Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

Ohio State begins hosting official visits again this weekend with the annual Buckeye Bash. Among the official visitors is 2022 quarterback commit Quinn Ewers, who returns to Columbus for the first time in two years. The end of the NCAA's 15-month dead period signaled the beginning of Ohio State's one-day camps for high school prospects. Oregon defensive lineman J.T. Tuimoloau, the final uncommitted five-star prospect in the 2021 class, announced his official visit schedule -- including a stop in Columbus. Ohio State 2021 season tickets went on sale as the athletic department remains optimistic about full capacity at Ohio Stadium. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State has become synonymous with defensive line excellence under Larry Johnson. To wrap up our positional breakdown on Buckeye Football Futures we look at how the Buckeyes' 2021 defensive line came together and, more importantly, where Johnson is taking that group in the future. Stephen also gave us a look inside Ohio State's first prospects camp of the summer, including some intriguing quarterback visitors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this big Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Stephen Means and Nathan Baird each pick the five things that must happen for Ohio State to win a national championship in 2021. Where does the play of the new starting quarterback fit on the list? How about sharing the ball among all the playmakers? What about the pass rush, and the secondary? How do Big Ten foes like Indiana, and possible playoff opponents like Oklahoma, Clemson and Georgia fit into the mix? Nathan gives his five, Stephen gives his five and Doug gives his five … see how much they match your top five. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises welcomes a special guest to talk about one of the most dynamic players in Ohio State football history. Beau Bishop, veteran of radio and TV in Columbus and Cleveland, and current host for 97.1 The Fan in Columbus, joins Doug to discuss Braxton Miller and what might have happened if he hadn’t injured his shoulder in the Orange Bowl at the end of the 2013 season and if he had remained a quarterback. Where would he have been taken in the NFL Draft? Is what Lamar Jackson has done in the NFL any kind of reasonable comparison for what Miller might have been? How will Miller be remembered as a Buckeye decades from now? It’s all about Miller, and there are a lot of what-ifs. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State has not been ranked No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 poll since 2015. That also marks the last time the Buckeyes were ranked No. 1, period. It does not appear that streak will end with the preseason AP Top 25 later this summer. But where will the Buckeyes be ranked? What will it mean when OSU again climbs to the top of the poll? Doug, Nathan and Stephen engage in another Mark It Down Monday debate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means tackle the idea of Ohio State coach Ryan Day as a quarterback whisperer, and they have some disagreements about it. Also, Doug whispers. How does the production of J.T. Barrett, Dwayne Haskins and Justin Fields affect Day's reputation? Does he need to recruit and develop a QB out of high school to truly establish his reputation? How much of Fields' success was Fields, and how much was Day? Also, there's a brief discussion of the records dump from Ohio State this week, but they didn't spend too much time on it because they didn't consider it all that interesting. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com.. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio bill legalizing Name, Image and Likeness income for college athletes would give Ohio State security. How much does Ohio’s Name, Image and Likeness bill actually impact Ohio State football’s recruiting? Ohio State emails and texts reveal reaction to Big Ten football cancellation. Ohio State football gets kickoff times for Maryland, Minnesota and Tulsa games. Texas commit looking forward to Ohio State football. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The BFF podcast positional breakdown continues with a look at the offensive line. What dynamics have played into the recruiting that brought to gether the current group? Who are Greg Studrawa and the staff pursuing for 2022, and how big of a deal is landing a major tackle talent? Also, we set the stage for June as Ohio State prepares to resume on-campus camps. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s a big Wednesday Buckeye Talk rapid fire episode, as Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises answer questions from text subscribers. Among the topics covered: Will Ohio State start using the transfer portal more and start recruiting a couple fewer high school players each year? Is tampering with players on other teams going to be a real issue in the transfer era? Is soft ice cream, frozen yogurt or hard ice cream better? If Ohio State makes the playoff in 2021, can Quinn Ewers still win the QB job as a freshman in 2022? How much would we have to be paid to eat a cicada? Will Ohio State’s QB rank about the top 10 QBs according to PFF by the end of this season? Will the Buckeyes be adding any transfers? Coke or Pepsi? Will high school players opting out of their senior seasons become a trend? Do we go harder than any other Ohio State coverage group? Thanks as always for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio is introducing legislation to allow college athletes in the state to make money off their name, image and likeness. Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises asked questions at the news conference Monday to announce it, and then came back and recorded this Buckeye Talk episode about why it’s happening now and what it means for Ohio State sports. This bill will definitely pass, and then Ohio State will be in the same shape as schools like Alabama and Florida that already had legislation passed in their state. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State quarterbacks have become synonymous with Heisman Trophy contention. Each of the last four OSU starting quarterbacks has not only drawn votes but finished in the top five of the voting. So who will be the next Buckeye to earn an invitation to New York as a Heisman finalist? Will it be whoever wins the quarterback competition this fall? Will a player from another position break through the QB bias for the award? Doug, Nathan and Stephen debate it on another Mark It Down Monday. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Anthony Treash of PFF visits to go over his rankings of the top 10 players at every position in college football. Six Buckeyes made the top-10 at their position, which tied for the second-most for any team behind Alabama. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means start with Thayer Munford, ranked as the No. 1 offensive tackle in the nation by Treash, and then go through the other five Buckeyes who made the top 10, and a few other Buckeyes that didn’t. Then Doug, Nathan and Stephen wrap up with a discussion of what surprised them the most from Treash’s rankings. It’s a great guest and a great pod for the weekend. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oregon comes to Ohio for the second weekend of this season, Ohio visits Oregon Sept 11, 2032. Full Ohio State football attendance in 2021? Ohio Stadium trending toward full capacity. TV times for the game between Ohio State and Michigan in 2021. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith set to receive contract extension through 2026. Multiple states to let college athletes make money from their names and images, Ohio has not. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's BFFs we turn our focus to the defensive side of the ball. What is happening with Ohio State linebacker recruiting, and how does making the Bullet a part of the base defense change that conversation? We look back on how the current OSU linebacker group came together, what 2021 means for Al Washington, what the Buckeyes do to regroup after the Dasan McCullough flip to Indiana and much more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Buckeye Talk Podcast episode is all about the best format for the College Football Playoff, and which version would most benefit Ohio State. The playoff committee last month announced it was looking into alternatives to the four-team model. It could change by 2023. So Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means go over seven models, and what works the best for college football in general and what works best for Ohio State. Led by texter input, playoff models with no teams, two teams, four teams, six teams, eight teams, 12 teams and 16 teams are discussed and analyzed. And Doug comes down very firmly on a plan that he likes the best and thinks would work for college football and the Buckeyes. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

During his time as an Ohio State receiver, Anthony Gonzalez was known for sleeping in an altitude tent and making The Catch against Michigan. Now he serves in the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 16th congressional district. He joined Buckeye Talk to speak extensively about the Level Playing Field Act, a bipartisan bill addressing name, image and likeness compensation in college sports. He also discussed how football prepared him for politics, why Brian Hartline makes a good coach and early impressions of a very young Marvin Harrison Jr. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State football is widely credited with having two of the best receivers in the nation. But which one will have the better season statistically? On this Mark It Down Monday we predict who will lead the Buckeyes in the major receiving categories between Chris Olave and Garrett Wilson -- and maybe a wild card? In the process we discuss what balance the OSU offense might strike and how much the new quarterback, whoever he is, might affect the receivers' potential numbers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thursday turned into an uncomfortable day on the Ohio State football beat. The university released a report accusing a licensed massage therapist of preying on football players for sex. The accused woman told cleveland.com many of OSU's allegations were untrue. Doug and Nathan discuss the domino effect that led to this awkward public resolution, how the reporting unfolded from their perspective and how this episode touches on other important issues in college sports. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State loses transfer Tyreke Johnson. Ohio State play September 11 game against Oregon at noon on Fox. When will Justin Fields make his starting quarterback debut with the Bears? Ohio State releases a 15-page report it commissioned from a law firm regarding relations between a massage therapist and football players. Recruiting rankings updates. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're calling it Buckeye Football Futures now because we have moved our weekly recruiting episode off of Fridays. But the focus remains the same, and this week we are resetting the OSU receivers room. How and why did the receiver recruiting dynamics change? What does Jameson Williams' transfer mean for the 2022 class? What foundation is already being laid for 2023? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Wednesday Buckeye talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means get some help in ranking the 14 quarterback situations in the Big Ten. Guess what -- Big Ten quarterback play this season might be better than you expect. But how many QBs are an actual threat to potentially beat the Buckeyes? The guys each rank the Big Ten QBs from 14 to 1, but three guests also stop by to dig in on three quarterback rooms in particular. Bob Flounders of PennLive.com (42:52) jumps on to discuss Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford and what the Nittany Lions are expecting from him. Then Randy Johnson of the Minneapolis Star Tribune (1:04:30) visits to discuss the quarterback that Ohio State will face to open the season -- Minnesota’s Tanner Morgan. Finally, Aaron McMann of MLive.com (1:17:15) joins the show to talk about whether Cade McNamara or JJ McCarthy is more likely to be the quarterback for the Michigan Wolverines this season. It’s a great big dive into the most important position in the conference. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, it's time for a full look at the Ohio State basketball program. Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises do that by: • Assessing whether the Buckeyes overachieved, underachieved or both last season • Talking about new roles in 2021-22 for Malaki Branham, Meechie Johnson and Zed Key • Figuring out what E.J. Liddell and Duane Washington might be like with another year of experience • Asking what the expectations for the Buckeyes should be next season • Guessing what the rotation might be and how the minutes might break down next season • Examining the new strategy for Chris Holtmann's recruiting • Asking if the view of the basketball program has changed over the last several years It's a deep dive into hoops if you care about the basketball Buckeyes. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's back! For the triumphant return of Mark It Down Monday we are looking one full year into the future. Which Ohio State players will be first-round picks in the 2022 NFL Draft? Doug, Nathan and Stephen each have a different answer and total number of Buckeyes they think will go in the first 32 picks. They also discuss OSU's draft history, the recent trends relative to other national powers, and which OSU player will be first off the board in that draft. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're talking running backs on Buckeye Future Fridays this week. Ohio State's backfield is crowded with options for the fall of 2021 and may still be so a year from now. How does that affect who Tony Alford and the staff are going after for the 2022 class? Who are the primary targets? Also, reaction to 2022 cornerback Ryan Turner's commitment. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Spring football is over, the NFL Draft is over and it's time for something different. On this Buckeye Talk episode, Doug Lesmerises discusses the history of Columbus pizza with expert and author Jim Ellison, who just wrote the book, 'Columbus Pizza: A Slice of History.' Doug and Jim talk about the origins of Columbus pizza; how distinct is it as a style; why pepperoni is such an important part of the Columbus pizza experience; why the value of crust makes triangle pizza better; and WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE FOUR CRUSTLESS SQUARE SLICES at the center of a square cut pizza and is there someone on earth that actually enjoys them? But there's no fighting here. Just learning. No football on this one, but Jim Ellison will make this worth your time as a history, food and Ohio podcast episode, so give it a shot. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State (10) and Michigan (eight) led the Big Ten again in total picks in the 2021 NFL Draft. Over the past five years, those two teams lead the conference in draft picks by a wide margin. Yet the gap in results between those two programs is huge as well. We looked back over five years of drafts to go beyond the raw numbers and shed a light on why Ohio State is lapping the Big Ten and why Michigan is not even the second-best program in its division. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means explain why Jameson Williams transferring from Ohio State to Alabama, given the state of the receiver rooms for both teams, makes sense. Williams announced on Monday that he had chosen the Crimson Tide, and he has a chance to start there this season. Plus, the guys discuss Ohio State's latest verbal commitment from Florida safety Kye Stokes in the Class of 2022. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State football ties Alabama for most picks in 2021 NFL Draft. Former Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is a Chicago Bear. Kye Stokes, three-star Class of 2022 athlete, commits to Ohio State football. Pete Werner became the second Ohio State football player selected in the 2021 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints. Ten Ohio State Buckeyes were selected in the 2021 NFL Draft. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Sunday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means went over the final four Ohio State picks from Sunday -- Tommy Togiai to the Browns, Luke Farrell to Jacksonville, Shaun Wade to Baltimore and Jonathon Cooper to Denver -- and at the top of the show wrapped up the whole draft for Ohio State and what the picks told us about Ohio State’s current talent level Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Saturday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means are tired as they wrap up Rounds 2 and 3 of the 2021 NFL Draft. Six Buckeyes have now been selected, and the guys break down all those picks and talk about how the draft in general has gone for the Buckeyes so far. Thanks for listening. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means cover three things: Justin Fields getting drafted by the Chicago Beats at No. 11 in the NFL Draft Receiver Jameson Williams deciding to transfer from Ohio State Urban Meyer collecting Clemson players in Jacksonville Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this big Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means go on the record with where every Ohio State Buckeye will be picked in the 2021 NFL Draft this week. That's Wyatt Davis, Baron Browning, Pete Werner, Josh Myers, Shaun Wade, Trey Sermon, Tommy Togiai, Jonathon Cooper and Justin Hilliard, plus a recap of where we predicted Justin Fields would go on Tuesday's podcast. We'll take a mini break and come back early Friday afternoon with the next pod to talk about where Fields went in the first round, and then we'll have Saturday and Sunday episodes recapping the other two days of the draft as well. But we'll talk with you again early Friday, once Fields has an NFL team. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for NFL Draft talk this week on Buckeye Talk. For this Tuesday episode, that means Justin Fields. On this edition, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means all give their predictions for where they think Fields will be selected in the first round of Thursday's 2021 NFL Draft. Two of them predict teams trading up to get Fields. But first on the pod, Phil Perry, the Patriots insider for NBC Sports Boston, joins Doug to discuss whether New England is a legitimate possibility for Fields. Would Bill Belichick possibly trade up to get Fields? How much does New England like him? This is a full Fields draft pod to preview Thursday. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dasan McCullough, 4-star athlete, decommits from Ohio State football and commits to Indiana. What does Ohio State football’s 2022 recruiting class look like now? NFL Draft 2021 preview: What you need to know about the Buckeyes. What’s up with Ryan Watts, Lathan Ransom and Kerry Coombs’ new options in Ohio State football’s secondary? Ohio State's quarterback battle remains undecided going into the summer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means hopped on for a little emergency Buckeye Talk action after 2022 linebacker recruit Dasan McCullough flipped from Ohio State to Indiana on Sunday. McCullough, ranked as the No. 50 overall recruit in his class, decided to switch from the Buckeyes to the Hoosiers where his father, Deland, was hired as the running backs coach in February. He also has two brothers headed to play football at Indiana, so this was all about a family move. Doug and Stephen talked about what it means for Ohio State, what linebackers the Buckeyes might target now and how this all broke down and why Stephen was surprised by it. Thanks for joining this emergency episode from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the official wrap on spring football for the Ohio State Buckeyes as Ryan Day, Kerry Coombs and Kevin Wilson spoke with reporters on Friday for a final evaluation of everything that happened during spring football practice. On this weekend Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means discuss what the coaches said about the quarterback battle, improved talent on defense, offensive line plans and what's ahead for young players like TreVeyon Henderson, Ryan Watts, Gee Scott and Cam Martinez. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Class of 2022 commitment Quinn Ewers will be the sixth Ohio State quarterback in as many years to participate in the finals of the Elite 11 quarterback series. On this BFF recruiting episode, Nathan and Stephen discuss what Elite 11 has meant for the QBs coming through OSU's program and what it also means for the Buckeyes' attempt to create a QBU identity. Also, what is happening with 2023 quarterback recruiting and will the five-star or bust approach continue after Ewers? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Buckeye Talk it's time for another draft, but this time with a special guest. Aaron Hake, who won the Buckeye Talk NCAA Tournament bracket contest, is collecting his prize by joining Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means to draft the 12 true freshmen that will help Ohio State football the most in the 2021 season. This is not a draft about career projections. This is a draft about helping in the fall. Each person made three picks, which brought the draft to 12 players, so get ready to find out where quarterback Kyle McCord, receivers Marvin Harrison Jr. and Emeka Egbuka, running back TreVeyon Henderson and defenders like Jack Sawyer, Denzel Burke and Jantzen Dunn were picked in the draft. Thanks to Aaron for joining the pod and thanks to you for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back on January 21, Nathan put together his expected depth chart going into Ohio State football's offseason. Now that we've had a spring full of intelligence and a Spring Game to watch with our own eyes, what has changed? Doug and Stephen chime in with their thoughts on the two-deep at every position. Also, we tackle our text subscribers' rapid-fire questions on everything from the transfer repercussions of the quarterback battle to kicking game concerns to the largest animal we are confident we could beat in a fight. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Everyone knows Ohio State slumped to the middle of the pack nationally in defense in 2020, held back mostly by its pass defense. Should fans expect a turnaround this fall? Doug, Nathan and Stephen predict where Ohio State's 2021 defense will rank based on what they saw and heard around the team during spring practice and at Saturday's Spring Game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Buckeyes finish spring football. Garrett Wilson’s glorious season in the slot, and why his move back outside makes the Buckeyes more dangerous. Through Ronnie Hickman, Craig Young Ohio State football finally puts the bullet to use. Jack Sawyer’s promising spring makes Ohio State football’s defense dangerous again. Ohio State football season opens Saturday, September 11 vs. Oregon. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ohio State Buckeyes held their spring football game in Ohio Stadium on Saturday afternoon, and Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means are here to go over everything that happened. First, Nathan focuses on the quarterbacks and wonders how much of a lead C.J. Stroud has in that three-way fight to replace Justin Fields. Then, Stephen examines the rest of the offense, including the receiver depth and the interesting options at running back. Finally, Doug talks through the defense and the way young players like Craig Young, Lathan Ransom, Cam Martinez, Ryan Watts and Jack Sawyer showed how they could help the Buckeyes in 2021. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time for an Ohio State receiver breakdown with Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises. On this Friday Buckeye Talk, they go over Garrett Wilson's move out of the slot; Chris Olave's explanation for turning down the NFL; Julian Fleming's health and potential; Jaxon Smith-Njigba's breakout spring; and Marvin Harrison's real arrival as a freshman. Brian Hartline and the veteran OSU receivers offered insights in interviews and Nathan, Stephen and Doug analyze it all. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thursday's Buckeye Talk is all about the Spring Game. We don't know if Ohio State will tackle. We don't know how much certain veterans will play. However, Doug, Nathan and Stephen all expect to come out of the day with a better understanding of this roster and what lineups might look like in the fall. Obviously a lot of attention will be paid to the quarterbacks, which also opens our discussion. Doug, Nathan and Stephen also each name three other things they are most looking forward to observing in Ohio Stadium on Saturday. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Through watching short glimpses of practice and talking to coaches and players all spring, the thoughts around many Ohio State football players have changed. With that info gathered, and the spring game coming Saturday, it's time to rank the best current Buckeyes. On this big Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means do that by drafting players based on their production, potential, health and how they've looked and been talked about this spring. It's a great way to get an overall view of the roster, and though you are sure to disagree with some of the picks, a fun way to talk about the Buckeyes. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You can call this a rare BFT edition -- Buckeye Futures Tuesday. Stephen Means spent Sunday at the Under Armour All-America Camp, where he watched and talked with multiple Ohio State football commits and targets for the 2022 and '23 classes. What did he see and hear? We'll discuss. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State prepares for the spring game on Saturday, with about 19,000 fans to be in attendance. Ohio State football offensive lineman Max Wray enters transfer portal. Ohio State football’s Paris Johnson Jr. sacrificing his expected NFL trajectory in a ‘seamless’ transition to guard. Ohio State football’s TreVeyon Henderson loses black stripe. Who leads Ohio State football’s quarterback competition halfway through spring? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weekend Buckeye Talk, Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means dive into three areas. First, they discuss the news with the defensive line, including all the interesting things D-line coach Larry Johnson said about Tyreke Smith, Taron Vincent and Jack Sawyer. Then, it was time for the new star ratings for some OSU football recruits, including the elevation to 5-star for linebacker C.J. Hicks. Finally, the Gas Station Snack Bracket is over, and the winner is revealed and some of the voting discussed. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back for another episode of Buckeye Futures Friday, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means turn their attention to the annual summer kickoff known as Buckeye Bash. What are the origins of the event, which commits and targets are expected to attend on June 4, and who should be on commitment watch? Also, an update on Ohio State offensive tackle recruiting for the 2022 class. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Thursday Buckeyes Talk Podcast from cleveland.com, the focus is on the offensive line, leading off with sophomore five-star Paris Johnson Jr. When he committed to Ohio State, Johnson saw the depth chart and figured he'd be a starting tackle by Year 2. On Wednesday, Johnson and offensive line coach Greg Studrawa talked about why that's not the case, how the decision to move Johnson to guard this year was made and what Johnson thinks it means for his future. Nathan Baird, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means discuss it all, plus updates on Harry Miller, Thayer Munford, Nicholas Petit-Frere, Matthew Jones, Luke Wypler, Dawand Jones, Josh Fryar and the rest of the OSU offensive linemen. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices