Buckeye Talk: Ohio State Podcast By Cleveland.com

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

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