Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com
1,512 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.6K ratingsThe latest analysis on Ohio State football, basketball and recruiting from cleveland.com's Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis. Usually, quite a good time.
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
Ohio State loses a linebacker to Notre Dame and answering your questions about ... us
July 24, 2023 06:00 - 1 hourWelcome to our first podcast with the new crew of Nathan, Stephen and Andrew Gillis. We start things off with a discussion of Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa's commitment to Notre Dame. He had been the first player Ohio State offered in the 2024 class, and until recently, he was considered a Buckeye lean. What does his decision mean for what OSU will do at linebacker now with two commitments already at the position? Also, what does his commitment mean in the ongoing recruiting battle with Notre Dame? T...
A goodbye, a hello, and fighting robots in Ohio State coverage
July 21, 2023 14:01 - 1 hourOn this Friday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, a torch is passed. This is the final Buckeye Talk episode for Doug Lesmerises as a cleveland.com employee (maybe he'll be allowed back as a guest one day) and the first Buckeye Talk for a new addition to cleveland.com's coverage of Ohio State and this podcast. How this ep goes down: (0:30) Thoughts about covering Ohio State (8:12) Introduction of the newest member of Buckeye Talk (you must listen to meet him!) (15:29) What Joe Burrow is like ...
Inside Ohio State's path to a national championship in 2023
July 20, 2023 15:06 - 1 hourCan the Ohio State Buckeyes win the national title this season? On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird dive into that question. The idea isn't necessarily to answer it, though there are some playoff and national title picks at the end of the pod. But the idea is to run through the real hurdles that Ohio State would have to overcome to win it all. And are those hurdles inside the program or outside it? (0:30) First comes a look at Ohio State from 20...
Favorite Ohio State memories and a Buckeye Talk announcement
July 19, 2023 09:58 - 2 hoursThis Wednesday Buckeye Talk episode begins with an announcement and then continues with nearly three hours of appreciation. Doug Lesmerises is leaving cleveland.com and Buckeye Talk. The pod will continue with Nathan Baird and Stephen Means and a potential addition, and you'll find Doug somewhere else out there in podcast land pursuing a chance he couldn't turn down. Doug will be on two more episodes on Thursday and Friday, but on this episode he answers more than 40 questions from text subsc...
Preseason preview with Phil Steele -- The Big Ten East has 3 of the 5 best teams
July 18, 2023 15:58 - 39 minutesOn this Tuesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises is joined by Phil Steele -- from Phil Steele's College Football Preview -- to talk about the 2023 college football season. Among the subjects covered: Why the Big Ten has four of the five best running back rooms in the country Comparing Ohio State's receivers to everyone else Michigan's offensive line Penn State's defense Wisconsin as a surprise team How Western Kentucky and Notre Dame might fare against the Buckeyes Are ...
Where should Ohio State be ranked in the preseason? Plus life as a tourist and restaurant etiquette on Monday Madness
July 17, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourOn this Monday Madness from Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird are talking preseason polls and Whatcha Watchin', Whatcha Eating', Whatcha Thinkin'? First, (0:30) they dive into Ohio State's history in the Associated Press preseason poll. How are the Buckeyes viewed with a returning QB vs. when they have a new QB? And what does that mean for the 2023 Buckeyes, who will have a new starting quarterback? Doug and Nathan predict where they will, and should be, ranked. Then (21:41) it's...
Change one game: The Ohio State loss to Georgia, Michigan State, Florida, Michigan, Clemson, etc. the Buckeyes would want to reverse
July 14, 2023 12:00 - 1 hourOn this Friday Buckeye Talk, Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises are playing off the Thursday episode that dug into the 1998 Ohio State-Michigan State game. Was that the most devastating loss in Ohio State history? The one game that fans would want to reverse the outcome of? Or would it be another game, maybe a loss by a great OSU team with national title hopes to an opponent like Michigan, Clemson, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, USC or another team? Doug made a top-10 list of the results he thinks ...
Ohio State vs. Michigan State 1998 -- Pain and lessons from a great team's only loss on Buckeye ReTalkables
July 14, 2023 04:01 - 1 hourIt's another edition of Buckeye ReTalkables on Buckeye Talk as Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird look back on and discuss Ohio State's 28-24 loss to Michigan State in 1998 season. The Buckeyes were No. 1 coming into this game in this first year of the BCS, and this upset in Ohio Stadium was the only loss of the year for this John Cooper team. Michigan State was an average team coming in, but was coached by legend in the making Nick Saban, and the Spartans had future high first-round picks on b...
The traffic pod: Merging, driverless cars, Ohio State gameday plans, and idiots on the road
July 12, 2023 14:00 - 1 hourIt's finally the traffic podcast you've been promised on this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, as Doug Lesmerises is joined by Ohio State professor Dr. Benjamin Coifman. Dr. Coifman is a traffic expert who studies traffic flow and driver dynamics, among other things, and he's here to talk about all the things that drive you nuts on the road and the way we maybe can all be a bit better out there. The topics: (0:30) How people think they drive compared to other people (9:05) Ohio State traffic on game...
Northwestern fires Pat Fitzgerald as college leadership stumbles again
July 11, 2023 06:14 - 1 hourPat Fitzgerald was fired as the head coach of the Northwestern Wildcats on Monday, and though this is Buckeye Talk and a podcast about Ohio State, that kind of Big Ten news merits a discussion. And there are Ohio State lessons involved with this from how the Buckeyes handled Jim Tressel and Urban Meyer in the past. Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird discuss this mess from several angles: (0:30) Reaction to the Fitzgerald firing (10:05) How would Ohio State have handled this situation? (22:06...
Tommy Eichenberg's legacy and Ohio State's leading tackler: Mark It Down Monday
July 10, 2023 05:00 - 49 minutesOhio State linebacker Tommy Eichenberg ranked second in the Big Ten in tackles last season while earning second-team All-American. He's back, so will he lead the Buckeyes in tackles again? On this Mark It Down Monday on Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means talk about Eichenberg's potential place in Ohio State history, and then make their predictions on a tackle leader for this season. (0:30) The player Eichenberg has been, and could be in 2023 (22:58) Other candidat...
The national title Ohio State should win; another recruit; the assistants to add; and more
July 07, 2023 20:06 - 1 hourOn this Friday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means are hitting several topics on the Ohio State Buckeyes: (0:52) The addition of cornerback recruit Miles Lockhart (13:55) Would the Buckeyes rather win the national title in 2023 or 2024? (30:28) Which Buckeye would the guys most and least want to box? (39:29) If and when schools can hire more assistant coaches, what will the Buckeyes do? (1:00:03) What's on a player and what's on a program when it comes to development? (1:15:...
The 10 greatest threats to Ohio State football
July 06, 2023 12:30 - 1 hourWhat are the greatest threats to the continued high-level success of Ohio State football? What are the internal issues that could trip up the Buckeyes? What Big Ten competition could make the future more difficult? How about changes on the evolving national college football landscape? On this Thursday Buckeye Talk, off a great suggestion from an Ohio State text subscriber, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means rank their 10 greatest threats to Ohio State football over the next five to 10 years. A...
Ohio State's defensive recruiting standard, with Justin Scott in and Marquise Lightfoot out
July 04, 2023 04:49 - 1 hourJustin Scott committed to Ohio State on Sunday, and Marquise Lightfoot picked Miami over the Buckeyes on Monday. It was two major defensive decisions as the Buckeyes try to get back to their old standard of recruiting on the defensive side of the ball. On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk (Happy 4th) Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means break down the state of talent acquisition on defense. That starts with a long look at the decision of top-20 player and 310-pound defensive tackle Scott to choose the B...
Does Ohio State need to throw more often? Mark It Down Monday
July 03, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourOn this Mark It Down Monday, the statistical prediction is a little more complicated. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means aren't looking at an individual stat -- they are marking down what percent of plays for the 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes will be pass plays, and how many will be run plays. To do that, they look at run-pass OSU percentages of the recent past; they compare the OSU passing game to other successful throwing teams like Washington and Tennessee; and they wonder how much...
Where Ohio State is 20 years ahead of Michigan
July 01, 2023 21:22 - 35 minutesOn this weekend Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises is talking about the new national focus for Michigan, which has reportedly instituted a Beat Georgia practice period. Doug theorizes (0:30) that means Ohio State is 20 years ahead of Michigan in being a national program. Then he (11:35) compares the top-10 wins in the histories of the two programs and what that tells us about their national ambitions and success. Finally (24:16) it's what a bit of a Georgia focus by the Wolverin...
The most dominant part of Ohio State's offense
June 29, 2023 12:43 - 1 hourWhat is the single most dominant aspect of Ohio State's offense? On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means give their answer to that question from an Ohio State text subscriber. Doug is back from vacation (0:30) and ready to jabber, and that means everyone needs to be ready to give and defend their answers. First Nathan (3:13), then Stephen (21:02), then Doug (48:38). Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices...
Are Ohio State and Michigan destined for overtime in The Game in 2023?
June 28, 2023 06:00 - 57 minutesOhio State and Michigan have played only one overtime game -- the 2016 classic that sent the Buckeyes to the playoff. Could they be destined for their second such outcome in The Game in Ann Arbor on Nov. 25? Tyler Shoemaker, Buckeye Talk's resident oddsmaker, joins the show to discuss his preseason power rankings. That includes a razor-thin margin for the regular-season finale at the Big House. Tyler also discusses why Ohio State's offense remains so highly ranked despite many preseason quest...
Predicting Aaron Scott, KJ Bolden, Eddrick Houston and more to complete Ohio State's 2024 recruiting class
June 27, 2023 06:00 - 1 hourWith two more commitments from last weekend's batch of official visits, Ohio State now has 16 for its 2024 recruiting class. How large will that class grow -- and more importantly, who will be in it? Stephen Means gives Nathan Baird his predictions for what could be one of the highest-rated Buckeye classes in recent history. • (2:00) Did Ohio State need commitments last weekend to build momentum into the summer? • (4:00) Is the Glenville pipeline to OSU "reopened" or was it simply not flowing...
Does Ohio State need a big-time sack leader this season, and who could it be? Mark It Down Monday
June 26, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourJack Sawyer and Mike Hall Jr. tied for the Ohio State team lead in sacks last season with 4.5. The year before, Haskell Garrett led the team with 5.5. In the last full season before that, Chase Young led the Buckeyes with 16.5. That's quite a drop off. So who will lead the Buckeyes in sacks in 2023, and how many will they have? Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means make their predictions on the latest Mark It Down Monday on Buckeye Talk. (0:30) Does Ohio State need more sacks as a ...
Ohio State-Michigan 2016 and a stunning revelation on the rewatch: Buckeye ReTalkables
June 23, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourIt's time for another Buckeye Retalkables, and up on this episode of Buckeye Talk is Ohio State vs. Michigan from 2016, as the No. 2 Buckeyes hosted the No. 3 Wolverines. This was Jim Harbaugh's second year as a head coach in the rivalry and the Wolverines, with a veteran team, had a real chance coming into Columbus. The Buckeyes prevailed 30-27 in double overtime thanks to Curtis Samuel, and in victory Urban Meyer considered this a legendary win for the Buckeyes. More than six years removed,...
Tavien St. Clair commits as Ohio State wraps up camp season
June 22, 2023 06:00 - 57 minutesOhio State's summer camps wrapped up with a big commitment Wednesday. Bellefontaine's Tavien St. Clair completed his rise to the top of the Buckeyes' 2025 quarterback board. Stephen Means reports on how this commitment came together, what kind of player St. Clair is and how he fits in with the program's long-term quarterback project. Stephen and Nathan also discussed former OSU 2024 quarterback commit Dylan Raiola's transfer from Pinnacle High School in Phoenix, Arizona, to Buford, Georgia. N...
Which young Buckeye will be Ohio State's 100th first-round draft pick?
June 21, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourPodcasting and text surveys shouldn't feel like homework, but for this edition of Buckeye Talk, they sort of did. So instead of only looking at the past, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird are also predicting the future of Ohio State in the NFL Draft. The last section of this episode is the top 16 picks in the Ultimate Ohio State Draft from the text subscribers. Where are they similar and different to what Doug, Nathan and Stephen did on their two episodes of the Ultimate Draft? But the first t...
Garrett Wilson vs. David Boston vs. Chris Olave: Ultimate Ohio State Draft of NFL prospects, Part 2
June 20, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourWhich Ohio State receiver is the best NFL Draft prospect ever at that position? That's one of the debates and discussions on Part 2 of The Ultimate Ohio State Draft of NFL draft prospects conducted by Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means. Don't miss Part 1, in which Doug, Nathan and Stephen made Picks 1-16 on a previous Buckeye Talk episode. This episode is the continuation of that, and there are still plenty of all-time Buckeyes to come off the board, including Garrett Wilson, Edd...
Ohio State's greatest NFL Draft prospect ever: The Bosas, Orlando Pace, Justin Fields and The Ultimate Ohio State Draft
June 19, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourWho is the greatest Ohio State draft prospect ever? How do the best Buckeyes compare to each other in how they were viewed by the NFL coming out of college? On this Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means try to answer those questions with The Ultimate Ohio State Draft. This is the first of two parts as the guys make picks 1 through 16 from the 90 Ohio State Buckeyes who were actual first-round NFL choices. Where will quarterbacks like C.J. Stroud and ...
Air Noland vs. Dylan Raiola and Tavien St. Clair vs. Ryan Montgomery for Ohio State's QB future
June 16, 2023 17:43 - 50 minutesAir Noland and Dylan Raiola will forever be linked as Ohio State's quarterback commits in the 2024 class. They went head-to-head this week at the Elite 11 showcase, where Noland showed where he stands next to now-Georgia commit Raiola and the rest of the best. Back home, in-state Class of 2025 quarterbacks Tavien St. Clair and Ryan Montgomery worked out for Corey Dennis and Ryan Day prior to one of OSU's summer camps. Both will be back on campus next week. Has St. Clair's physical development...
Being an Ohio State fan isn't fun? Strong reactions to the joys and burdens of following the Buckeyes
June 15, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourAre the expectations for Ohio State football creating a burden that fans feel, and that affects their enjoyment of their very successful program? On this Thursday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises once again dives into talk about his joy initiative and the hope that all OSU fans can love following their team. Some texters are sick of this topic already, and maybe so are you. But there are some interesting survey answers in this episode to questions like: Does the burden of expectations make root...
Talent vs. fit in the Ohio State defense, plus Marvin Harrison Jr., Mike Vrabel and more: Rapid Fire
June 14, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourOn this Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird react to some recent texter questions and comments around the topics percolating on Buckeye Talk. The discussion points: (0:30) How should the Buckeyes gather talent for this Jim Knowles version of defense and what can be learned from the players at Oklahoma State? (37:19) More on the TV package for the Big Ten and the outcome for OSU fans (43:32) Why Marvin Harrison Jr. could take a statistical step back ...
5-stars in Columbus, and Buckeyes get a safety commit: Recruiting Camp Insider
June 13, 2023 06:08 - 1 hourIt's news and analysis from two days of Ohio State recruiting camps on this Tuesday episode of Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. The Buckeyes hosted camps last Thursday and on Monday, and Stephen Means was there. He talks with Doug Lesmerises about: (1:40) The 2024 commit the Buckeyes landed Monday from Jaylen McClain (7:20) The defensive 5-stars Ohio State is targeting in this class (11:10) OSU vs. Georgia recruiting battles (14:05) 5-star linebacker Sammy Brown choosing Clemson (17:30) ...
Faith in Ryan Day: The evolution of Ohio State's coach and how much fans believe in him
June 12, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourOn this Monday Buckeye Talk, it's a deep dive into Ohio State head coach Ryan Day with Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird. With the help of a survey of Ohio State text subscribers, Doug and Nathan look at the evolution of Day as a head coach and discuss what might be different, better or worse for the OSU boss as he enters his fifth season. The first four years included three playoff appearances and a 1-2 record against Michigan, so how much do OSU fans believe in Day right now? And how much ha...
Is Ohio State’s new Big Ten schedule bad for the Buckeyes?
June 09, 2023 16:10 - 1 hourThe Big Ten released its football opponents for 2024 and 2025 in the new 16-team conference with no divisions. For Ohio State, it’s a new world of games, with teams like Penn State, Michigan State and Rutgers on the schedule less frequently, teams like Northwestern, Illinois and Iowa on the schedule more frequently, and USC and UCLA joining the ranks as new conference opponents. Over the 24 regular-season games in 2024 and 2025 that had been scheduled for the Buckeyes previously, eight oppone...
Ohio Stadium home-field advantage, QB plans, Notre Dame trolling and more: Rants
June 08, 2023 12:51 - 50 minutesIt's time for more Ohio State rants on this Thursday Buckeye Talk, as Doug Lesmerises responds to the strong words of Ohio State text subscribers. The topics, in order: The future of freshman QB Lincoln Keinholz and the history of quarterbacks recruited by the Buckeyes How Michigan should be covered on Buckeye Talk Why Josh Simmons should start at right tackle Home-field advantage at Ohio Stadium Fat is flavor Is Notre Dame trolling the Big Ten? Mobile apps are annoying Stop talking a...
Who's the leading scorer? Will a terrible season pay off? Ohio State basketball reset
June 07, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourLast season was a low point for the Ohio State basketball program as the Buckeyes finished 13th in the Big Ten. Will this season's team benefit from the growing pains of a year ago? On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means reset an Ohio State program that should have a rotation this season of three sophomores, three freshmen, three transfers and a senior. Will that work? How much will the rest of the Big Ten stand in their way? Is there an opening for the Buckeyes to ...
Ohio State rapid fire: Coaching succession plans, Big Ten divisions, Jim Knowles recruiting and more
June 06, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourOn this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, it's a load of Ohio State football questions in rapid fire and a little nonsense with Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means. The topics: (0:30) Will a Big Ten with no divisions be good or bad? (27:35) Who's the next defensive line coach after Larry Johnson? (40:59) What's wrong with freshmen offensive linemen playing? (49:58) Eating food off the bone (56:11) Greg Studrawa's health in his last years at OSU and what the effect was (1:03:27) What to ...
Will Marvin Harrison Jr. break Jaxon Smith-Njigba's receiving record? Mark It Down Monday
June 05, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourJaxon Smith-Njigba set Ohio State's single-season receiving record with 1,606 yards in 2021. Will Marvin Harrison Jr. break that record in 2023? On this edition of Mark It Down Monday, where Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means make specific predictions for Ohio State's football season, the subject is MHJ receiving yards. Last season he had 1,263 yards, the fourth-most in any Ohio State season. What will he do now? The guys discuss everything that will affect his stats: The quarte...
Is a national title Ohio State's standard of success? A fiery debate
June 02, 2023 05:00 - 1 hourAn Ohio State text subscriber asked Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means this question; How should Ohio State (and by extension its fans) handle national championship expectations? That question created a lot more questions, and that created a lot of debate on this Friday episode of Buckeye Talk. Looking at Ohio State's history and Ohio State's current place in college football, Doug, Nathan and Stephen got into what fans should expect and how they should look at this recent run of...
The latest from Ohio State assistants Brian Hartline, Justin Frye and Corey Dennis on the offense
June 01, 2023 04:42 - 1 hourIt's time to talk Ohio State offensive assistants on this Thursday Buckeye Talk as Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means discuss their conversations with staffers this week. That starts (0:30) with offensive line coach Justin Frye and what he's thinking about the offensive line, including his first chance to discuss the offensive tackle the Buckeyes added in the portal after spring football, Josh Simmons. Then it's onto (21:37) offensive coordinator and receivers coach Brian Hartlin...
Jim Knowles changes his mind, and 11 Tommy Eichenbergs
May 31, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourOhio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles has adjusted his view on at least one aspect of the Buckeyes' defense, and that was among the topics discussed when OSU coaches met with reporters on Tuesday. On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means debate everything they learned from the defensive coaches. The offensive coaches discussion will be on the Thursday pod. That starts with (0:30) Knowles, the defensive coordinator, changing his view on something a...
Ohio State football's next head coach? Here's the list
May 30, 2023 14:13 - 54 minutesOn this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, an Ohio State text subscriber asked where Ohio State might turn if Ryan Day and the Buckeyes win the national title this season and Day is lured away to the NFL. Doug Lesmerises thinks the next OSU head coach would come from this list. And he offered these categories for candidates: Huge names you'd have to call OSU connections who might not have the experience ... yet Established coaches currently not working Current head coaches who are winning but without ...
Ohio State vs. Michigan football recruiting -- How big is the gap?
May 26, 2023 15:58 - 1 hourIt's an Ohio State-Michigan recruiting discussion on this Buckeye Talk with Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means. (0:30) An overview of where things stand in the 2024 class (4:12) Buckeyes vs. Wolverines with their future quarterbacks (15:19) How the teams landed their running backs in the 2024 class (29:26) A lot of the offensive line recruits know each other (36:32) Michigan recruiting efforts in Ohio (44:44) The Buckeyes still generally recruit better than Michigan in the rankings, but ...
Jim Tressel, Kevin Warren, 9-3, and Michigan's mistake: Ohio State rants
May 25, 2023 15:57 - 1 hourOn this Thursday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises is back with Ohio State rants ranging from Kevin Warren to Jim Tressel. The topics: (0:30) How much did former Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren confuse things with the new Big Ten TV deal and what does it mean for fans? (16:40) Doug was wrong about a 9-3 season in 2019 -- but could it happen this season? (26:48) Comparing this OSU offensive line to the 2014 offensive line (33:54) Jim Tressel as a title-winning play caller (44:09) Should Tre...
Ohio State QB confusion -- What's normal and what's not?
May 24, 2023 12:49 - 1 hourOn this Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are talking Ohio State quarterbacks. Specifically, what should have fans concerned or confused about this OSU quarterback competition and where it stands, and what is an absolutely typical part of the process? Doug, Nathan and Stephen discuss the evolution of Kyle McCord, and how it compares to quarterback battles at places like Georgia and Alabama. And they look at some good teams with establis...
The 2023 Ohio State Buckeyes as a super team -- Is it still possible?
May 23, 2023 05:16 - 1 hourIn July 2021, with five-star defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau and five-star quarterback Quinn Ewers among the major recruits just committed to the Ohio State Buckeyes, Buckeye Talk considered the idea of 2023 Ohio State as a national title team. As a super team. As potentially one of the best teams in college football history. Now, with the start of the 2023 season just over three months away, an Ohio State text subscriber wanted to know if Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means still th...
Does Ohio State football have a big game problem?
May 22, 2023 06:26 - 1 hourOn this Monday Buckeye Talk, it's a deep look into how Ohio State football has done in big games in the four years under head coach Ryan Day. To analyze that, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means have to look at the evidence from a lot of different angles. What is a big game? How does Ohio State's big game record under Day compare to teams like Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, Clemson, Penn State and more? How does Day's record in big games compare to past OSU coaches like Urban Meye...
Ohio State vs. Clemson 2020 semifinal -- The best OSU QB game ever? Buckeye ReTalkables
May 19, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourWith revenge on their minds for a year, the Ohio State Buckeyes knocked off Clemson 49-28 in a College Football Playoff semifinal in the COVID-plagued 2020 football season, and Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means take you through it on the latest edition of Buckeye ReTalkables. This is the 16th episode of the ReTalkables on Buckeye Talk, as the guys relive the best games from Ohio State history with their categories that highlight great players, unsung heroes, game-changing plays ...
Where's the line for Ohio State to fire a coach? Plus more rapid fire
May 18, 2023 12:45 - 1 hourThis Thursday Buckeye Talk opens (0:30) with a long and hotly debated discussion about where Ohio State's line is for firing a coach, and how that may or may not change in the looming world of the 12-team College Football Playoff. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means discuss that for so long, there's no way this episode could be deemed a Rapid Fire. But they do take multiple interesting questions from Ohio State text subscibers. Following that first topic are discussions about: (4...
Ohio State recruiting risks -- What's worth it, what's not?
May 17, 2023 17:34 - 2 hoursIt's a deep dive into Ohio State recruiting strategy on this Wednesday Buckeye Talk as Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means drop a two-hour episode for the first time in a while. There's a lot here, talking about the recruitments for players like Dylan Raiola, Quinn Ewers, Terrelle Pryor, Micah Parsons, Bronny James, Tate Martell and times where the Buckeyes did or didn't accept a certain amount of risk in a recruitment. First (0:30) is a discussion comparing how much risk the Buck...
Ohio State mini rants: TV gouging, rooting for Iowa, OSU offensive line and more
May 16, 2023 21:10 - 53 minutesIt's a mini version of Ohio State football rants on this Tuesday episode of Buckeye Talk as Doug Lesmerises runs through some thoughts from Ohio State text subscribers. First (0:30), Doug shares his own view on the Big Ten television plan for football games, now that some networks and game times have been announced for 2023. Then (15:24), it's more on the transfer of Ohio State receiver Kaleb Brown to Iowa and how OSU fans should view the Hawkeyes this season. A discussion about redshirting (...
Ohio State's 10 most dangerous opponents for 2023
May 15, 2023 16:32 - 1 hourOhio State’s 2023 football schedule includes a handful of quarterbacks who can really throw the ball, one of the best edge rushers in the nation, a backfield combo to be reckoned with, and some head coaches and coordinators who will have some plans ready for the Buckeyes. They are among those on the list of the 10 Most Dangerous Opponents for Ohio State’s 2023 season on this Monday Buckeye Talk. Following two podcasts last week that laid out the 10 Most Important Buckeyes for 2023, as voted o...
Ohio State football's future schedules -- Reasons to be curious, and maybe nervous
May 12, 2023 20:49 - 1 hourUSC and UCLA are joining the Big Ten in 2024 and that means the Ohio State Buckeyes will be playing the Trojans and Bruins on a regular basis. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means even see the slot in the schedule where they believe the Buckeyes will most likely visit the Trojans in the 2024 season. But what about the long-range plans for Ohio State's schedules in this new world? Will the Buckeyes have more tough games? Will that be good or bad for their playoff chances? And most i...