Buckeye Talk: Ohio State Podcast By Cleveland.com

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means run through several items of note, including a look at the future of the Ohio State defensive line, talking both players and future coaches. Also on the agenda: Kerry Coombs hired at Cincinnati Dawand Jones staying at Ohio State for the 2022 season Tony Alford's promotion to run game coordinator 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 Monday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmersies, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and the text subscribers vote for several Ohio State football awards for the 2021 football season: Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year True Freshman of the Year Surprising Player of the Year Play of the Year Some of the voting is tight and some of the discussion is heated. 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 Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises check in on the Ohio State basketball team as it gets into the Big Ten play. In Year 5 of the Chris Holtmann era, the Buckeyes have yet to make. it past the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament despite having rosters that showed flashes of the ability to do so. The 2021-22 roster has a quality blend of experienced upperclassmen with talented young guys that looks like it can not only put together a quality tournament run but compete for a regular-season Big Ten title. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Thursday Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means address the latest Ohio State football coaching news. Defensive assistants Kerry Coombs and Al Washington will not be back, and the Buckeyes are hiring Tim Walton and Perry Eliano. What do the new coaches bring, and what went wrong to end the careers of Coombs and Washington in Columbus? 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

The Big Ten revised its 2022 football schedule on Wednesday and Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are here to discuss how the changes affect the Buckeyes. None of the opponents changed, and regardless of the schedule order, Ohio State is potentially looking at six top-25 opponents in the regular season next fall. Also, Doug wants to make Ohio State-Penn State an annual Halloween rivarly. 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

Doug and Nathan react to Georgia's victory over Alabama in the national championship game -- including Stetson Bennett's rise from Buckeye Talk caricature to winning quarterback. Also, what's with all the titles on Ohio State's offensive coaching staff, and does it tell us anything about how it will operate going forward? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathan Baird and Stephen Means discuss the three latest, and possibly final, additions to Ohio State's 2022 signing class. Hero Kanu has already signed. Will Omari Abor and Carson Hinzman both join him in February? Also, a look ahead to the 2023 priorities and what dominoes may fall first as that class picks up momentum. 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, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means look at where the Buckeyes should be ranked in the final AP poll, and where they would rank if you were just playing games based on talent and potential. There's a historical look at Ohio State in the top five, and a question for texters about whether they view this as a good season. Plus, a little talk about the likely new offensive line coach and the latest safety addition for the Buckeyes. 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

Doug, Nathan and Stephen discuss Ohio State's decision to separate with offensive line coach Greg Studrawa. How much did recruiting play into this decision? What qualities must Ryan Day address as he seeks to fill this position? Are more staff changes still coming? 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, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means talk about the contract situations of Ryan Day and Jim Harbaugh. First, they discuss Master Teague heading to the NFL and James Laurinaitis going to work at Notre Dame. 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

Doug, Nathan and Stephen run through a round of questions sent in by texters after the Rose Bowl, dealing with topics ranging from Emeka Egbuka to Al Washington, Jeff Hafley to Brian Hartline, C.J. Stroud to Taron Vincent, and more. Thanks for listening to another Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. The guys might take a break for a couple days after this one. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State beat Utah 48-45 in the Rose Bowl, and Nathan Baird in Pasadena and Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means in Ohio are here to break it all down. The historic passing game for C.J. Stroud and Jaxon Smith-Njigba, the second-half rally by the defense, the halftime speech from Demario McCall, the tweets that started flowing from Marcus Williamson during the game, how much the OSU program needed this win, where the Buckeyes now stand compared to Michigan, what Ohio State may have looked like against Georgia and how Kirk Herbstreit started off the new year criticizing players. Plus, Matt Barnes is moving on and what other assistants may not be back? A long pod after a wild game. 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 final Buckeye Talk episode before the Rose Bowl, and final Buckeye Talk of 2021, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means make their picks for the game, give last-minute nuggets of news, talk about the most interesting thing about the matchup and wonder what it might mean if the Buckeyes lose as four-point favorites. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk and Happy New Year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Thursday rapid fire Buckeye Talk from the Rose Bowl, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises run through 16 questions from text subscribers. Among the topics: Could Jaxon Smith-Njigba and C.J. Stroud set records in Pasadena? Over-under 125 rushing yards for TreVeyon Henderson? When could we see a OSU-USC Rose Bowl in the playoff? Which old Ohio State defender would you add to the Buckeyes for this game? Does Nathan raid the min-bar on the road? And more. 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 Wednesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Nathan Baird brings news from California after talking to Ohio State offensive players and Utah defensive players in the run-up to the Rose Bowl. Doug Lesmerises and Nathan talk about Cade Stover, Thayer Munford, Kevin Wilson, Devin Lloyd, Clark Phillips and more. Plus, why specific matchups seem to matter so much this bowl season. 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 Tuesday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises and Nathan Baird dig in on the info Nathan learned about the Ohio State defense and the Utah offense during Rose Bowl interviews in California. Could this be a breakout game for OSU's Kourt Williams? What is Zach Harrison thinking about the NFL Draft? How did Matt Barnes handle the coaching changes this season? What does Utah running back and one-time OSU recruiting target Tavion Thomas think of the Buckeyes? How dangerous are those three Utah tight ends? Which Buckeyes weren't at practice Tuesday? 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 Monday night Buckeye Talk, it's time to check in with Nathan Baird from California, where coverage of Ohio State vs. Utah in the Rose Bowl has begun. Doug Lesmerises talks with Nathan after his day at Disneyland with the Buckeyes, where news of four Buckeyes deciding not to play was revealed. Get the news and analysis on that, plus find out what else Ryan Day, Dawand Jones, Bryson Shaw, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and C.J. Stroud had to say. Also ... does Nathan know anything about Disney? And what Pixar character did he once dress as for Halloween? 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 a quick rapid fire Buckeye Talk to get you through until Nathan Baird starts checking in from California later on Monday. For now, Doug Lesmerises takes a few rapid fire questions about the Rose Bowl status, the best national coaching hires, recruits the Buckeyes should have targeted and passed on, Kerry Coombs vs. Ed Warinner and more. Plus, Doug's wife makes a quick appearance. We'll get back on a more normal schedule this week, and thanks as always 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 Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means take their first deep dives into the Rose Bowl matchup. How good is Utah QB Cam Rising? How tough is the Utah run game? Why do the Utes use tight ends like they're the Browns? On defense, is Devin Lloyd the best linebacker Ohio State has faced? Is the Utah secondary vulnerable? Could C.J Stroud throw for 500 yards and make nothing else matter? And why does Utah have so many punt problems? 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 rapid fire Buckeye Talk Wednesday episode, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are here to answer a bevy of text subscriber questions: What would it mean for Ohio State if Michigan wins a national title? Should the Buckeyes have landed Elias Ricks in the transfer portal? What's the best Christmas present we ever got? Should there be optimism around Julian Fleming for next season? Which current freshman will have the biggest 2022 impact? What player could be a candidate for a position switch? Should Justin Fields have stayed at Ohio State for the 2021 season? Who is the best Spiderman? What happens if new coordinator Jim Knowles doesn't fix the defense? 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