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The expanded 12-team College Football Playoff will make the 2024 season even more unpredictable than any in history. Tyler Shoemaker, the creator of the T-Shoe Index is trying to bring some order to the chaos with his system of power ratings. He joins host Tom Orr to discuss the impact of conference realignment on his numbers, a few teams who could exceed the national expectations and earn a spot...

The start of the 12-team era for the College Football Playoffs is going to bring some incredible changes to the sport's postseason and make it more challenging than ever before for a team to win it all.  Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to look at what the path to the national championship could look like for each of this year's top contenders. 

The Ohio State Buckeyes added a whopping nine commitments to its top-ranked 2025 recruiting class, but there is still work left to do before they can call it a successful year.  So where do the Buckeyes still need to supplement the impressive group of players they already have committed?  Marc Givler of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss that and more on this episode of the Buckeyes T...

The Ohio State Buckeyes have one of the most complete rosters in the nation for the 2024 college football season, but there are still a few lingering questions that Ryan Day and his staff will need to answer before they take the field against Akron in week one.  In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Ryan Day on which position groups still need to get s...

There are big expectations for Ohio State's 2024 football team, with the Buckeyes potentially poised to do a number of things they haven't done much - or at all - in the past.  Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss four things he thinks the Buckeyes might do this fall, including a special teams play they haven't pulled off since 2010, a rare achievement for a pair of tru...

A big change is coming to college football coaching staffs, following the NCAA's decision to "permit any staff member to provide technical and tactical instruction to student-athletes." This change will allow programs a functionally unlimited number of coaches, a move that could be a big positive for the coaching professsion, and also a big advantage to powerful programs like Ohio State.  Tony Ger...

On Tuesday, EA Sports released its list of the 25 toughest college football stadiums to play in, and the Horseshoe was near the top of the list and a number of other Big Ten venues made the cut as well. Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com has covered games in most of them. He joins host Tom Orr to break down which stadiums were too low, which were too high, and which were inexplicably left off of the...

The Buckeyes have struck again in the state of Alabama with the commitment of Zion Grady. The 6-foot-4 defensive end recently took an official visit to Ohio State and must have liked what he saw as he followed it up in relatively short order with a commitment. Grady is a consensus top-100 player and one of the best out of the state of Alabama. Make no mistake, this one is a big deal as both Alabam...

Before Ohio State's last big official visit weekend of June is even over, the Buckeyes have added a second in-state commitment. This time, it's from Jake Cook, a 3-star offensive line prospect from Westerville North.  Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss Cook's inspiring story, where he will likely fit on the line for Ohio State, and who else is left on the Buckeyes' board...

Ohio State just landed a commitment from intriguing 2025 athlete Bodpegn Miller. Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr of BuckeyeHuddle.com break down the impact of Miller's commitment in the big picture of the Buckeyes' recruiting class, and answer viewer questions about the 2025 quarterback race, Ohio State's priorities in NIL, and much more.

The Ohio State football program is welcoming a enormous group of elite visitors to campus this weekend for official visits. And while some like 5-star QB Tavien St. Clair, and 5-star CBs Na'eem Offord and Devin Sanchez are already committed, others like 5-star OT David Sanders, Jr., 5-star CB Dorian Brew, and 5-star RB Jordan Davison are not.  Marc Givler of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to...

Entering his third season at Ohio State, Jim Knowles has turned the Buckeye defense from a laughingstock to one of the best units in the nation. Now, with a depth chart loaded with returning starters and the addition of elite safety Caleb Downs, the 2024 Buckeye defense could be one of the greatest in school history.  So does the talented lineup mean that Knowles should play it safe and lean on hi...

When Ohio State landed freshman all-American safety Caleb Downs in the Transfer Portal, it was one of the biggest coups in college football this year. The addition of Downs is expected to solidify an already-impressive Buckeye defense for 2024. But according to Ohio State head coach Ryan Day, Downs could also be a player on offense for the Buckeyes this fall, too. In this episode of the Buckeyes T...

Ohio State's 2026 wide receiver commit Chris Henry, Jr. was back in Columbus on Monday and quickly showed why he's considered one of the very best prospects in the nation. Marc Givler of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down what they saw from Henry, what 2026 WR Cederian Morgan did to earn an offer from Brian Hartline, and much more.

Major changes are coming to college football this fall, including the expansion of the College Football Playoff. And while most fans probably know that 12 teams will now make the CFP field, it's likely that some of the details - and what they could mean to teams like Ohio State - might still be a mystery to many. Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to run through the CFP field pr...

The Ohio State Buckeyes currently have the top-rated recruiting class for 2025, and there are signs that they could be on the verge of adding some big recruits along the offensive line in both 2025 and 2026.  Marc Givler of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss some of the prospects that offensive line coach Justin Frye is looking to add, as well as some top cornerback and linebacker pro...

The 2024 college football season is one of the most-anticipated in the history of the sport, as conference realignment and the dawn of the 12-team College Football Playoff era set up one of the most unpredictable seasons ever.  It's even more hotly-anticipated in Columbus, where Ryan Day's Ohio State Buckeyes not only return the core of one of the nation's best teams, but also added some elite pla...

A pair of 2028 recruits put on dominating performances at Ohio State camp on Tuesday, and now both have earned scholarship offers from the Buckeyes before ever setting foot on a high school field. Marc Givler of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss what they saw from 2028 QB prospect Niemann Lawrence and 2028 WR Eric McFarland at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Tuesday. Plus, QB Dia...

For the last couple of seasons, Ohio State's special teams have been inconsistent or worse. While the Buckeyes have struggled to make big plays in the return game, they have also had a series of mistakes and miscommunications in crucial moments. Now, with former special teams coordinator Parker Fleming gone, how will things look this fall under a combination of assistant coaches? Tony Gerdeman of...

An already impressive Ohio State recruiting class for 2025 just got even better on Sunday with the commitment of Faheem Delane, the no. 2 safety in the class in the 247 Composite rankings.  Marc Givler of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the impact of Delane's commitment, where he could fit in Ohio State's defense, and just how loaded the Buckeyes' 2025 defensive recruiting class...

Jahkeem Stewart, the top-ranked player in the entire 2026 recruiting class according to some sources, made his second visit in less than two months to Ohio State. Thursday, he spent the day working with the Buckeyes' legendary defensive line coach Larry Johnson at the second camp of the summer.  How did Stewart look on the field, where do things stand with him and Ohio State, and could he possibly...

Ohio State's 2024 summer camp season opened with a bang on Wednesday with three in-state prospects earning scholarship offers from the Buckeyes.  In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, Marc Givler of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss each of the three players, including:  2027 WR Jamier "Showtime" Brown from Wayne 2026 CB Victor Singleton from Toledo Central Cathol...

Everything about college football is in a state of flux right now, as players, teams, conferences, and the structure of the entire NCAA are seemingly all up in the air at any given time.  So is it really safe to say that the roster for the 2024 Ohio State football team is set for this fall? Or could more changes be on the horizon? Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com talked to Ryan Day about that an...

The expectations for the 2024 Ohio State football season are some of the highest in recent memory. The Buckeyes are one of the favorites to win the national championship, have a real shot at setting a school record for wins in a season, and could hit a number of other marks as well. In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to d...

The 2024 Ohio State football team will be led by a solid core of veteran players, but some young Buckeyes could earn a bigger role throughout the course of the season as well.  Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss four Ohio State football players who could take on a much bigger role this fall, despite being in their first or second seasons.