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On this daily episode of Buckeye Talk, the Ohio State podcast now coming to you five days a week, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means reveal the votes from text subscribers on the spring game draft. Stephen and Nathan each drafted an OSU offense and defense on the Monday and Tuesday episodes, and now here are the results, and reasons, on which team would win. But first, the guys each m...

On this big Wednesday episode of Buckeye Talk, Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means are naming the Ohio State player they believe in for this season, and fans are sharing the players they believe in as well. But it's not just belief. This is the player you are driving the bus for, the Buckeye that you believe in more than most fans. This is the guy you are sure is going to exceed expect...

With this daily pod episode, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means draft competing offenses as if they were facing off in an Ohio State spring football game. The defense draft was done in the last episode, and all of this is building up to a showdown on which OSU text subscribers will vote (text 614-350-3315 for a free trial). Quarterback Justin Fieds is being rested and wasn't available for the draft, b...

On this daily Buckeye Talk episode, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means help get you ready for the Ohio State football spring game that would have been happening this Saturday. In this two-part pod, Nathan and Stephen are going to draft two teams from the current Ohio State roster. Then, those rosters will be submitted to Buckeye Talk text subscribers for a vote. First up is this draft...

How has Ohio State adjusted its recruiting in the midst of the coronavirus? Ohio State recruiting coordinator Mark Pantoni spoke about that Friday, and Doug Lesmerises, Stephen Means and Nathan Baird go over all the changes the Buckeyes have implemented. Assistant coaches are watching more film of young high school players. Recruits wanting to earn an offer at an Ohio State camp will have to wait....

The Buckeyes continue to recruit in football and spring sports give athletes an extra year of eligibility. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckeye Talk is going daily, and this is the start of that. This Ohio State podcast used to be just every Wednesday. Then, once things started shutting down, mini-pods were added on Monday and Friday. Now, it's going Monday through Friday, with that regular two-hour monster episode every Wednesday, and these half-hour daily pods on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. This one covers the remainin...

Ohio State’s loss to Clemson in a College Football Playoff semifinal is fresh in the minds of many fans. But the Buckeyes aren’t going away, and neither are the Tigers. On this Wednesday episode of Buckeye Talk, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises examine the future of the Ohio State-Clemson rivalry and get lots of thoughts from OSU fans on how they consider the Tigers in the context o...

On this Buckeye Talk mini-pod, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means examine the most mysterious of Ohio State football positions -- tight end. Jeremy Ruckert was a major tight end recruit in the Class of 2018, but he hasn't received a ton of opportunities in the OSU offense, yet he's made plays when the ball is thrown his way. What does Ruckert's career tell us about tight ends at Ohio...

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means have breaking news for this Friday mini-pod. Ohio State landed a verbal commitment from 5-star running back TreVeyon Henderson from Hopewell, Va., on Friday evening, giving the Buckeyes their second top-100 player at running back in the Class of 2021. Doug, Nathan and Stephen talk about what Henderson looks like as a player, what kind of impact he co...

Ryan Day explained how OSU players are working out and eating right while away from campus. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Day held a 45-minute conference call with reporters on Wednesday, and on this episode of Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means break down everything the Ohio State coach said about the state of the Buckeyes. How are coaches communicating with players while they're off campus? How are the OSU players staying in shape while at home? What might a return to football look l...

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are back with a mini-pod that isn't all that mini as they examine the transfer of Oklahoma running back Trey Sermon to Ohio State. The Sooners' back announced his move over the weekend and he seemingly will step right in as the No. 1 running back for the 2020 Buckeyes, joining a room that includes Master Teague, Marcus Crowley, Steele Chambers and Mi...

To stay connected with you and give everyone sports talk in a time with no sports, the tentative plan is for Buckeye Talk to start producing a couple mini-pods per week, in addition to the regular huge Wednesday episode. This is the start of that. On this mini-pod, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means discuss the transfer of Ohio State freshman point guard D.J. Carton; the possibilities...

Ohio State managed to get four big verbal commitments this week while most of the sports world was shut down. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with our regular Wednesday Buckeye Talk podcast, because Ohio State is managing to do regular things. The Buckeyes landed four major recruits between March 15 and March 17, and on this episode Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means talked about how the Buckeyes did that and what it means for the future. Currently, Ohio State has 14 verbal commits for a 2021 class that is ranked...

We're starting a game, and we want you to join. This Buckeye Talk episode introduces the Favorite Modern Football Buckeye Bracket -- our 68-player field to determine the favorite Ohio State football player from 2001 to the present. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means discuss the four brackets and all the decisions that went into seeding this bracket, which will be voted on by our text...

Ohio State cancels the April 11 spring game over the coronavirus as the sports world is in flux. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Buckeye Talk episode, a text subscriber asks an intriguing question -- outside of Justin Fields and Garrett Wilson, who will be the most exciting Ohio State football player in the 2020 season? Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means have a wide variety of answers to that question -- and many others. This Buckeye Talk delves into more than an hour of football questions, from Wilson...

Ohio State began spring football practice and there was lots to learn about the Buckeyes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is Part 2 of the weekly Buckeye Talk Podcast, since the episode was so long, it had to be divided into pieces. Listen to Part 1 first, then enjoy this 90-minute section of questions from text subscribers. The theme of the most important players for Ohio State spring football continues, but there are also questions about cornerback recruiting; tips for attending games; suggestions for defensiv...

Well, Buckeye Talk finally did it. This episode got so long, it had to be broken into two parts. The topic is the Ten Most Important Players for Ohio State Spring Football, but in the middle of recording on Tuesday, news broke that running back Master Teague was lost for the spring. And that affected the list. So Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises couldn't stop talking, and this thing...

NFL Scouting Combine intel, Ryan Day's contract extension and uniform number changes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises are at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, where 11 Ohio State football players are either working out for talent evaluators or taking meetings or both. Before getting into that, they discuss Ryan Day's three-year contract extension and what that says about his long-term future in Columbus. They also delve into what they have seen so far at the combine, inclu...