Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means run through the 10 most interesting Buckeyes in Week 2 of the season based off what they learned in interviews with Ryan Day, Kerry Coombs and a few players. Here are the 10 Buckeyes the guys discussed on this Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com: Burke, Olave, Day, Tommy Eichenberg, Cody Simon, Dawand Jones, Luke Wypler, Coombs, the running bac...

Monday Madness makes its triumphant return to the Buckeye Talk lineup. Nathan and Doug run down the usual list of topics, including why Nathan's AP ballot was so bad, who or what they are buying or selling across college football and who the second-best team in the Big Ten is right now. But they open up with their second impressions of Ohio State after rewatching the Minnesota win, and gauge the f...

Ohio State beat Minnesota 45-31 to open its season Thursday night. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means were in Minneapolis to cover it. And then they talked about it for an hour. Thanks for listening to this postgame 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

C.J. Stroud throws 4 TD in his first start as the Buckeyes beat Minnesota. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's run through some stuff before Ohio State kicks off the 2021 season. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means hit about 20 rapid fire questions from text subscribers on this Thursday Buckeye Talk before Ohio State's Thursday night opener vs. Minnesota. There are a few things about the game -- like predictions for game MVPs and signs the guys are looking for to show the Buckeyes might b...

It's game time, or at least game preview time, as Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means break down and make predictions for Ohio State's season opener at Minnesota on Thursday night. Doug, Nathan and Stephen start with a deep preview on both sides of the ball, then move in to their game picks, whether to give the points with the Buckeyes and which side of the over-under makes the most se...

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and the rest of the Ohio State media met with Ryan Day and several players Monday to start Ohio State's game week before Thursday's opener against Minnesota. As a farewell to the preseason, the guys spent this Tuesday episode of Buckeye Talk running through all the OSU position groups a last time and deciding which were national title caliber, which mad...

Ryan Day's first two seasons as Ohio State football's head coach provided the program with its first back-to-back trip to the College Footall Playoff. Both of those trips came with Justin Fields as his quarterback. Now C.J. Stroud takes over and will try to lead the Buckeyes to a third trip, but this time winning the national title. OSU isn't the only team with the new quarterback this season, as...

It's the last position group Mount Buckmore on this Friday Buckeye Talk. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means, with the help of texters, debate and discuss the best linebackers in Ohio State history and which four belong on the program's linebacker Mount Buckmore. There are at least six very strong candidates, which means there is disagreement on the top four. Debates on quarterback, ru...

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On this Thursday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means dive into the Ohio State offense with the season just a week away. What will be the run-pass balance this season? What will the breakdown be between outside receivers and slot receivers? How much will QB C.J. Stroud run? The guys look at the last four years of the Ryan Day offense in Columbus to see what they can learn...

The Big Ten, ACC and Pac-12 announced their alliance on Tuesday, and Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are here to actually analyze it as opposed to the people just being snarky jerks about it. The explanation is clarified by three Doug rants: The Tell Me You Love Me rant The Freddy Krueger rant The Jackhole rant Thanks for listening to another Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See ac...

On this Buckeye Talk episode for Tuesday, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means dive into three things: The official announcement over the weekend of C.J. Stroud winning the QB job for the opener. The six captains named for this season. What was learned from safety interviews on Monday, and what players like Craig Young, Ronnie Hickman, Lathan Ransom and Josh Proctor might bring to an at...

Doug, Nathan and Stephen are back for another debate on the eve of the 2021 season. Who would they vote for 1-3 for this season’s Heisman Trophy as of today? Also, who is the Big Ten’s best contender, and how crucial is the emergence of a non-Ohio State candidate at quarterback in changing the balance of power in the conference? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more...

It's another Friday Mount Buckmore episode on Buckeye Talk as Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means squeeze in two position groups this time. Defensive ends and cornerbacks are debated, with each of the guys picking their four players for each spot, and the text subscribers casting their votes as well. The defensive ends are first and pretty fun. The cornerbacks are second and more of a...

Ryan Day says C.J. Stroud leads the quarterback race. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to a Buckeye Talk in three parts: Part 1: Nathan Baird and Stephen Means break down what they saw and what they learned after watching a full Ohio State practice on Wednesday. Part 2: Doug Lesmerises interviews Brett Ciancia of PickSix Previews to put the Buckeyes in national context. Part 3: Ian Wharton of FTN Network talks to Doug about betting Ohio State this season. Thanks for listenin...

Three parts to this big Wednesday Buckeye Talk with Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means: A defensive line breakdown on Zach Harrison, Taron Vincent, Tyreke Smith, Haskell Garrett and everything Nathan and Stephen learned from D-line interviews. A discussion on whether the Big Ten should form an alliance with the Pac-12 and ACC to share power, schedule each other and form a wall against...

It's the Tuesday Buckeye Talk as Ohio State coach Ryan Day didn't exactly name a starting quarterback on Monday, but he almost did. Day said C.J. Stroud had separated himself from the other quarterbacks, and that's what Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means opened this episode with. Then it was on to Quinn Ewers, who is officially enrolled at Ohio State and at practice, which means Day c...

We more or less know who will open the season playing the most snaps for Ohio State football. What we are still assessing is how well those players can play, since so many new faces are stepping into prominent roles. Doug, Nathan and Stephen debate who will lead the Buckeyes in tackles, sacks and rushing yards in 2021. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about you...

Mount Buckmore moves onto receivers as Doug Lesmerises, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and the text subscribers make their choices for the top four receivers in Ohio State football history. Doug believes there are nine good candidates for the top four spots, and while the guys agree on several receivers, they don't agree on everyone. When his OSU career is done after this season, will Chris Olave be...

Kyle McCord takes a necessary step in the QB battle, Thayer Munford, Dawand Jones and the pact that may reshape Ohio State football’s offensive line, Where is Ohio State football ranked in the preseason USA Today AFCA coaches poll? College rankings,  Why Ohio State football’s No. 1 offensive line currently features four tackles and Ohio State football’s Cam Brown ready for second chance at a break...

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means take an episode to keep things shorter and a little more breezy. Seven quick questions form the backbone here, starting with the idea of whether Ohio State is giving young players on the rise more of a chance to win starting jobs. Then the guys depart football to talk about the best games they've ever seen, how they got...

On this big Wednesday Buckeye Talk, it's time to get on the bus. That means backing an Ohio State football player that you believe in more than most. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means all do that on this podcast, but there is a ton of texter interaction as well, as votes are tallied for the Buckeyes named most often, and cases are stated by texters who believe in these players for a...

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk episode, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means dive into Ryan Day's most interesting points from a revealing Monday news conference after Ohio State's fifth practice of the preseason. First, they go over how Day said he was applying pressure to quarterbacks in practice in the search to find a starter. Then they discussed the movement on the offensive line, wh...