense is deploying a deep cornerback room What's up with the linebackers? W...

The time has come once again on Buckeye Talk to drive the bus as Ohio State prepares for the 2024 season. Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik, Andrew Gillis and the text subscribers offer up the Ohio State football players they believe in the most for the 2024 season. Which players will pop? Which backups will earn more playing time? Which good players will be great? Which great players will become le...