Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means look at where the Buckeyes should be ranked in the final AP poll, and where they would rank if you were just playing games based on talent and potential. There's a historical look at Ohio State in the top five, and a question for texters about whether they view this as a good season. Plus, a little talk about the likely n...

Doug, Nathan and Stephen discuss Ohio State's decision to separate with offensive line coach Greg Studrawa. How much did recruiting play into this decision? What qualities must Ryan Day address as he seeks to fill this position? Are more staff changes still coming? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means talk about the contract situations of Ryan Day and Jim Harbaugh. First, they discuss Master Teague heading to the NFL and James Laurinaitis going to work at Notre Dame. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...

Doug, Nathan and Stephen run through a round of questions sent in by texters after the Rose Bowl, dealing with topics ranging from Emeka Egbuka to Al Washington, Jeff Hafley to Brian Hartline, C.J. Stroud to Taron Vincent, and more. Thanks for listening to another Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. The guys might take a break for a couple days after this one. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and op...

Ohio State beat Utah 48-45 in the Rose Bowl, and Nathan Baird in Pasadena and Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means in Ohio are here to break it all down. The historic passing game for C.J. Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the second-half rally by the defense, the halftime speech from Demario McCall, the tweets that started flowing from Marcus Williamson during the game, how much the OSU program needed...

On this final Buckeye Talk episode before the Rose Bowl, and final Buckeye Talk of 2021, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means make their picks for the game, give last-minute nuggets of news, talk about the most interesting thing about the matchup and wonder what it might mean if the Buckeyes lose as four-point favorites. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk and Happy New Year. See acast...

On this Thursday rapid fire Buckeye Talk from the Rose Bowl, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises run through 16 questions from text subscribers. Among the topics: Could Jaxon Smith-Njigba and C.J. Stroud set records in Pasadena? Over-under 125 rushing yards for TreVeyon Henderson? When could we see a OSU-USC Rose Bowl in the playoff? Which old Ohio State defender would you add to the B...

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Nathan Baird brings news from California after talking to Ohio State offensive players and Utah defensive players in the run-up to the Rose Bowl. Doug Lesmerises and Nathan talk about Cade Stover, Thayer Munford, Kevin Wilson, Devin Lloyd, Clark Phillips and more. Plus, why specific matchups seem to matter so much this bowl season. Thanks for list...

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird dig in on the info Nathan learned about the Ohio State defense and the Utah offense during Rose Bowl interviews in California. Could this be a breakout game for OSU's Kourt Williams? What is Zach Harrison thinking about the NFL Draft? How did Matt Barnes handle the coaching changes this season? What does Utah running...

On this Monday night Buckeye Talk, it's time to check in with Nathan Baird from California, where coverage of Ohio State vs. Utah in the Rose Bowl has begun. Doug Lesmerises talks with Nathan after his day at Disneyland with the Buckeyes, where news of four Buckeyes deciding not to play was revealed. Get the news and analysis on that, plus find out what else Ryan Day, Dawand Jones, Bryson Shaw, Ja...

It's a quick rapid fire Buckeye Talk to get you through until Nathan Baird starts checking in from California later on Monday. For now, Doug Lesmerises takes a few rapid fire questions about the Rose Bowl status, the best national coaching hires, recruits the Buckeyes should have targeted and passed on, Kerry Coombs vs. Ed Warinner and more. Plus, Doug's wife makes a quick appearance. We'll get ba...

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means take their first deep dives into the Rose Bowl matchup. How good is Utah QB Cam Rising? How tough is the Utah run game? Why do the Utes use tight ends like they're the Browns? On defense, is Devin Lloyd the best linebacker Ohio State has faced? Is the Utah secondary vulnerable? Could C.J Stroud throw...

On this rapid fire Buckeye Talk Wednesday episode, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are here to answer a bevy of text subscriber questions: What would it mean for Ohio State if Michigan wins a national title? Should the Buckeyes have landed Elias Ricks in the transfer portal? What's the best Christmas present we ever got? Should there be optimism around Julian Fleming for next seaso...

On this Monday episode of Buckeye Talk Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises run through rapid fire questions from Ohio State text subscribers. The guys discuss Urban Meyer, Quinn Ewers' departure and what Ohio State's defensive coaching staff might look like after the Rose Bowl. They also have a lengthy discussion about Paris Johnson Jr. finally getting to play left tackle and the butte...

On this weekend Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises is joined by Tyler Shoemaker to discuss a weird year of betting the Buckeyes, and a terrible year for Doug, Nathan and Stephen when it came to making picks on the Buckeyes. Tyler explains how he did better than Doug, Nathan and Stephen. Then it's time for some best bets for bowl season, and some betting advice from Tyler as Ohio prepares to have legal...

It's a special Friday Buckeye Talk as Doug Lesmerises is joined by former Ohio State linebacker and current Big Ten Network analyst Joshua Perry to talk about Urban Meyer and the end of the former Ohio State coach in Jacksonville. Perry played for Meyer for four seasons from 2012 to 2015 and then went on to the NFL, so he knows the difference between what a college coaches does and an NFL coach do...

Doug, Nathan and Stephen talked to 15 Buckeyes at the team's pre-Rose Bowl media day in Columbus on Thursday. What did the learn about NFL Draft decisions and potential opt-outs? Who gave the most honest answers about the Michigan loss and those questions about OSU's toughness? Those answers and much more on this rapid fire-style Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informat...

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means share what they learned from Ryan Day's Signing Day news conference on Wednesday. What does the flip to Texas for cornerback Terrance Brooks mean? That's actually kind of the man subject for individual players. But there's a long discussion of what Day thinks of how Ohio State should be using Name, I...

Doug, Nathan and Stephen break down the Buckeyes' 2021 class on the eve of national signing day. C.J. Hicks, Sonny Styles, Devin Brown and Terrance Brooks headline the class. But despite being ranked No. 4 nationally with more commitments to come, the class also has obvious holes. How does 2022's haul hold up compared to the OSU standard? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information....

Doug Lesmerises is back with a short Buckeye Talk Rant to tide you over until another full pod on Tuesday. First, Doug talks about the report attempting to link Ryan Day to the Chicago Bears. Then he speaks briefly about Urban Meyer's continued struggles in the NFL. Thanks for listening to a Buckeye Talk Rant from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more...

Nathan Baird was in New York on Friday, talking with Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud, and Stroud's friends and family, as the Buckeyes' redshirt freshman spent the day going around the city as a Heisman Trophy finalist. On this special Saturday Buckeye Talk, Nathan talked with Doug Lesmerises about what he saw and heard from Stroud. Then, Nathan and Doug covered the news of Ryan Watts' transfer and of t...

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means keep it a little tighter than usual. But they do have some new insights into Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud after the Heisman Trophy finalist held the longest interview session of his career with reporters. They know Stroud a little better now, and hopefully after this episode, you will, too. Thanks for listening. S...

Nathan and Stephen run it back with a Buckeye Football Futures episode looking ahead to the start of the early signing period. What other commitments could happen between now and national signing day on Wednesday? Where does this class still need to add talent? (Note: This episode was recorded prior to Jim Knowles' hire as defensive coordinator.) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out infor...

Ryan Day announced on Tuesday that Ohio State had hired Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles as the Buckeyes' new defensive coordinator. What do we think of the process that led to Knowles? What's his background? What's his fit? What's his scheme? How do fans feel about it? How big of a hire was this for Day? And, by the way, what's up with the offensive lineman in the transfer portal...

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means talk about the four Heisman Trophy finalists announced Monday night: Alabama QB Bryce Young, Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson, Pitt QB Kenny Pickett, and Ohio State QB C.J. Stroud. This is the third OSU quarterback in the last four years to make it to New York as a finalist, so what does that tell us? Is Stroud setting himse...