Buckeye Talk: Ohio State Podcast By Cleveland.com

This Tuesday Buckeye Talk is dedicated entirely to the looming Ohio State visit of 5-star defensive end J.T. Tuimoloau, who is scheduled to be in Columbus this weekend as one of his five official visits. Tuimoloau is hitting Washington, Oregon, USC, Ohio State and Alabama on his five officials, with Ohio State seen as holding a slight lead. Will his first visit to Columbus lock down a commitment? Does Alabama getting the last visit matter a lot? Will Larry Johnson seal this for the Buckeyes? If Tuimoloau comes, how much might he play as a freshman? And then what would it mean for Ohio State's title chances in 2022 and 2023 to add Tuimoloau to the mix? Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises discuss every aspect of Tuimoloau's recruitment, while somehow also working in talk of Nathan as a local celebrity, and the duties in England of the Royal Gynecologist. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choic

So now we know the College Football Playoff listens to Buckeye Talk, because they adopted most of Doug's proposal from a few weeks ago. What now? We break down each point of the 12-team proposal and how it affects Ohio State. We also Mark Down who will first represent the Big Ten when -- actually, if -- expansion comes in 2023. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time to get back to Buckeye ReTalkables. The plan is to sprinkle these episodes in twice a month over the offseason, as Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means rewatch and relive Ohio State games of the past. The last ReTalkables was in October, so now that it’s June, the ReTalkables are renewed with a humdinger of a game. It’s Ohio State vs. Texas from 2005, that showdown with Vince Young in the Shoe in primetime that happened to be the first Ohio State football game Doug ever covered. Doug, Nathan and Stephen go through the usual categories to discuss who owned the game, who made the big plays, who made the good and bad decisions, who had weird or awesome style and how enjoyable this game was for Ohio State fans. And as always, the question remains, did this look like a championship Ohio State team? It’s a tough loss but a great game to ReTalk about. So thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad c

Ohio State hired Jocelyn Gates as the senior associate athletic director who oversees football. She will have a lead role in setting the Buckeyes' future football schedule. Former North Carolina kicker Noah Ruggles announced his commitment to Ohio State as a graduate transfer. He will compete with Jake Seibert for kicking duties this fall. Kaleb Brown, a top-100 receiver from Chicago's St. Rita High School, became the 13th commitment and third receiver in Ohio State's 2022 recruiting class. Ohio State's second week of day camps featured some intriguing international talent, including defensive tackle Hero Kanu from Germany and tight end Theo Melin Ohrstrom from Sweden. Playoff expansion seems inevitable after a recommendation from a College Football Playoff working group to move from four teams to 12. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State wrapped up its second week of day camps with some intriguing prospects on campus. Stephen reports back on what he saw and who he talked to. He also provides an update on top safety prospect Xavier Nwankpa. First up, he and Nathan discuss the commitment of Kaleb Brown and Noah Ruggles' addition as a graduate transfer. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, it’s time for another draft, and this one combines a little bit of everything. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means draft eight rounds of Ohio State Untouchables. The parameters -- take one recruit from the Class of 2022; one player each from the Class of 2021, Class of 2020, Class of 2019 and Class of 2018/17; one current assistant coach; one Ohio State tradition; and one wild card. So in the same draft are Garrett Wilson, Larry Johnson, Quinn Ewers and Hang on Sloopy. There is some cutthroat drafting going on here -- so think about who or what you would take No. 1, then prepare for one of the most fun drafts on Buckeye Talk yet. Thanks for listening to another podcast from cleveland.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What came out of Ohio State's first big recruiting weekend after the end of the NCAA dead period? What is coming in the week ahead? Stephen Means and Nathan Baird break it down. They also answer subscriber questions on "crystal balls," Pickerington Central safety Sonny Styles and 2023 quarterback recruiting. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Big Ten football experienced only one coaching change in the offseason, and it involved Bret Bielema returning to the league. Such a lack of turnover is uncommon. In nine of the last 11 years there has been more than one coaching change. On this Mark It Down Monday, Doug, Nathan and Stephen rank the Big Ten coaches based on stability and upward mobility before predicting who will be the next to switch jobs. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s time for another Buckeyefly Effect, where we change a decision in Ohio State football’s past, and imagine what the alternative reality would have looked like. This time, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means dive into the world where Joe Burrow beats out Dwayne Haskins to be Ohio State’s starting quarterback in 2018. How good would Burrow have been in 2018? Would the Buckeyes have won the national title in 2019? What would have happened to Haskins? Would Ohio State be recruiting quarterbacks and receivers at the same level now? The guys look at the short-term and long-term effects for Ohio State football, with input from text subscribers. 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 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 ab

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