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After a quick look back at Ohio State's win over Rutgers, Nathan and Doug look ahead to the weekend. Specifically, they discuss Saturday's game between No. 3 Iowa and No. 4 Penn State and how it sets the stage for the second half of the Big Ten season. Also, a more detailed breakdown of C.J. Stroud's performance, what OSU's depth on defense really means and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy...

Nathan and Stephen are in New Jersey and Doug is in his basement for this postgame Buckeye Talk after Ohio State's 52-13 win over Rutgers. First the guys talk QB C.J. Stroud's five TD passes in his return from a week off to rest his shoulder. Did he look like a playoff quarterback? Then they hit the defense, before finishing with HOW WAS OHIO STATE ONLY FAVORED BY 15.5 IN THIS GAME? Thanks for lis...

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means preview the Ohio State-Rutgers game on Saturday with the help of Rutgers beat writer Keith Sargeant of NJ.com. Keith joins for the first half to talk about the Scarlet Knights players that OSU fans need to know, the progress of the program under Greg Schiano, and how real it was last week when Rutgers stayed within seven...

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means look at how Ohio State fans view Michigan and the rivalry. Texters check in on whether they want Michigan to be a great team and lose to the Buckeyes, or to lose every single week. There's a discussion about how fans' views on the rivalry have changed, and how the timing of when they became an OSU fan...

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means analyze everything head coach Ryan Day, and defensive play caller Matt Barnes, said on Tuesday, and then compare that to what text subscribers are thinking about the Buckeyes. The first two segments are about quarterback, and how Kyle McCord's performance against Akron on Saturday affected the view o...

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Nathan and Doug took another look at Kyle McCord's performance against Akron and compared notes on the freshman's debut. They also broke down the usual Monday Madness categories, including what threat if any Rutgers poses to the Buckeyes, a bad week for the Big Ten West and Clemson's drop from national contention. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad...

Ohio State beat Akron 59-7 on Saturday in a game that was most interesting than just another blowout by the Buckeyes of an overmatched MAC team. On this postgame Buckeye Talk podcast, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means address three primary areas: The play of Kyle McCord, who started as C.J. Stroud rested his aching shoulder, and what McCord's night means for the future of the QB posi...

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means preview the Buckeyes' game vs. Akron at 7:30 Saturday night in Ohio Stadium. They make their picks for the game, and are joined by betting genius and friend of the pod Tyler Shoemaker to discuss how the Buckeyes have done against the line this season, and what the right play is Saturday with Ohio State a seven-touchdown f...

It's Part 2 of this Thursday Buckeye Talk podcast on covering the Ohio State Buckeyes. If you haven't yet listened to Part 1, do that first, then come back here. Featured on this episode talking about covering Ohio State football: Austin Ward, Tim May and Spencer Holbrook of Lettermen Row (3:27 to 35:19) Dan Hope of Eleven Warriors (35:21 to 54:00) Steve Helwagen, Dave Biddle and Pat Murphy of Buc...

Welcome to Part 1 of a two-part Buckeye Talk examining life inside the Ohio State beat. On this first episode (the second ep is immediately after this in your podcast feed) Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means start off by talking about what happened at Buckeye Scoop, a site that coverages Ohio State that recently saw one co-founder of the site, Marc Givler, sue the two other co-founder...

Ryan Day picked C.J. Stroud to be Ohio State football's next starting quarterback. He also built up a room filled with five-stars and top 100 recruits so that he always had options. Stroud has had moments of greatness but has also gone through plenty of growing pains. But through three weeks it's not exactly a no-brainer that he's the long-term solution. A game against Akron potentially provides a...

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Doug and Nathan take a second look back at C.J. Stroud's performance against Tulsa and the changes Ohio State showed on defense. They also discuss Michigan's 3-0 start and the resurgence of the Big Ten East, along with the usual batch of Monday Madness topics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Nathan and Stephen hurried home to recap the Buckeyes' 41-20 victory over Tulsa. Among the topics: TreVeyon Henderson running wild and what could have been if Ohio State had committed to him sooner, the quarterback conundrum Ryan Day faces with C.J. Stroud, and the demotion of Kerry Coombs and what it means going forward. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more...

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means preview Saturday's Ohio State-Tulsa game on the latest Buckeye Talk, but they keep it a little fast and loose because the Buckeyes are favoried by more than three touchdowns. Among the topics of discussion: Ohio State's logistical issues at the stadium last week, and whether that might help tamp down attendance this week. The Tulsa defensive approach...

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This big Thursday Buckeye Talk is a lot about feelings and a little about psychology. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means have been digging into the football specfics and the potential on-field fallout from Ohio State's loss to Oregon since it happened Saturday. This is a little more big picture. With the help of the opinions and survey votes of text subscribers, Doug, Nathan and Steph...

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means discuss Ryan Day's Tuesday news conference where he made it clear he's not happy with the defense and said something has to change. Day didn't exactly throw a ton of support behind defensive coordinator Kerry Coombs, but he said Coombs remains the defensive coordinator. Beyond the coaches, are there different players t...

Doug and Nathan throw out the usual Monday Madness plan and instead answer questions from Buckeye Talk text subscribers. Should we have seen Saturday's loss to Oregon coming? Has Ryan Day's propensity to hire people he knows hurt the defense's development? What can Ohio State do to avoid another loss in 2021? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choic...

Ohio State lost to Oregon on Saturday and Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means discuss every aspect of the loss on this postgame Buckeye Talk. You know what postgame pods are like. Thanks for listening to another Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means preview Ohio State's top-25 matchup with Oregon on Saturday in the latest Buckeye Talk. Will Oregon star edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux play, and will new OSU right tackle Dawand Jones be ready to handle him if he does? Will the OSU secondary get healthy and is there anything about Oregon QB Anthony Brown that should threaten them? Is Ohio State givin...

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Three parts to this big Thursday Buckeye Talk. First, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means indulge Doug Lesmerises and talk about Doug's book coming out Sept. 14 -- "The Road to Ohio State" which is recruiting tales of 17 different Buckeyes. Then, the guys talk about part of an upcoming project about the best college football teams in the North. Ohio State is clearly first -- could the Buckeyes' Saturda...