Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

The question of Urban Meyer's loyalty to players is one that always resonates with Ohio State football fans. So, too, does the question of how fast food restaurants compare to the recruiting styles of college football programs. No, that isn't something that fans of the Buckeyes wonder about? Well, we answered that question anyway. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Bill Landis, Tim Bielik and DOug Lesmerises tackled the greatest question ever submitted to the podcast. But we didn't only do food. We also talked about Meyer's balance between proven players and rising young stars, got deep into our impressions of sophomore defensive end Chase Young and examined a receiver playing time battle that could shake out between Ben Victor and Jaylen Harris. Catch it all on the latest Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises discuss Ohio State's NCAA Tournament seed, opener against South Dakota State, and how far the Buckeyes can go. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dwayne Haskins, Joe Burrow and Tate Martell have started their competition, and on the latest Buckeye Talk, we examined every way Ohio State's spring football quarterback battle could play out. How will Urban Meyer handle things if Haskins wins clearly? What if Haskins and Burrow both look really good? What if the top two candidates are OK, but Martell flashes his skills and makes it clear this is a three-man race? Tim Bielik, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises talked all that after watching Ohio State's first spring practice on Tuesday. We also broke down the former Buckeyes who hurt and helped themselves the most at the NFL Combine, discussed what Demario McCall might do in this offense and had a fight over whether we should have intro music to the podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Landis recaps Ohio State's brief Big Ten Tournament appearance from New York, talks about what's next, and answers your questions about the Buckeyes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Bielik, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises examine just how good the Buckeyes' defensive line will be in 2018; discuss former OSU offensive coordinator Ed Warinner's new job as Michigan's offensive line coach; break down the 11 Buckeyes at the NFL Combine this week; delve into the NCAA basketball scandal and what it means for the legacy of Thad Matta; and take your questions on football and food. 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

Bill Landis talks Ohio State basketball as the team wraps up the regular season, discusses potential NCAA Tournament seeding, where the Buckeyes stand nationally and answers your questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The start of Ohio State spring football practice is three weeks away, so before getting a chance to check out the new roster, we're ranking the best of the Buckeyes as we see them at the moment. In this episode of Buckeye Talk, Tim Bielik, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises each give their own top 10 Buckeyes, then debate their lists. In continuing our depth chart breakdown, we take a detailed look at the OSU linebackers. We talked about what we think of Taver Johnson as the new cornerbacks coach, replacing the departed Kerry Coombs. And then ... there were the robots. Doug's fear of a robot takeover of the world has become a running theme to Buckeye Talk. So in the middle of this podcast, you'll find an interview with Ohio State professor David Woods, who has been studying robots, autonomous systems and machine intelligence for almost 40 years and who in the last decade has engaged in many of the discussions and debates around the future of robots and autonomous systems in our society. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ohio State wrapped up a 26-player recruiting class on National Signing Day, including a huge final-day addition to the class in five-star offensive tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere. The Buckeyes also announced that Urban Meyer will be signing a two-year contract extension and revealed that defensive coordinator Greg Schiano isn't leaving for the New England Patriots and will stick around for 2018, while preparing to make $1 million as an assistant. Busy. In the latest Buckeye Talk Podcast, Bill Landis, Tim Bielik and Doug Lesmerises cover it all. We talk about Schiano's impact, how the Buckeyes landed Petit-Frere, why Georgia beat out the Buckeyes for the No. 1 class, whether Michigan recruiting is falling off and which players from this class could contribute right away for the Buckeyes in 2018. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State basketball is No. 14 in the latest AP poll, but the Buckeyes might have trouble sticking close to home to start the NCAA Tournament. That is, unless they beat No. 3 Purdue on Wednesday. In this basketball edition of Buckeye Talk, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises break down the chances of a major OSU upset in West Lafayette; examine whether the suspension of Kam Williams increases the chances that Keita Bates-Diop, Jae'Sean Tate and C. J. Jackson wear down by the end of the season; and talk about Landis' recent trip to Nashville. Why Nashville? Because Detroit, Pittsburgh and Nashville are the three closest first-week NCAA sites to Ohio. But despite being on track for a top four seed in the tourney, the Buckeyes may be looking at a trip West. Doug and Bill explain why. Plus, for football fans, there's some bonus recruiting updates at the end as Ohio State gets ready for Wednesday's National Signing Day. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Bill and Tim, in the wake of the departure of cornerbacks coach Kerry Coombs for the NFL, the hiring of defensive assistant Alex Grinch, the promotion of offensive coordinator Ryan Day and the move of defensive coordinator Greg Schiano that's coming one day, examine everything that goes into the Buckeyes coaching staff in the lastest Buckeye Talk Podcast. And we explain why the often loyal Meyer may have been a little more ruthless this offseason. There's also the latest position breakdown of the secondary; a preview of next week's signing day and forecast of how the 2018 recruiting class will finish; and food talk about what to eat for the Super Bowl. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Notes Doug Lesmerises, Tim Bielik and Bill Landis delve into Ryan Day's decision to turn down the Tennessee Titans and stay at Ohio State as offensive coordinator, where he'll now be calling the plays. We give you the list of potential Day replacements we made - then didn't need. And then we deal with breaking news about 65 minutes into the podcast - the report that Kerry Coombs is leaving Ohio State for the NFL's Titans. We talk about what that loss will be like for the Buckeyes. And then there's an offensive line breakdown, with our depth chart prediction for the starters and backups for the 2018 line. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode Notes Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis talk Ohio State basketball after the Buckeyes' win over Nebraska. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dre'Mont Jones, Mike Weber, Parris Campbell, Terry McLaurin, Johnnie Dixon and K.J. Hill all stayed at Ohio State for the 2018 season, leaving only Denzel Ward, Sam Hubbard and Jerome Baker as the Buckeyes who declared early for the NFL Draft. That's a lot of talent sticking around, after two years of the Buckeyes losing more players to the NFL than expected. But could that upset the natural balance of the roster, and maybe block some younger players ready to take on bigger roles? In the latest Buckeye Talk, Tim Bielik, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises examine this question, provide a complete breakdown of the receiver position for next season and answer a ton of listener questions about the Buckeyes and food. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike Weber has seemingly decided to stay at Ohio State, so what does that mean for the Buckeyes tailback situation in 2018 with Weber and J.K. Dobbins together again in the backfield? Doesn't Dobbins need more carries than the 194 he received this season? How many more rushing attempts will the tailbacks get if the Buckeyes don't run the QB as much? Is Weber as good of a back as Dobbins? Bill Landis, Tim Bielik and Doug Lesmerises discuss it all while focusing on the backfield in the first of what will be six depth chart breakdowns for 2018 over the next several podcasts. We also take reader questions and, of course, drop in some food and robot talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug and Bill recap Ohio State's upset of No. 1 Michigan State, and what it means for Chris Holtmann's first year with the Buckeyes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Bill and Tim are back together talking about the College Football Playoff semifinals, if Ohio State should have been in and what to make of the Big Ten's bowl results. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug and Bill recap Ohio State's Cotton Bowl in over USC, look ahead to the 2018 season and answer your questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After visits to the hometowns of Matthew Baldwin and J.K. Dobbins, Bill Landis calls in from the road, while Doug Lesmerises sits in his hotel room after a day talking about Sam Darnold. It's another daily Buckeye Talk from the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, and in this Wednesday episode we talk a lot about Baldwin and Dobbins; how much Ohio State should be worried about Darnold; whether Ohio State or USC could lay an egg on Friday; which current Buckeyes project as future NFL stars; and how much service matters in a restaurant. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug and Bill are on the scene in Dallas for Cotton Bowl prep vs. USC, recap Ohio State's signing day last week and talk about the Buckeyes' coaching staff. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a Cotton Bowl preview for No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 8 USC, as Tim Bielik, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises dig into the Buckeyes and Trojans, who will meet on Dec. 29 in Arlington, Texas. OSU fans should have real questions about whether Ohio State can handle a USC offense featuring future first-round NFL Draft pick Sam Darnold at quarterback and fellow All-Pac-12 first-team selection Ronald Jones at running back. One of us has real doubts about that. Also, we get into more early signing day issues involving Emory Jones, Alex Williams and Micah Parsons and answer your questions on food and football. Also, there's a Tim Beck alert. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Landis breaks down the early portion of the Ohio State basketball season, and answers you questions on the Buckeyes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2018 recruiting class, ranked No. 1 in the nation, gets the focus of this week's Buckeye Talk with Bill Landis, Tim Bielik and Doug Lesmerises. The Buckeyes will sign almost half their class in the new early signing period that starts on Dec. 20. Bill breaks down who will sign early, and then we start fitting all the new recruits, and 21 are currently verbally committed, onto the Ohio State roster. What are the strongest and weakest positions on the team? Where could freshmen next year play early? Then, we each rank our top three chain restaurants, and we get to some food and football questions from listeners. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Landis updates where Ohio State is with its 2018 recruiting class, and answers your recruiting questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Bill and Tim take a break from playoff talk to give an early preview of Ohio State's 2018 quarterback battle, and answer your Buckeye questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alabama made the playoff ahead of Ohio State. It wasn't a shock - the choice between the Crimson Tide and Buckeyes was a 50-50 proposition for weeks. But as Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Tim Bielik break it down, did the College Football Playoff committee go about their decision-making process the right way? We look at the decision, then we compare Ohio State's 2015, 2016 and 2017 teams and then look ahead to the projected 2018 starters and whether Ohio State could be better next year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Preview the Big Ten Championship between Ohio State and Wisconsin on this Buckeye Talk with Bill Landis, Doug Lesmerises and Tim Bielik of cleveland.com. Will the Badgers' offensive line control the game? Is Wisconsin QB Alex Hornibrook better than you think? Can the Ohio State receivers burn the Wisconsin secondary? Plus, we talk what the Buckeyes need to do to make the College Football Playoff and how big a threat Alabama and Clemson might be. And we rant about the chaos of the Greg Schiano-Tennessee situation. There's a lot going on here, trust us. So listen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dwayne Haskins relieved an injured J.T. Barrett in the third quarter against Michigan and saved the Buckeyes, who rallied for a 31-20 win. But was Haskins actually the necessary quarterback for Ohio State to win this game? Was his arm needed to beat the Wolverines? Tim Bielik, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break down Ohio State's victory in J.T. Barrett's absence. Then we delve into Ohio State's playoff hopes in the aftermath of Alabama's loss to Auburn. If the Buckeyes beat Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship next week, will Ohio State make the playoff, or will the playoff committee pick the Crimson Tide? It's The Game and the playoff on this podcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Bill and Tim preview Ohio State vs. Michigan, plus answer your Buckeyes (and Thanksgiving) questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Tim and Bill break down Ohio State's 52-14 win over Illinois, and look ahead to Michigan and the Big Ten Championship. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking about Ohio State's College Football Playoff chances, and answering more of your Buckeyes questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That 48-3 thrashing of Michigan State was Ohio State at its best. So do you celebrate the bounceback or wonder what could have been? Tim, Bill and Doug break down the win, get into a little playoff talk, discuss whether there should be new starting linebackers, examine the few deep ball shots the Buckeyes took, and figure out where that run game came from. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Bill and Tim discuss Ohio State's loss to Iowa, what it means for the program, what went wrong and answer your questions on the Buckeyes ahead of Saturday's game vs. Michigan State. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happened in Ohio State's shocking 55-24 loss to Iowa and what should the Buckeyes do next? In this massive postgame podcast, Bill Landis, Doug Lesmerises and Tim Bielik break it all down. How much is Urban Meyer to blame? Why won't the Buckeyes run J.K. Dobbins more? How poorly is Bill Davis coaching the linebackers? Should Dwayne Haskins get some time at quarterback now? Are the Buckeyes still the Big Ten favorites despite this loss? That and more on this huge Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Bill and Tim discuss the first College Football Playoff rankings; more from Ohio State's win over Penn State; and answer your questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this postgame Buckeye Talk podcast, Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Tim Bielik imagine how drastically different everyone would view the Buckeyes and Urban Meyer if Ohio State hadn't managed this thrilling 39-38 comeback. Landis makes a case for J.T. Barrett as the Heisman Trophy frontrunner, we ponder potential radical solutions to the devastating kickoff problems and decide if this was the best Ohio State game we've ever seen in person. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Bill and Tim talk more about Ohio State vs. Penn State; Doug convinces us that the Buckeyes are better; we answer your questions; and discuss Tim Hortons. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this quick Penn State preview before Wednesday's full podcast, Bill Landis, Tim Bielik and Doug Lesmerises break down what they saw in Penn State's 42-13 win over Michigan on Saturday during Ohio State's bye week. Can the Buckeyes beat the Nittany Lions if Penn State Heisman Trophy favorite Saquon Barkley has a huge game? Or would that doom the Buckeyes? We compare Ohio State's defense to Michigan's defense and compare Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley to Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett. It's the perfect way to kick off this week and take your first step toward getting ready for this showdown between the No. 2 and No. 6 teams in the country. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Bill and Tim give their position by position breakdown of the Buckeyes at the midway point, answer your Ohio State football questions and talk more about the upcoming Penn State game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Breaking down Ohio State's 56-14 win at Nebraska, and how we're feeling with Penn State coming up next for the Buckeyes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State's sophomore defensive end is starting to dominate games more and more, but how close is Nick Bosa to approaching the status of his older brother, the former OSU All-American and current NFL star? In this Buckeye Talk, Bill Landis, Tim Bielik and Doug Lesmerises delve into the Buckeyes best player, talk about replacing Rutgers in the Big Ten, figure out why the offensive line has depth issues and yell at each other about the worst fast food chains. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Buckeyes beat Maryland 62-14 but lost a starter on the offensive line for the year after right guard Branden Bowen broke his leg. That's the type of injury at a position without much depth that the Buckeyes haven't faced in years. Tim Bielik, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis find a variety of ways to replace Bowen. Then there's quarterback J.T. Barrett, who is looking as confident as ever. At least one of us thinks he's playing like a quarterback you can win a title with. Others aren't so sure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Ohio State a lock for the College Football Playoff if it wins out? Are we looking at J.K. Dobbins and Mike Weber the wrong way? Is Nashville Hot Chicken the go-to food of central Ohio? Did eating pizza in New Jersey change Tim's life? In this episode of the Buckeye Talk Podcast from cleveland.com, Bill Landis, Tim Bielik and Doug Lesmerises answer all those questions, with a deep look at playoff talk, as well as many more from our listeners. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Oklahoma game was the bottom and this 56-0 win over the Scarlet Knights was the continuation of a legitimate rebound for the Buckeyes. Bill Landis, Doug Lesmerises and Tim Bielik give the postgame breakdown as Ohio State moves to 4-1 and trot out a theory about the Oklahoma game this year compared to a year ago. Tim's life-changing pizza experience in New Jersey is touched on, but this is almost all football after Ohio State outgained Rutgers 628 years to 209 and shut them out for the second straight year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 100th official episode of Buckeye Talk comes supersized, as Doug, Bill and Tim welcome ESPN's Marty Smith as a special guest to talk Ohio State's 2014 championship run. We also bring back Ari Wasserman for a visit, then talk Ohio State's passing game, whether the Buckeyes need an easy win early in the season to get rolling, plus boneless wings, coleslaw orders, chili and milkshakes. It's football and it's food, which is what makes it Buckeye Talk. And we can't believe we made it for 100 episodes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Bill and Tim break down Ohio State's 54-21 win over UNLV. Can you actually learn anything from it? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are Ohio State's national title hopes best served by the current offensive game plan, or would a Dwayne Haskins-J.K. Dobbins style of throw it and hand it to the tailback work better? In this Buckeye Talk Podcast, Bill Landis, Tim Bielik and Doug Lesmerises examine that question and talk linebacker issues. And they they jump ahead and get into a real battle. On topic is Buckeyes 2020, our look at what the football program will be like three years from now. One question - wll Dobbins have a Heisman Trophy by then? And then there's a contentious pizza debate surrounding Ohio pizza staple Donato's, and things get real. Get it all on Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Tim Bielik break down Ohio State's 38-7 win over Army. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug, Bill and Tim discuss Ohio State's quarterback questions, Dwayne Haskins soaking it all in and how the Buckeyes' offense needs to change after a loss to Oklahoma. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Lesmerises, Bill Landis and Tim Bielik discuss Ohio State's 31-16 loss to Oklahoma from Ohio Stadium, and where the Buckeyes go from here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices