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The Ohio State offense put up 31 points, and nearly added a game-winning drive at the end of its game at Oregon last weekend.  While the news on the defensive side of the ball was mostly bad, there were a lot of positives to take from the performance of the offense.  Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the good and the bad for Chip Kelly and Ryan D...

The Ohio State Buckeyes suffered their first loss of the 2024 college football season at Oregon last weekend, but how much did it actually change their potential path to a national championship in the new 12-team College Football Playoff field? Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the projected field of 12 based on the current Associated Press Top 25, including each...

Jim Knowles and the Ohio State defense had been among the very best in the nation through five games of the 2024 season, but when they traveled west to take on the Oregon Ducks, things went bad pretty quickly. Oregon rolled up 32 points and nearly 500 yards of total offense - at 7.6 yards per play - to hand the Buckeyes their first loss of the year. And while fans were quick to point a finger at a...

Three days after Oregon head coach Dan Lanning found a loophole in the rules to trade a five-yard penalty for four seconds of game time, the NCAA is now looking at ways to ensure it doesn’t happen again. A report from Ross Dellenger of Yahoo cited Steve Shaw, the NCAA secretary rules editor, and reported that that the NCAA Football Playing Rules Committee is looking at issuing updated guidance on...

The expectation entering the 2024 Ohio State football season was that QB Will Howard just had to do enough to keep things moving on offense, and that efficiency and effectiveness would be plenty to win. Howard lived up to that standard on Saturday night in Eugene, completing 80 percent of his passes for more than 300 yards, a pair of touchdowns, and no interceptions, but the Ducks pulled out a fin...

Through five games, the Ohio State defense had not allowed a single passing play of 30 yards or longer. Then, the Oregon Ducks lit the Buckeyes up with four plays longer than 30 yards. So what went wrong for the Ohiol State defense? In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and defensive coordinator Jim Knowles about that and...

The Ohio State Buckeyes fell just short in a dramatic 32-31 loss at Oregon on Saturday night.  What are the biggest takeaways from the loss, and what will it mean for the rest of the Buckeyes' season?  Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss: The injury suffered by LT Josh Simmons, and how Ohio State will have replace him What's wrong with the defense?  Did OSU manage the...

We are at Ohio State's team hotel near Eugene (Ore.) to talk the upcoming game as well as grabbing a quick few words with head coach Ryan Day. We have gone through the long week of buildup and now the waiting is almost over.

The No. 3 Oregon Ducks have a chance to pick up one of the biggest wins in their school history on Saturday night when No. 2 Ohio State comes to town. The Buckeyes arrive in Eugene with one of the top offenses and defenses in the nation, both of which figure to present Oregon with its toughest test of the season. So how will Oregon offensive coordinator Will Stein try to attack Jim Knowles' Buckey...

NOTE: A weird glitch with our live streaming software caused our voices to get pitched way down during long stretches of this show. We're not sure why it happened, but the live audience seemed to find it wildly entertaining. We hope to be back with our regular speaking voices on the next episode. The crew from BuckeyeHuddle.com has landed in Oregon for this weekend's showdown between the No. 2 Ohi...

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes and No. 3 Oregon Ducks will face off Saturday night at 7:30 pm Eastern time at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. It's the biggest game either team has played to date this season, and one of the biggest games on the 2024 regular season schedule anywhere in the country.  In this special bonus episode, you'll hear directly from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, RT Josh Fryar, and...

Ohio State fans are probably very familiar with a lot of the fascinating storylines surrounding this weekend's game between the No. 2 Buckeyes and No. 3 Oregon. But there are just as many interesting things to watch on the Ducks' sideline this weekend as well.  In this special bonus episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, CB Jabbar...

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes are about to head west for one of the biggest games of the 2024 college football regular season. The showdown with No. 3 Oregon will present the biggest test the Buckeyes have faced yet this season, and could go a long way toward deciding which team has the inside track to a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game in Indianapolis.  So what is the key to playing in a big...

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes have one of the best defenses in the nation by most metrics, but they will face their toughest test of the season this weekend on the road at No. 3 Oregon.  What did Jim Knowles do to lock down the Iowa Hawkeyes, and how much will that game plan change this weekend in Eugene? Ross Fulton, one of the Xs and Os gurus at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss al...

There are a ton of fascinating storylines around Saturday night's showdown between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Oregon. One of those is former Oregon head coach Chip Kelly returning to Eugene as Ohio State's offensive coordinator.  Kelly met with the media on Tuesday to discuss his time as the Ducks' head coach, his advice on playing in Autzen Stadium, what he learned while facing Dan Lanning's defe...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are heading into one of the biggest games of the 2024 college football season as they prepare to head west to take on the Oregon Ducks in a matchup of top-3 teams.  Oregon's defense ranks among the best in the nation, and is a big part of why the Ducks are still undefeated. So how will Buckeye offensive coordinator Chip Kelly attack the defense this week? Ross Fulton, one o...

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes will head west this week to take on No. 3 Oregon in one of the most-anticipated matchups of the 2024 college football regular season.  Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down three factors that could decide the matchup between the Buckeyes and Ducks.  Can the Buckeye offensive line control the line of scrimmage to open things up in the run...

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes will head west later this week for a showdown with No. 3 Oregon. The two teams both handled their business against conference opponents to set up that top-3 matchup.  During a week when five of the top 11 teams in the rankings all lost, what did the Buckeyes do to avoid a letdown against the Hawkeyes? And how prepared is Ohio State for the challenge they'll face in Eu...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are about to head west to Eugene, Oregon to take on the Oregon Ducks in one of the most-anticipated regular-season matchups on the 2024 college football schedule.  But before they could shift their focus to Dan Lanning's team, they had to handle their business against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Did their play against Iowa answer any big questions about the Oregon game? In this epis...

The Oregon Ducks handled business on Friday night, knocking off Michigan State, 31-10.  After the game Oregon head coach Dan Lanning and QB Dillon Gabriel discussed the improvement the Ducks have shown this season, the importance of players like RB Jordan James and WR Tez Johnson, the opportunity the Ducks have with Ohio State coming to town, and the challenge that the Buckeye defense will pose. 

The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes were only up 7-0 on Iowa at the half, but a third-quarter explosion helped them cruise to a 35-7 win over the Hawkeyes. There were a few things that happened during the game that might be indications of how the Buckeyes' next game at Oregon could go. Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss that and more on this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Mo...

The No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes are preparing for their toughest test of the season so far when the Iowa Hawkeyes come to town. Iowa and defensive coordinator Phil Parker have grabbed most of the headlines this week, as their highly-ranked defense goes head-to-head with an explosive Buckeye offense, but there is a compelling matchup to watch on the other side of the ball as well, as Kaleb Johnson, w...

The Ohio State defense currently leads the nation, allowing just 6.8 points per game. But there are still a number of questions surrounding Jim Knowles' unit after its first Big Ten game of the season.  Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss some of the areas that have OSU fans concerned, including: Why the Buckeyes are playing so much 4-3, when that mea...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are preparing for their toughest challenge yet in the 2024 season when they face the Iowa Hawkeyes this weekend, and in particular, the Iowa defense.  Hawkeye defensive coordinator Phil Parker is known as a defensive mastermind, so how can OSU offensive coordinator Chip Kelly and head coach Ryan Day out-scheme him? In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, y...

There was a lot to like about the Ohio State offense on Saturday night in East Lansing, where the Buckeyes rolled up 38 points, in a balanced attack.  In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com breaks down one area where the Buckeyes struggled on the ground against the Spartan defense, and a lot of places where they succeeded, inc...