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Ohio State is only three practices into preseason camp with 22 more to go before the season opener at Minnesota on Sept. 2. But have we seen enough to make decisions on who will win the Buckeyes' open position battles? We hope so, because Doug, Nathan and Stephen did just that on this Mark it Down Monday. That includes who will start the season opener at running back and quarterback and whether yo...

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means debate the greatest Ohio State running backs of all-time on the latest Mount Buckmore edition of Buckeye Talk. Texters voted and the guys each picked their top four. The top three are pretty obvious. But the battle for No. 4 is fierce. And then the question is, could freshman TreVeyon Henderson eventually claim that fourth spot as his own? Thanks for...

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Ohio State football started preseason practice Wednesday, and Nathan Baird and Stephen Means were there to watch it. And then Doug Lesmerises joined them to talk about it. On this Buckeye Talk, the guys run through injuries, surprises, what the depth chart looks like in action, and more. Football is here again. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for priv...

Ohio State opens practice Wednesday, and on Tuesday, the Buckeyes quarterbacks talked about the competition for 2021 for the first time since it started. Quinn Ewers isn't on campus yet, but here's who Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means did talk to Tuesday: C.J. Stroud Kyle McCord Jack Miller Corey Dennis Ryan Day What they said, Nathan, Doug and Stephen bring to you on this Wednesday...

Ohio State football starts preseason practice Wednesday, and Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means would like to preview that. But TOO MUCH IS HAPPENING. On this Tuesday episode, they talk about the official arrival of Quinn Ewers, who is coming to Ohio State for the 2021 season and should show up some time in August. Then they discuss the decommitment of 5-star cornerback Jaheim Singlet...

Over the past five seasons, Ohio State has nine victories by seven or fewer points. Only one came in the past two seasons though, and that was over Indiana in a game the Buckeyes led 35-7. So what will be the closest game on OSU's schedule in 2021, and what is the fear factor on actually suffering a loss? Doug, Nathan and Stephen also snuck in an extended Tate Martell segment on this Mark It Down...

Time for something new on Buckeye Talk as Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means roll out a new series that will drop once a week until the season starts. It's Mount Buckmore, as the guys determine their four most deserving Buckeyes to be honored at several major positions, and then analyze what a current Ohio State player would have to do to replace one of those players on the mountain....

Ohio State ready for start of preseason practice. What would Quinn Ewers enrolling early mean for Ohio State football’s quarterback future? NCAA will not reinstate records of Ohio State football’s ‘Tattoo 5’ despite name, image and likeness reform, What Benji Gosnell’s decommitment means for Ohio State football: Buckeyes Recruiting and Former Ohio State football quarterback Tate Martell reportedly...

How does Ohio State football's 2022 class stack up against Alabama? The recruiting rankings say the Buckeyes are No. 1, but Nick Saban's program has made a July surge. Which head-to-head battles are still on the table, and what would Ryan Day and staff need to do to secure the No. 1 class? Also, Nathan and Stephen discuss the Benji Gosnell decommitment, this weekend's Buckeye Barbecue, offensive l...

Big potential news broke early Wednesday evening with a story by Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports that Ohio State recruit Quinn Ewers is considering joining the Buckeyes early for this season, and could in Columbus in a few weeks. It's not yet a sure thing that will happen, but it's a real possibility, and Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means dove in with an emergency episode about what they...

We went rapid fire for this Wednesday episode. Among today's topics: • What can or should the Big Ten do to lift its second-tier football programs? • What Big Ten game on OSU's schedule are we looking forward to the most? • How do we expect the linebacker starting lineup to shake out? • Which current Buckeye will have the biggest career outside of football? Those topics and much more, directly fro...

That's one question. The answer is no. But Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and some smart Ohio State text subscribers explain why for an hour and 45 minutes. Thanks for listening to 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

History tells us Ohio State will add multiple All-Americans to the collection in Buckeye Grove in 2021. Doug, Nathan and Stephen break down the top candidates and give their picks for recognition. 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 wrap up everything important said by Ryan Day and the Ohio State players at Big Ten media days on Friday. This is actual new info with fresh new analysis, which hasn't happened since April, so probably listen to this one. Thanks as always for being part of Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Lea...

Doug, Nathan and Stephen are together at Big Ten media days in Indianapolis for this in-person Buckeye Talk recorded after day one of talking to Michigan, Penn State and other schools, but not yet Ohio State. The guys discuss the news of the day in college football -- the potential move by Texas and Oklahoma to leave the Big 12. If it happens, what would it mean for the Big Ten and the Buckeyes? T...

Ryan Day picked as the Big Ten's best coach by Big Ten media, Oklahoma and Texas shaking up college football, Ohio State football’s Chris Olave voted Preseason Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in cleveland.com poll, Northwestern safety Brandon Joseph voted Preseason Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in cleveland.com poll and Ohio State football voted unanimous 2021 Big Ten favorite in cleve...

It's time to unveil the closest thing to an official preseason Big Ten poll, as for the 11th year cleveland.com surveyed media members from around the Big Ten since the conference itself doesn't do it. On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means reveal and discuss the votes of 34 media members on: The full 1-7 predicted finish in each division, and the projected...

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means spent the summer ranking the 50 best players on Ohio State's 12-game regular-season schedule. The final breakdown on the No. 1 player, Oregon edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux, helped show the main thing learned from that exercise -- Oregon's defense is something for the Buckeyes to watch out for. The Ducks defense had three of the top 12 players on this...

Big Ten media days are this week, and the cleveland.com preseason poll of conference media asking them to predict the order of finish in the Big Ten divisions will soon be released. So on this Mark It Down Monday version of Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means reveal how they voted in their Big Ten poll. Each of them discusses their 1-7 finish in each division, with some o...

This is a different style of Buckeye Talk, one with two friends remembering stories from 13 years ago and sharing them like they would over a drink. It's Doug Lesmerises joined by special guest Adam Jardy of the Columbus Dispatch, and the topic is Ohio State's recruitment of Terrelle Pryor, which both Adam and Doug covered intently. The question on this Buckeyefly Effect is what would have happene...

Ohio State adds offensive tackle recruit George Fitzpatrick, Should Ohio State football have a 94 percent chance to win every regular-season game it plays? How many projected Ohio State football starters are former top-100 national recruits? and Terrelle Pryor, rest of Tattoo 5 players, ask for Ohio State records to be reinstated. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn mo...

Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means look at recruiting on the current roster on the latest edition of Buckeye Football Futures on Buckeye Talk. They discuss: How the Buckeyes stack up to other teams in Blue Chip Ratio. The top-100 recruits on defense. The top-100 recruits on offense A texter poll result regarding Kerry Coombs and Marcus Freeman. It's a tidy little Buckeye Talk as things prepare to g...

Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means take questions from Ohio State text subscribers on the big Wednesday Buckeye Talk. The final question is about when Michigan will ever again be a favorite and beat Ohio State as a favorite ... which might not happen for a long time. Plus there's a discussion about Kerry Coombs and Marcus Freeman; what Ryan Day might learn about handling Quinn Ewers from Justin Fie...

This podcast episode is overdue, as Doug Lesmerises finally welcomes one of the most important people in Buckeye Talk history -- musician Mike Lewis, the man who wrote and sang the Buckeye Talk theme song that has been opening this podcast since September 2018. This episode is an interview with Doug and Mike as Doug and the listeners attempt to convey their appreciation to Mike, a life-long OSU fa...