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On this Friday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises opens with a discussion of Brian Hartline's promotion to offensive coordinator at Ohio State. After that, it's rants. Thanks for listening. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are talking all about Ohio State quarterbacks in 2023 and the quarterbacks the Buckeyes will face in 2023. That includes: * Well, it’s not actually all quarterbacks, because the pod starts with OSU center Luke Wypler heading to the NFL Draft and Matthew Jones likely moving from right guard to center. * The recent histor...

On this Tuesday/Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means react to Georgia's domination in the national title game from an Ohio State perspective. First, they run through a survey of OSU text subscribers about how that Georgia win made them feel, and what it said about Ohio State's future. Then, they congratulate the winner of the Buckeye Talk bowl...

On this late Monday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises is here to bury Ohio State's loss to Georgia, even though it took him two-thirds of the way through the pod to realize that's what he was doing with this rants pod. To start, Doug puts all 26 Ohio State losses (not including the 7 losses in 2011) that he has covered into six different categories to figure out where the Georgia lo...

On this Friday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are back to break down Ohio State's offense in the Buckeyes' 42-41 Peach Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Georgia. They did the same for the OSU defense on the previous episode of Buckeye Talk. The discussion starts (0:30) with the idea of Ohio State's five perfect drives against Georgia,...

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are looking back at Ohio State's defense vs. Georgia in their College Football Playoff semifinal. Was it better or worse than it seemed right after the game? First, (0:40) they talk about a defender lost and a defender added in the transfer portal. Then (13:15) they look at how the defensive line play...

On this Buckeye Talk episode for Monday evening/Tuesday morning, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means continue to react to Ohio State’s loss to Georgia in the College Football Playoff with the help of the results of a text subscriber survey. (Try the texts at 614-350-3315). Here's the rundown: Some brief news and a discussion of the fake punt Ohio State tried vs. Georgia (10:37) What if...

On this postgame Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are ringing in the New Year in the wee hours after Ohio State lost to Georgia 42-41 in a College Football Playoff semifinal in the Peach Bowl on Saturday night. The guys focus on three main areas, knowing there are many conversations ahead on later episodes to discuss every aspect of this game. Part 1...

Stephen Means, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird are joined by Tyler Shoemaker as the quartet gives their final thoughts on Ohio State's College Football Playoff matchup against Georgia and provides their picks. With they go along with what many around the country as starting to believe, as the Bulldogs are seen as the overwhelming favorite, or will they pick the underdog Buckeyes? Thanks for liste...

On this Friday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises is discussing rants from Ohio State text subscribers in preparation for Saturday's Peach Bowl College Football Playoff semifinal between the No. 4 Buckeyes and the No. 1 Gerogia Bulldogs. Among the topics covered: Whether the passion of Ohio State fans is on the line Is the Big Ten back? Bananas Does Ohio State seem tight? New Year's...

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means check in after talking to Ohio State defensive players and coaches and Georgia offensive players and coaches on Wednesday. The pod starts with an Ohio State injury update from a quick practice viewing, then (5:00) it's on to what happened at Georgia practice. The guys then dive into their interview with Ohio State defen...

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means share their thoughts after talking to Ohio State offensive players and coaches and Georgia defensive players and coaches on Tuesday. And, not surprisingly, Doug has a theory. Topics covered on this episode include: Chip Trayanum, Miyan Williams and the Ohio State running back situation (6:10) Kevin Wilson's career at Ohio State and...

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means talk about the arrival of Ohio State at the Peach Bowl in Atlanta to face Georgia in a College Football Playoff semifinal. Doug, who is putting this podcast up, has no other information because he drove to Atlanta all day Monday and couldn't make the pod, and no one gave him any other specifics about the topics. So you can probably figur...

On this Monday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are taking a quick look back before their podcast coverage begins from Atlanta for the Ohio State-Georgia matchup in the Peach Bowl. Buckeye Talk for the rest of the week will be coming to you from the College Football Playoff semifinal. But on this episode, Doug, Nathan and Stephen look back on three Mark It Down Monday...

It's the last full Betting the Buckeyes episode of the season on Buckeye Talk, as Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker go back to their regular-season formula for one last round of college football gambling advice. First, TShoe suggests another Ohio State bet, and guess what? It's familiar. The usual Buckeye angle is back for Ohio State vs. Georgia, and Doug and Tyler explain why. Then (16:12), it'...

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Stephen Means and Nathan Baird react to Ohio State's 2023 signing class, which the Buckeyes locked in Wednesday. By average star rating, it is the No. 3 class in the 247sports.com composite rankings. Nineteen players signed, with the Buckeyes waiting on one more committed player they were expecting to land. To start off, the guys l...

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, welcome cleveland.com football film expert Lance Reisland to the show for the first time. Lance has appeared on Orange and Brown Talk to discuss the Browns many times, and has written film breakdowns on both the Buckeyes and Browns, but on this episode he joins Doug Lesmerises to discuss the Ohio State-Georgia matchup. The focus at the start of the pod is on the are...

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State defense and the Georgia offense. Don't miss the pod lat Friday when they did the Ohio State offense vs. the Georgia defense. First, they look at the Bulldogs that will matter most as Georgia moves the ball. Then (43:23), it's the OSU defenders that n...

Dylan Raiola, the No. 1 quarterback recruit in the Class of 2024, decommitted from Ohio State over the weekend. On this Monday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are here to break down what that means for: The state of the Ohio State football program The Buckeyes' overall recruiting Their QB recruiting strategy The future of the OSU QB room There's a lot to discuss, and...

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are offering their first in-depth breakdown of the matchup in the Peach Bowl between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Georgia Bulldogs. This one is Ohio State vs. Georgia defense. Ohio State defense vs. Georgia offense will be an episode next week. First up -- the Georgia defensive players that jump out, starting with All-...

Ohio State football held its bowl season media day on Wednesday, which meant 20 Buckeyes were available for interviews, and Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means were there to talk with them. And then Doug, Nathan and Stephen jumped on this Thursday Buckeye Talk episode to share the most interesting things they learned from Miyan Williams, C.J. Stroud, Jordan Hancock, Mike Hall Jr., Stee...

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Tyler Shoemaker from the Betting the Buckeyes weekly episode of Buckeye Talk are here to prepare you for your bowl pools, offering advice on the games in which you can have the most confidence. You could then use that advice in our Buckeye Talk Podcast bowl pool on ESPN's Bowl Mania. You can sign up here: tinyurl.com/3frh29hx. The group is privat...

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are taking rapid fire questions from Ohio State football text subscribers. Among the topics covered: * A weird dream about the Buckeyes, Browns and Georgia * Paris Johnson Jr’s impact as a potential first-round pick * Are the Buckeyes their own worst enemy? * Comparing the 2020 Buckeyes to now * Would Georgia be a Kourt...

On this Monday episode of Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises is back with rants covering three primary areas: First, his Heisman vote and why it was difficult, Lincoln Riley vs. Ryan Day quarterbacks and the Heisman, and how the Heisman Trophy could be fixed in future years. Then (20:45), it's a discussion about the latest Ohio State coaching move -- the promotion of Keenan Bailey to replace Kevin Wils...

C.J. Stroud is back in New York City this weekend as a Heisman Trophy finalist. How does being one of only three Ohio State players to twice finish in the top-four of the award's voting factor into his legacy? Can winning a national championship erase an 0-2 record against Michigan? Also, to whom is he passing the torch of being the next Buckeye to make it to the stage in New York? If you or someo...