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Ohio State loses transfer Tyreke Johnson. Ohio State play September 11 game against Oregon at noon on Fox. When will Justin Fields make his starting quarterback debut with the Bears? Ohio State releases a 15-page report it commissioned from a law firm regarding relations between a massage therapist and football players. Recruiting rankings updates.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out in...

We're calling it Buckeye Football Futures now because we have moved our weekly recruiting episode off of Fridays. But the focus remains the same, and this week we are resetting the OSU receivers room. How and why did the receiver recruiting dynamics change? What does Jameson Williams' transfer mean for the 2022 class? What foundation is already being laid for 2023? See acast.com/privacy for privac...

On this Wednesday Buckeye talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means get some help in ranking the 14 quarterback situations in the Big Ten. Guess what -- Big Ten quarterback play this season might be better than you expect. But how many QBs are an actual threat to potentially beat the Buckeyes? The guys each rank the Big Ten QBs from 14 to 1, but three guests also sto...

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, it's time for a full look at the Ohio State basketball program. Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises do that by: • Assessing whether the Buckeyes overachieved, underachieved or both last season • Talking about new roles in 2021-22 for Malaki Branham, Meechie Johnson and Zed Key • Figuring out what E.J. Liddell and Duane Washington might be like with another year of exper...

It's back! For the triumphant return of Mark It Down Monday we are looking one full year into the future. Which Ohio State players will be first-round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft? Doug, Nathan and Stephen each have a different answer and total number of Buckeyes they think will go in the first 32 picks. They also discuss OSU's draft history, the recent trends relative to other national powers, and...

We're talking running backs on Buckeye Future Fridays this week. Ohio State's backfield is crowded with options for the fall of 2021 and may still be so a year from now. How does that affect who Tony Alford and the staff are going after for the 2022 class? Who are the primary targets? Also, reaction to 2022 cornerback Ryan Turner's commitment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informat...

Spring football is over, the NFL Draft is over and it's time for something different. On this Buckeye Talk episode, Doug Lesmerises discusses the history of Columbus pizza with expert and author Jim Ellison, who just wrote the book, 'Columbus Pizza: A Slice of History.' Doug and Jim talk about the origins of Columbus pizza; how distinct is it as a style; why pepperoni is such an important part of...

Ohio State (10) and Michigan (eight) led the Big Ten again in total picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. Over the past five years, those two teams lead the conference in draft picks by a wide margin. Yet the gap in results between those two programs is huge as well. We looked back over five years of drafts to go beyond the raw numbers and shed a light on why Ohio State is lapping the Big Ten and why Michi...

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means explain why Jameson Williams transferring from Ohio State to Alabama, given the state of the receiver rooms for both teams, makes sense. Williams announced on Monday that he had chosen the Crimson Tide, and he has a chance to start there this season. Plus, the guys discuss Ohio State's latest verbal co...

Ohio State football ties Alabama for most picks in 2021 NFL Draft. Former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is a Chicago Bear. Kye Stokes, three-star Class of 2022 athlete, commits to Ohio State football. Pete Werner became the second Ohio State football player selected in the 2021 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. Ten Ohio State Buckeyes were selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. See acast.com/pr...

On this Sunday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means went over the final four Ohio State picks from Sunday -- Tommy Togiai to the Browns, Luke Farrell to Jacksonville, Shaun Wade to Baltimore and Jonathon Cooper to Denver -- and at the top of the show wrapped up the whole draft for Ohio State and what the picks told us about Ohio State’s current talent level Thanks for list...

On this Saturday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means are tired as they wrap up Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2021 NFL Draft. Six Buckeyes have now been selected, and the guys break down all those picks and talk about how the draft in general has gone for the Buckeyes so far. Thanks for listening. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn...

On this Friday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means cover three things: Justin Fields getting drafted by the Chicago Beats at No. 11 in the NFL Draft Receiver Jameson Williams deciding to transfer from Ohio State Urban Meyer collecting Clemson players in Jacksonville Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out info...

On this big Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means go on the record with where every Ohio State Buckeye will be picked in the 2021 NFL Draft this week. That's Wyatt Davis, Baron Browning, Pete Werner, Josh Myers, Shaun Wade, Trey Sermon, Tommy Togiai, Jonathon Cooper and Justin Hilliard, plus a recap of where we predicted Justin Fields would go o...

It's time for NFL Draft talk this week on Buckeye Talk. For this Tuesday episode, that means Justin Fields. On this edition, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means all give their predictions for where they think Fields will be selected in the first round of Thursday's 2021 NFL Draft. Two of them predict teams trading up to get Fields. But first on the pod, Phil Perry, the Patriots insider...

Dasan McCullough, 4-star athlete, decommits from Ohio State football and commits to Indiana. What does Ohio State football’s 2022 recruiting class look like now? NFL Draft 2021 preview: What you need to know about the Buckeyes. What’s up with Ryan Watts, Lathan Ransom and Kerry Coombs’ new options in Ohio State football’s secondary? Ohio State's quarterback battle remains undecided going into the...

Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means hopped on for a little emergency Buckeye Talk action after 2022 linebacker recruit Dasan McCullough flipped from Ohio State to Indiana on Sunday. McCullough, ranked as the No. 50 overall recruit in his class, decided to switch from the Buckeyes to the Hoosiers where his father, Deland, was hired as the running backs coach in February. He also has two brothers head...

This is the official wrap on spring football for the Ohio State Buckeyes as Ryan Day, Kerry Coombs and Kevin Wilson spoke with reporters on Friday for a final evaluation of everything that happened during spring football practice. On this weekend Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means discuss what the coaches said about the quarterback battle, improved talent on defense, off...

Class of 2022 commitment Quinn Ewers will be the sixth Ohio State quarterback in as many years to participate in the finals of the Elite 11 quarterback series. On this BFF recruiting episode, Nathan and Stephen discuss what Elite 11 has meant for the QBs coming through OSU's program and what it also means for the Buckeyes' attempt to create a QBU identity. Also, what is happening with 2023 quarter...

On this Buckeye Talk it's time for another draft, but this time with a special guest. Aaron Hake, who won the Buckeye Talk NCAA Tournament bracket contest, is collecting his prize by joining Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means to draft the 12 true freshmen that will help Ohio State football the most in the 2021 season. This is not a draft about career projections. This is a draft about...

Back on January 21, Nathan put together his expected depth chart going into Ohio State football's offseason. Now that we've had a spring full of intelligence and a Spring Game to watch with our own eyes, what has changed? Doug and Stephen chime in with their thoughts on the two-deep at every position. Also, we tackle our text subscribers' rapid-fire questions on everything from the transfer reperc...

Everyone knows Ohio State slumped to the middle of the pack nationally in defense in 2020, held back mostly by its pass defense. Should fans expect a turnaround this fall? Doug, Nathan and Stephen predict where Ohio State's 2021 defense will rank based on what they saw and heard around the team during spring practice and at Saturday's Spring Game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out info...

The Buckeyes finish spring football. Garrett Wilson’s glorious season in the slot, and why his move back outside makes the Buckeyes more dangerous. Through Ronnie Hickman, Craig Young Ohio State football finally puts the bullet to use. Jack Sawyer’s promising spring makes Ohio State football’s defense dangerous again. Ohio State football season opens Saturday, September 11 vs. Oregon. See acast.co...

The Ohio State Buckeyes held their spring football game in Ohio Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means are here to go over everything that happened. First, Nathan focuses on the quarterbacks and wonders how much of a lead C.J. Stroud has in that three-way fight to replace Justin Fields. Then, Stephen examines the rest of the offense, including the receiv...

Time for an Ohio State receiver breakdown with Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises. On this Friday Buckeye Talk, they go over Garrett Wilson's move out of the slot; Chris Olave's explanation for turning down the NFL; Julian Fleming's health and potential; Jaxon Smith-Njigba's breakout spring; and Marvin Harrison's real arrival as a freshman. Brian Hartline and the veteran OSU receivers...