The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk

Ryan Day anticipated Ohio State might have trouble with its sideline communication technology against Michigan? Why? How did the Buckeyes plan for it? And what did his wink mean? On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises break down Day's answers to their questions on Tuesday that added another layer of intrigue to the Ohio State-Michigan rivalry. Thanks for being h...

It's a look at college football power ratings from the TShoe Index with old friend Tyler Shoemaker, a great CFB numbers analysts, on this edition of The Bill and Doug Show. TShoe joins Doug to talk Ohio State's win over Michigan, how he rates Indiana vs. Ohio State, where the SEC stacks up in his power ratings, and how he views the national title pursuit for the Buckeyes. We love talking with TSho...

Did Ohio State flip the rivalry with a win over Michigan on Saturday? What did the Buckeyes do in that win over the Wolverines that will carry over the most the rest of the season? How big of a deal is the Big Ten Championship Game vs. Indiana compared to the Michigan game and the chase for a national title? What do we make of Indiana coach Curt Cignetti calling Ryan Day a legend in the making? An...

The Ohio State Buckeyes knocked off Michigan in Ann Arbor on Saturday in the 121st version of the Ohio State-Michigan game. Carnell Tate and Jeremiah Smith both returned and played for the Buckeyes, and Ohio State overcame early mistakes to keep Michigan without a touchdown and control the game in the snow in the second half. Bill Landis in Ann Arbor and Doug Lesmerises in the home office break it...

It's college football's rivalry week and Doug and Bill go fast and loose while picking all the games that matter, from Oregon-Washington to Auburn-Alabama to Iowa-Nebraska to Pitt-Miami to Texas-Texas A&M to Georgia-Georgia Tech to Oklahoma-LSU to SMU-Cal to Tennessee-Vanderbilt to Minnesota-Wisconsin. Plus they check in on the coaching situations at Penn State, Ole Miss and elsewhere and pick sev...

It's time to dive into Ohio State vs. Michigan and on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, it's a deep look at the best rivalry in college football. Doug and Bill run through:  * Special teams  * Michigan offense vs. Ohio State defense  * Ohio State offense vs. Michigan defense  * Their picks for The Game, with the Buckeyes favored by 10.5.  For more from Bill and Doug, check out their Substack...

It's another round of College Football Playoff rankings, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break down the latest rankings for Ohio State, Georgia, Indiana, Alabama, Oregon, Notre Dame, Texas Tech and more, while looking at the rivalry week games most likely to shake up the playoff picture. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com fo...

It's an Ohio State quarterback discussion on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show. The reason? Michigan's first touchdowns in the last two versions of The Game were set up by interceptions from Ohio State's quarterbacks. It happened with Kyle McCord in 2023 and Will Howard in 2024. But Julian Sayin as taken care of the ball as well as any power conference quarterback this season. So what might t...

It's the Ohio State-Michigan version of Around the Shoe, as two great guests join The Bill and Doug Show to discuss the most important Buckeyes for The Game, how much of the matchup is emotional vs. schematic, why the rivalry is so great, and their most vivid memories. Steve Helwagen of Bucknuts.com and Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com join Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis to break down everythin...

Ohio State beat Rutgers 42-9 on Saturday in the final regular-season home game for the Buckeyes in Ohio Stadium this season. The attention immediately turned to the Michigan game next week, and to the health of receivers Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate, who did not play against Rutgers. The OSU receivers did not do much in their absence -- how will the OSU passing attack look next week in Ann Arbo...

College football features two matchups of ranked teams this weekend in No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 15 USC and No. 8 Oklahoma vs. No. 22 Missouri. On this national college football picks episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises break down both those games, as well as Michigan-Maryland, Penn State-Nebraska, Pitt-Georgia Tech and Cincinnati-BYU. Plus, check out Ohio State coverage...

It's Ohio State hosting Rutgers on Saturday at noon eastern, and on this episode Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises preview the matchup (with Ohio State favored by 31.5 points) and make their picks. Will Rutgers have the two best receivers on the field? Will Ohio State shut down a Scarlet Knights offense that puts up big numbers? If Carnell Tate and/or Jeremiah Smith don't play, what's the expectatio...

Ohio State has five offensive linemen committed to the 2026 recruiting class and four of them are from Ohio. They have three offensive linemen committed in 2027 and two of them are from Ohio. On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, the focus is on that recruiting strategy and whether the Buckeyes can build a national championship caliber offensive line mostly from homestate players. This is par...

The College Football Playoff will release a new batch of rankings on Tuesday night. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis will react live as the rankings are unveiled, and then update their season-end playoff predictions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Around the Shoe with five more college football topics around Ohio State football. What should be the level of concern about the injury status of Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate on a scale of 1-100? What are the biggest external threats and internal threats to Ohio State's national title hopes? Describe the national discussion of the Buckeyes. And what's the most interesting thing about talki...

Jake Butt of the Big Ten Network joins this episode of The Bill and Doug Show to discuss: * The chances for Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon in the College Football Playoff * Comparing 2025 Ohio State to 2023 Michigan * Fighting about SEC homerism * The mental and on-field factors for the Ohio State-Michigan game in two weeks' * His view in how to handle discussing his alma mater Michigan as a broad...

Ohio State beat UCLA 48-10 on Saturday night with receiver Carnell Tate out of the line and receiver Jeremiah Smith limited to a few first-half drives. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break down the injury situation and the Buckeyes' 10th win of the season on a live postgame edition of The Bill & Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our col...

Six college football previews and picks are featured on this episode, including two games that should tell us just how good Notre Dame and Michigan are. That's Notre Dame at Pitt and Michigan at Northwestern, at Wrigley Field, both at noon eastern on Saturday. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis also dive into Minnesota at Oregon on Friday night, and Iowa at USC on Saturday afternoon. And then there a...

Ohio State hosts UCLA at 7:30 eastern Saturday night, with the No. 1 Buckeyes favored by 31.5 points. On this episode, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises break down how the Buckeyes' defense will handle UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava, what to expected from the Ohio State offensive line and the run game, the Ohio State-UCLA history on the field and, at the end, who might be the next coach of the Bruins. Thank...

Joshua Perry, national champion linebacker from Ohio State's 2014 team, joins Doug Lesmerises on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show to compare Ohio State's repeat attempt this year to Ohio State's repeat attempt when he was on the team in 2015. Plus they discuss the potential of an Ohio State-Indiana Big Ten Championship game, what would be the best model for the College Football Playoff and w...

What does Ryan Day mean when he talks about the art of playing quarterback, and how does it apply to the interception that Julian Sayin threw for the Ohio State Buckeyes against Purdue? On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises discuss Day's thoughts on QB play, culture clips, offensive injury and rotation updates, and more thoughts on the Buckeyes' pace of play. T...

Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis react live to the second week of the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Then they provide their weekly predictions on how the 12-team playoff will shake out at the end of the year. And they offer upsets in the last weeks of the regular season that could greatly affect the rankings. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for...

How important is football to Ohio State as a university on a scale of 1-100? What is the best thing about Ohio State football right now? Which player is not currently a star for the Buckeyes but will be in 2026? And what are your best lessons and stories from being a college journalist? Those are the college football topics covered on this edition of Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show. Join...

The 12-team playoff is rewarding college football with 10 great games down the stretch involving the 23 current power conference teams with two losses or fewer. The shift to this format has created the ideal stakes for a large amount of teams -- so let's not screw it up. On this Rants episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Doug Lesmerises looks at the best games left in the playoff race, then he takes...

The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes beat Purdue 34-10 as Jeremiah Smith set a career high with 10 catches. He led the Buckeyes with 137 receiving yards as Ohio State played without Carnell Tate, who sat out the game but should return next week. Julian Sayin was 27 of 33 passing for 303 yards and a touchdown, though he also threw an interception in the end zone. Jermaine Mathews had an interception for t...