Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

Ohio State CB Denzel Burke did not play in the second half of the Cotton Bowl after suffering an injury against Texas. What is Burke's status for the National Championship Game?  Ohio State head coach Ryan Day provided answers on that and many more topics during his first press conference in the leadup to the national title showdown between the Buckeyes and Notre Dame.  In this special bonus episo...

Notre Dame is one game away from winning its first national championship since 1988. So what would a national title mean to the Fighting Irish program and its head coach Marcus Freeman? In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear the answer to that and a lot of other big questions from Freeman.  The Irish will be without a key offensive lineman for the national championsh...

The Ohio State Buckeyes used two enormous plays, and one incredible 13-play drive to knock off the Texas Longhorns, 28-14 in the 2025 Cotton Bowl to advance to the National Championship Game against Notre Dame.  After the game, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, QB Will Howard, and DE Jack Sawyer discussed the plays that will go down in Buckeye history, as well as how Texas shut down Jeremiah Smith a...

The Ohio State Buckeyes used an opening drive touchdown, a shocking long touchdown on a screen, a determined drive under extreme pressure, and an instantly iconic sack, strip, and score play to knock off Texas, 28-14 in the 2025 Cotton Bowl to advance to the national championship game against Notre Dame. Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss some of the biggest moments of t...

The College Football Playoff Semifinal in the 2025 Cotton Bowl game matches up two of the brightest offensive minds in the sport, Ohio State's Ryan Day and Texas' Steve Sarkisian. How will Sarkisian's offense match up with Jim Knowles' Ohio State defense? And how will Texas defensive coordinator Pete Kwiatkowski slow down the Buckeye offense headed up by offensive coordinator Chip Kelly? On this s...

We put out a call for listener questions, and you guys sent in an overwhelming number - so many that we couldn't answer them all on the Buckeye Weekly podcast feed, and are taking on a few here on Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning.  In this episode, host Tom Orr answers questions about: Whether Texas will have to turn the reigns of its offense over to backup QB Arch Manning if Quinn Ewers can't get things...

NOTE: After this episode was recorded, the Cotton Bowl released the following statement. We continue to monitor weather reports, and over the last 24 hours, the forecast for later this week has improved according to the National Weather Service. We have been meeting routinely with city officials, the Director of Transportation for North Texas and the College Football Playoff. Should the forecast s...

Ohio State's dominating performance on offense in the Rose Bowl probably surprised some people, but the way the Buckeyes totally erased Oregon's offense in the first half was an even bigger shock. How did Jim Knowles turn a team that had put up 32 points in their first matchup into one that never threatened to score until the Buckeyes were up, 34-0?  Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddl...

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning built his career on a reputation as a defensive whiz, coming off the Nick Saban and Kirby Smart coaching trees and turning the Oregon Ducks into a national power.  But in the Rose Bowl, Lanning had no answers for the game plan that Ryan Day and Chip Kelly drew up for the Ohio State offense. The Buckeyes built a 34-0 lead in the second quarter, and at one point, were o...

Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian had a lot of interesting things to say in his first press conference previewing the Longhorns' matchup with Ohio State in the 2025 Cotton Bowl.  In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Sarkisian about: How Ohio State has dominated the first quarter of both of its College Football Playoff games Whether star OSU safety Cale...

In the wake of Ohio State's shocking loss to archrival Michigan, the Buckeyes had to listen to weeks of criticism in Columbus and around the nation. They funneled that anger onto the field, crushing Tennessee and Oregon in their first two College Football Playoff games.  Now, coming off one of the most dominating performances in program history against top-ranked Oregon in the Rose Bowl, a lot of...

This has definitely not been the most consistent season in Ohio State football history. The Buckeyes looked dominant at times during the regular season, but lost a close game at Oregon, and then suffered a stunning loss to Michigan in late November.  So what did the team change following the loss to the Ducks, and how did they bounce back from that shocking defeat to the Wolverines to put together...

The Ohio State Buckeyes got 2025 off to a dominating start, rocketing out to a 34-0 first-half lead over top-ranked Oregon and cruising to a 41-21 win over the Ducks. That puts the Buckeyes into the College Football Playoff semifinals against Texas in the Cotton Bowl, while the Ducks see what seemed like a dream season devolve into a nightmarish conclusion.  So what was there to learn from the gam...

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and Oregon head coach Dan Lanning held their final press conference before the 2025 Rose Bowl game. So what was there to learn from the head coaches? Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss that, and preview the matchup in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal.

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr for a live episode, breaking down what to expect in the 2025 Rose Bowl game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Oregon Ducks. This matchup features two of the best teams in the nation, and two of the brightest football minds in the nation, in head coaches Ryan Day and Dan Lanning. Ross will discuss what he learned rewatching t...

Ohio State freshman wide receiver Jeremiah Smith has completely rewritten the Buckeyes' record book in his first season of college football, racing past NFL Hall of Famer Cris Carter's marks for receptions, yards, and touchdowns in early November, and then continuing to pile up big numbers. How has Smith handled the massive expectations put on him? What does he think when he sees opponents lining...

Ohio State WR Jeremiah Smith has broken every freshman receiving record in Buckeye history, despite facing bracket coverage on a lot of snaps. So how has he done that, and what will that mean for the upcoming Rose Bowl game against top-ranked Oregon? Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr of BuckeyeHuddle.com break down what they learned talking to Smith today, as well as OSU quarterback Will Howard, offensive...

The Ohio State defense has gotten to the quarterback much more this season than in previous years. Jim Knowles' unit has 39 sacks already in 2024, compared to just 28 last season. It's the most sacks for a Buckeye defense since the Chase Young-led monsters of 2019 led the nation with 54.  How did this year's pass rush start getting home more often? In this special bonus episode of the Buckeyes Tom...

Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has put together one of the absolute best units in the nation this year by almost every statistical metric. However, during their first game against Dillon Gabriel and the Oregon Ducks, the Buckeyes allowed 32 points in their worst performance of the season.  So was that night in Autzen Stadium a result of an off-night for OSU or a dominant performance...

Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles and a handful of Buckeye defensive standouts just met with the media to preview OSU's Rose Bowl matchup with the top-ranked Oregon Ducks in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals. Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr break down what they learned talking to the Buckeyes in this special live episode of Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning.

Jim Knowles and the Ohio State defense put together a dominating performance in the Buckeyes' 42-17 win over Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff.  They did it by using a different mix of coverages than we have typically seen in previous games.  Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down what they did against the Volunteers, and wh...

One game after a 60-minute slog that led to just 10 points in a loss to Michigan, the Ohio State offense made some tweaks and exploded out to a 21-point first quarter en route to a 42-17 blowout of Tennessee.  So what did Chip Kelly and Ryan Day do differently against the Volunteers, and will it carry forward to the Rose Bowl rematch against top-ranked Oregon?  Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru from...

This is a special encore presentation of the Ross Fulton Analysis show about the Ohio State defense following the Buckeyes 32-31 loss at Oregon earlier this season. Given the upcoming rematch, it seemed like a good time to look back at where things stood following that game. We will have multiple new shows with Ross coming up later this week to recap the win over Tennessee and preview the Rose Bow...

This is a special encore presentation of the Ross Fulton Analysis show about the Ohio State offense following the Buckeyes 32-31 loss at Oregon earlier this season. Given the upcoming rematch, it seemed like a good time to look back at where things stood following that game. We will have multiple new shows with Ross coming up later this week to recap the win over Tennessee and preview the Rose Bow...

The 2025 Rose Bowl will be a rematch of one of the very best games of the college football season, between the top-ranked Oregon Ducks and Ohio State Buckeyes. Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and Oregon head coach Dan Lanning just held their first media availabilities for the game. What were the biggest takeaways from the interviews? Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr of BuckeyeHuddle.com break it all down...