Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks. This one is Ohio State's defense vs. Oregon's defense Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where does Ohio State's Ryan Day rank among the eight head coaches left in the College Football Playoff? On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis try to figure that out by ranking all eight of them. Along the way, there is a consensus bottom five and No. 1. But the rest of the top three require a debate with hopes of coming to a like-minded conclusion. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's game against Tennessee and make their picks. Here's what gets discussed: Who are the referees for this game? The importance of special teams Why OSU must get off to a hot start Should they take the ball first Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where does Ohio State's Will Howard rank among the 12 quarterbacks in the College Football Playoff? On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis try to figure that out by ranking all 12 of them. Along the way, there is a consensus bottom five. But one through seven require a debate with hopes of coming to a like-minded conclusion. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s officially game week as Ohio State starts its postseason at home hosting Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The lead-up to Saturday’s game has a bowl game feel to it as each side of the ball has their day to discuss the upcoming matchup. For OSU, the defense was up next with Jim Knowles Caleb Downs, Lathan Ransom, Cody Simon and Sonny Styles stepping to the podium. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what they heard from a team hoping to put the Michigan game behind them. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's officially game week as Ohio State starts its postseason at home hosting Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The lead-up to Saturday's game has a bowl game feel to it as each side of the ball has their day to discuss the upcoming matchup. For OSU, the offense was up first with Ryan Day, Chip Kelly, Will Howard, TreVeyon Henderson and Donovan Jackson stepping to the podium. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what they heard from a team hoping to put the Michigan game behind them. Plus, Ohio State loses another quarterback to the transfer portal. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Monday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State defense and the Tennesee offense. Don't miss the pod last Friday when they did the Ohio State offense vs. the Tennessee defense. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are offering their first in-depth breakdown of the matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Tennessee Volunteers in the College Football Playoff. This one is Ohio State vs. Tennessee defense. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Thursday episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the texter community delivering questions about practically everything under the sun. Among the topics discussed by Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis: Julian Sayin's development as potentially Ohio State's next starting quarterback; Did we overestimate how good OSU would be? Stefan and Andrew's impression of Ohio State football; Favorite Big Ten cities Ryan Day's quarterback development credentials Plus plenty more. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transfer portal season continues around college football with more names seemingly going into it every day and Ohio State has also seen its fair share with more expected to come. But instead of focusing on who's leaving, on this Wednesday episode of Buckeye Talk, we focus on who should be coming. OSU has some holes to fill this offseason and will need to be even more active in the transfer portal than in years before. Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis look at Ohio State's roster and what positions need portal help the most in 2025. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ohio State's path to a national title set with releasing the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is final. The eighth-seeded OSU will host a first-round game against No. 9 Tennessee where a win will mean a rematch against No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl. Head coach Ryan Day discussed the matchup for the first time while reacting to his team's seed. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss Ohio State's playoff path and what Day had to say about it. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ohio State lost to Michigan, again. Now it's a big-picture problem. A team that was supposed to stamp its ticket for the Big Ten Championship Game is once again victim to the Wolverines thanks to its inability to show up for the moment. On this episode of Buckeye Talk Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik, Andrew Gillis and Jimmy Watkins discuss the loss. Except this isn't an analytical breakdown of the game. It's 45 minutes of ranting about how the Buckeyes Michigan problem is about a bigger issue within a program that keeps falling short. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's game against Michigan and make their picks. Here's what gets discussed: What a Michigan win would even look like The battle in the trenches Why the emotional part of this game matter so much The trio returns to make their game picks. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ohio State got its second top-five win of the season thanks to a 38-15 victory of the season. Now it's one win away from returning to the Big Ten Championship Game. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the win and what impressed them the most about it. They also decide whether they think the Hoosiers should be a College Football Playoff team Plus a conversation about Will Howard, who has been better than all three expected him to be. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's game against Indiana and make their picks. Here's what gets discussed: How much of a threat are Hoosiers quarterback Kurtis Rourke and defensive lineman Mikail Kamara Concerns about OSU's offensive line Do we think this game will be close? What an Indiana win would look like The trio returns to make their game picks. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State's top-three matchup with Indiana will be a clash of the titans as the two teams try to claim Big Ten supremacy. But is there more at stake? It's time to take the Buckeyes, the Hoosiers and their head coaches to court in this interesting debate. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss who this game means more to in a creative way. Stefan makes the case for Indiana, Andrew makes the case for OSU and Stephen sits in as the judge navigating a conversation. The question is, who makes the best case? Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ohio State got out of a 31-7 win over Northwestern what it needed without adding any extra problems. It challenged its quarterback's only lingering question, continued to build continuity on the offensive line, and pushed its limits on defense. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down the win while shifting the conversation forward. Using a survey sent out to the Buckeye Talk text subscribers, the trio discusses where OSU is heading into a pivotal stretch. Plus a quick convo about OSU's most recent commits. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's game against Northwestern and make their picks. Here's what gets discussed: What do you want to see from Ohio State's offense and defense in a game where the talent is so lopsided? The trio returns to make their game picks. Plus a look at some non-OSU games that might matter to the Buckeyes. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State has been blessed with plenty of dominant seasons from wide receivers since Ryan Day took over the program, but which one reigns supreme? On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis rank the six best individual versions of wide receivers who've called Ohio Stadium home over the past six years. Where does Marvin Harrison Jr.'s 2023 season rank compared to his 2022 season? How does Jaxon Smith-Njigba's record-breaking 2021 compare against Chris Olave's 2020? Plus, have Jeremiah Smith and Emeka Egbuka's 2024 season already made a case for being on this list? These are the questions that need answers and your favorite trio is here to do just that. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This episode of Buckeye Talk is a break from the serious football talk for a special guest. Former Ohio State running back Maurice Hall once helped the Buckeyes win a national title in 2002. Now he's trying to take over Hollywood. Hall's transitioned into the acting world in 2009 making a name for himself Now he's taking on a new challenge with a movie starring him and written by him called "A Heart for Christmas." The movie releases this Friday on Pluto TV and the Roku Channel. Hall joins Stephen Means as the two talk about his journey, the movie and his thoughts on the 2024 Buckeyes. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ohio State handled its business with a 45-0 win over Purdue on a day when plenty of other teams around the country didn’t. In the process of doing so, it also gained something in the win by playing as many people as possible and experimenting with different looks. It used a game where it could essentially name its score to find ways to still get better even if it wasn’t playing the best competition. On this postgame episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss why the shutout win was so important for the 2024 season and beyond. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down OHio State's game against Purdue and make their picks. Instead of breaking down. the opponent, the trio instead discusses the future of OSU football by discussing a few under-the-radar players we could see on Saturday as the program could get a chance to play some of its depth. We left the in-depth discussion about the Boilermakers to somebody else as an old friend makes an appearance to start off the show. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is a big difference between being a team’s best player and its most valuable, though sometimes those two things can collide, especially for Ohio State. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis try to figure out if that’s the case by ranking the team’s nine most valuable players. They consider the Subtext subscribers’ opinions while going in depth about each spot. Listen along to see who makes the list and who may have just been left off. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season are out, putting Ohio State in a favorable place. The Buckeyes debuted in the No. 2 spot behind Oregon in the first rankings of the new 12-team era. On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik break down what that means going forward. Then Andrew Gillis joins in as the trio reacts to everything Ryan Day, Jim Knowles and Will Howard said as OSU prepares to face Purdue on Saturday. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State heads into the final month of the regular season in complete control of its destiny using a 20-13 win over Penn State to reclaim the right to do so. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means takes questions and comments from the Subtext subscribers as he looks ahead to November discussing the most important topics. That ranges from the offensive and defensive lines, Ryan Day, the College Football Playoff and an honest conversation about quarterback Will Howard. Plus much, much more. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State football's resume for the first College Football Playoff rankings of the 2024 season is set. It heads into Tuesday night with a 7-1 record, a road win over a top-five opponent and a one-point loss to another top-five opponent in another road game. That should be enough to contend for a spot as high as No. 2, right? On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik try to predict what those rankings will look like and what it could mean for OSU going forward. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State is back in control of its destiny thanks to a 20-13 win over Penn State. On this postgame episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis breakdown the importance of the win and what it means heading into November. They also discuss quarterback Will Howard who though made some costly mistakes, ultimately led OSU to a victory. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's game against Penn State and make their picks. Here’s what gets discussed: The six most important Buckeyes in the game A conversation with Pennlive.com's Johnny McGonigol about the Nitty Lions The trio returns to make their game picks. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan Day and James Franklin each come into Saturday's matchup between Ohio State and Penn State at a bit of a crossroads. Each has been questioned about their ability to win big games, specifically top-five matchups where everything is equal. Day is 2-6 in those games while Franklin is 1-12. Saturday is a big opportunity for both. But which one needs a win more and who else might need it just as much? On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the six people who have the most on the line on Saturday. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Buckeye Talk’s in-season Monday pod is back where Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik break down the game looking at Ohio State's 21-17 win over Nebraska. Each week the breakdown will be broken up into three categories: Quarterback Talk: Discussing the best and worst thing we saw from the QB and if his upside flashed in any capacity Offensive Talk: What’s the best and worst play from the offense plus who who thought was the Player of the Game Defensive Talk: What’s the best and worst play from the defense plus who who thought was the Player of the Game A big-picture conversation about the Big Ten heading into conference play. Then they’ll close things out every week by answering one question: Did the Buckeyes look like a College Football Playoff team? Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss Ohio State football's 21-17 win over Nebraska. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's game against Nebraska and make their picks. Here’s what gets discussed: What do you want to see from Ohio State’s offense and defense? The trio returns to make their game picks. Plus a look at some non-OSU games that might matter to the Buckeyes. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices