The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk

Ohio State hired a new offensive coordinator on Saturday night and it's Arthur Smith, who was most recently the play caller for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Smith was also the head coach of the Tennessee Titans for three seasons, but now he will run the Buckeyes' offense for Ryan Day in 2026. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of...

Ohio State is viewed as college football's No. 1 team for 2026 by some of the early rankings, but not all of them. On this episode, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises look at the teams most often in the preseason Top 5 lists, how the Buckeyes compare to them, the one thing the best teams have in common, how Ohio State was viewed a year ago at this time, and where Bill and Doug would put the Buckeyes...

Indiana won the college football national championship on Monday night, and Around the Shoe kicks off with lessons learned from the Hoosiers' 16-0 season. As Andrew Gillis of cleveland.com and Blake Biscardi of The Silver Bulletin join Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis for a weekly tour through five Ohio State and college football topics, they also tackle:  * What's the right mix of respect and regr...

The Indiana Hoosiers completed a 16-0 season and won the College Football Playoff National Championship with a 27-21 win over the Miami Hurricanes on Monday night. Indiana picked off Carson Beck to seal the win and give the Big Ten its third straight national title, with Indiana following Michigan and Ohio State. Curt Cignetti knows ball. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.c...

It's Indiana vs. Miami for the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are here to make two very different picks for the game. First, they mock the ESPN preseason playoff predictor for how ridiculous it was about the SEC and how ignorant it was about Indiana. Then after breaking down the game, Bill and Doug do Whatcha Watching, Eating and...

Ohio State director of athletics Ross Bjork joins Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis on The Bill and Doug Show to talk about everything in the world of NIL and football roster building on the last day that players can enter the transfer portal.  Topics covered include:  * If reality has outpaced the $20.5 million revenue share limit, what should that cap he raised to?  * What's the ballpark figure fo...

Ohio State has lost players in the transfer portal, added players in the transfer portal and seen Buckeyes with NFL decisions both move on to the pros and stay in Columbus. With the 2026 roster mostly in shape, with a few more additions likely looking, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises ran through the status of each position group and how it should compare to 2025. For more coverage of the Buckeyes,...

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Philadelphia Eagles both won football championships at the end of the 2024 season and failed in their attempts to repeat this season. On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises look at the Super Bowl champs for some advice that could apply to the Buckeyes. Sometimes, the best context for a champ is another champ. When it comes to new offe...

Five more Ohio State football topics on Around the Shoe as the transfer portal rages on:  * Describe Ohio State's transfer portal season  * Should the Buckeyes change their high school vs. portal roster bulding?  * Advice for preventing first-year players from leaving  * Where can Julian Sayin improve most next year?  * Chances Indiana passes Ohio State has best overall Big Ten football program? ...

The No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers continued to steamroll the competition, smashing the Oregon Ducks in the Peach Bowl on Friday night and setting up a College Football Playoff National Championship Game against Miami. What does the win say about Indiana and Curt Cignetti? What does the loss say about Oregon and Dan Lanning? And how should Ohio State view things now that the two teams that beat the Buckey...

Ole Miss lost to Miami in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Thursday, meaning for the third straight year the SEC will not have a team in the national championship game. On this episode, Doug Lesmerises talks about that reality and wonders if the current failures of the SEC show that the benefit of the doubt that the SEC got while making 16 of 17 national title games between 2006 and 2022...

The Miami Hurricanes are headed to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night. After watching Miami beat Ohio State in person on New Year's Eve, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are here to break down this Miami win in a College Football Playoff semifinal. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast,...

It's Miami vs. Ole Miss on Thursday in the Fiesta Bowl and Indiana vs. Oregon on Friday in the Peach Bowl, and on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, the guys are making picks for both games. Do Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis think Ole Miss matches up better with Miami than Ohio State did? Do they think Dan Lanning is the one coach who can battle Curt Cignetti for biggest chip on the shoulder...

Around the Shoe is back talking five Ohio State football topics with two great guests from the Ohio State media. On this episode, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by Dillon Davis from the Delaware Gazette and Cameron Teague Robinson from The Athletic to dicuss:  * What Ohio State should do for an offensive play caller in 2026  * How surprising the Buckeyes' loss to Miami was  * Advice fo...

The transfer portal is in full swing, and so far the Ohio State Buckeyes have seen nearly 20 players from the 2025 roster hit the portal. Among those are five of the top nine recruits from the Class of 2024, meaning the Buckeyes will see two-thirds of that class, which was ranked No. 5 in the nation, leave before getting to Year 3 (QB Air Noland left after last season.) On this episode, Bill Landi...

Indiana and Curt Cignetti dominated Alabama in the Rose Bowl, Oregon and Dan Lanning dominated Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl, and Ole Miss and Georgia played a wild one in the Sugar Bowl. Now recovered from a late night at the Ohio State-Miami Cotton Bowl, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are here to break down all three College Football Playoff quarterfinals on New Year's Day. Thanks for joining....

Ohio State lost to Miami 24-14 on Wednesday night, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are live in Arlington, Texas to break down the end of the Buckeyes' season and what comes next. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The SEC is stumbling through the bowl season. Will that change in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals? Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis already dove deep and made picks for the Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Miami. On this show they pick the Indiana-Alabama Rose Bowl, the Georgia-Ole Miss Sugar Bowl and the Oregon-Texas Tech Orange Bowl. Thanks for hanging with The Bill and Doug Show Hos...

It's time to dig into the Cotton Bowl showdown between Ohio State and Miami as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break down and make picks for this College Football Playoff quarterfinal on New Year's Eve. First discussed is the Ohio State defense vs. the Miami offense, as the Buckeyes try to get a pass rush against Miami's big tackles and affect quarterback Carson Beck. The Hurricanes feature freshm...

Ohio State and Miami held their media days at AT&T Stadium on Monday in preparation for Wednesday's Cotton Bowl. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis made the rounds talking to Buckeyes ranging from Brian Hartline to Keenan Bailey to Carnell Tate to Gabe VanSickle to Tavien St. Clair. They talked about what they learned. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz compan...

Eleven years ago, we were at a College Football Playoff site with Ohio State as Michigan charted a new future with a new head coaching hire. It's happening again, with Michigan hiring Kyle Whittingham as the Buckeyes prep for their Cotton Bowl quarterfinal against Miami. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are in Dallas, offering up their thoughts on the Whittingham hire and updating the Ohio State av...

What are the best defenses in the College Football Playoff? On this episode, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises draft all eight defenses remaining in the national championship chase, talk about which teams really are Natty caliber on that side of the ball, and make a difficult choice about what is really the No. 1 defense remaining. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an...

It's a draft of the eight remaining starting quarterbacks in the College Football Playoff on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show. From Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza of Indiana to the remaining QBs you'd have major questions about, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis pick all eight quarterbacks and find an interesting geographic breakdown. Thanks as always for joining The Bill and Doug Show...

Ohio State's defense is the focus of this episode of The Bill and Doug Show after defensive coordinator Matt Patricia and defensive players Sonny Styles, Lorenzo Styles Jr., Kenyatta Jackson and Kayden McDonald met with reporters on Monday evening. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis eagerly focus on the topic they've been waiting to ask Patricia about -- the decrease in Arvell Reese's pass rush oppor...

Ryan Day, Jeremiah Smith, Julian Sayin, Max Klare and Carson Hinzman spoke with reporters Monday to preview Ohio State's Cotton Bowl matchup with Miami in a College Football Playoff quarterfinal, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis broke down the three most important things they learned from the Buckeyes:  * What Day said about the plan for calling plays in the Cotton Bowl  * Who will start at rig...