Silver Bullets Podcast

It’s game week at last and we’re ready to go after seeing some Week 0 games this past Saturday. The Buckeyes are going through their final preparations for the upcoming season and it starts with a Big Ten East showdown in Bloomington this Saturday. We begin the show with some news, including the naming of Ted Carter as the next president of The Ohio State University. That was the first domino that...

There’s always so much news to get to as the season’s about to start. With so much to discuss, we started this week’s show with the bad news first. Two Buckeyes will not see the field in 2023 — tight end Bennett Christian, because of testing positive for a banned substance, and linebacker Kourt Williams II, with torn ACL. We wish both players the best of luck in getting back on the field. In bette...

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich are back to their weekly in-season schedule and this episode is a full one! They talked about a variety of topics, including recent Ohio State recruiting commitments, Buckeyes on national award watch lists, the newer OSU players who had their black helmet stripes removed, Omari Abor's latest tough injury, Gene Smith's impending retirement, Jim Harbaugh's postponed su...

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss a Buckeye tragedy, the new, all-gray, alternate uniforms that Ohio State will wear against Michigan State this season, what they're excited about when it comes to Big Ten Media Days, defensive recruiting, and the Northwestern hazing scandal.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss the upcoming 2023 Ohio State schedule, start times, television networks, and how a first-year quarterback might handle the environment at Notre Dame in prime time. They also discuss the Big Ten's plans for scheduling over the next two seasons, including protected rivalries throughout the conference. Finally, they welcome the re-establishment of the Glenville...

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down Ohio State's NFL Draft day, including where players went, who slipped, who went where they should, and who didn't get picked at all. The transfer portal comings and goings after spring football were also addressed, with a look at what fans can expect from the new arrivals. We also talked about the kickoff times for the Buckeyes that have been announced so...

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss what they saw and which players impressed at Ohio State's 2023 Spring Game from both sides of the ball. They also discuss the draft projections of the former Buckeyes entering the NFL and touch on some OSU recruiting news as well as some of the rule changes coming to college football.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss the start of Ohio State's spring practice, the Buckeyes at the NFL combine, new jersey numbers for some OSU players in 2023, the release of coaches' salary numbers, and the draft stock of several guys who are headed to the NFL.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss the biggest off-season news items from the Peach Bowl through the death of former Buckeye wide receiver Dimitrious Stanley. There were transfer portal comings and goings, NFL declarations and returns to Ohio State, players sitting out of spring ball, changes among the coaching staff, and more.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss Ohio State's narrow, heartbreaking loss to the Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff on New Year's Eve. They go over the key plays, calls, decisions, and statistics from the game and check in on their predictions and picks to click. There was also some discussion of reports that Ryan Day plans to give up play-calling duties in 2023 and that Jim Har...

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss Ohio State's consensus and unanimous All-Americans, give their thoughts on the Buckeyes' 2023 Early Signing Day class, and preview the big New Year's Eve match-up against the Georgia Bulldogs with the help of Jeremy from Dawg Sports.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss the Ohio State postseason news so far on the coaching and awards fronts and walk through the non-Buckeye Big Ten bowl match-ups for the eight other conference schools that qualified.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down Ohio State's selection into the College Football Playoff to meet the Georgia Bulldogs, and discuss the end of Jaxon Smith-Njigba's OSU career, changes to the Buckeye coaching staff, the Hesiman finalists, and the transfer portal.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down Ohio State's loss to Michigan, discuss what might be next for the Buckeyes, check the other scores from around the Big Ten, and talk about the new coaching hires in the conference.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich look back at Ohio State's 43-30 win at Maryland, discuss the other results around the Big Ten, and look ahead to the showdown against Michigan this weekend with the help of guest David Woelkers from Maize N Brew.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down Ohio State's 56-14 win over the Indiana Hoosiers, take a look around the rest of the scores from Saturday's Big Ten games, and preview the Buckeyes' trip to College Park to take on the Maryland Terrapins.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down Ohio State's 21-7 road win over the Northwestern Wildcats, discuss the other scores around the Big Ten, and preview the Buckeyes' upcoming game at home against the Indiana Hoosiers.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down Ohio State's 44-31 win at Penn State on Saturday, discuss the other scores from around the Big Ten over the weekend, and look ahead to the Buckeyes' trip to play the Northwestern Wildcats.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich analyze Ohio State's 54-10 win over Iowa, discuss the other results around the Big Ten on Saturday, and preview the Buckeyes' trip to play Penn State in Happy Valley with Matt de Bear from Roar Lions Roar.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich dive into the Big Ten results during Ohio State's bye week to keep up with the rest of the conference, discuss some of the games of national significance, and preview the Buckeyes vs. the Iowa Hawkeyes with the help of Adam Jacobi from GoIowaAwesome.com.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich analyze Ohio State's 49-20 win on the road against Michigan State, run through the other Big Ten games from this past weekend, take stock of the conference at the halfway point, and discuss the match-ups taking place on the Buckeyes' upcoming open week.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down Ohio State's 49-10 win over Rutgers, discuss the other scores from around the Big Ten, and preview the Buckeyes' trip to East Lansing to face Michigan State with Ryan O'Bleness of The Only Colors.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down Ohio State's 52-21 win over the Wisconsin Badgers, talk their way through the other football results around the Big Ten, and welcome in a guest from Rutgers blog On the Banks to preview the Scarlet Knights.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down Ohio State's 77-21 victory over the Toledo Rockets, discuss the other scores around the Big Ten, and welcome guest Rohan Chakravarthi from Bucky's 5th Quarter to preview Saturday's OSU conference opener against the Wisconsin Badgers.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down Ohio State's 45-12 win over Arkansas State, walk through the other results around the Big Ten, weigh in on Nebraska firing Scott Frost, and get ready for the Buckeyes against the Toledo Rockets with the help of Hustle Belt writer Steve Helwick.