Buckeye Talk: Ohio State Podcast By Cleveland.com

There's a lot happening with Ohio State, and on this latest episode of Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means cover it all. Two OSU players have been dismissed from the team. Michigan State has a new football coach with Ohio State roots. The basketball team is fighting for the NCAA Tournament. And, at the heart of this episode, text subscribers explain what they love about being Ohio State fans, and the guys explain the things they appreciate about covering Ohio State. It's the offseason, but there's a lot to discuss. 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

The Buckeyes finished off their 2020 signing class and introduced two new assistant coaches. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Ohio State assistant coaches Kerry Coombs and Corey Dennis met with reporters as the Buckeyes finished off their 2020 recruiting class on a big National Signing Day of information. Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means were there to catch it all, and on this episode of Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, they broke down what they thought of Coombs' return to the Buckeyes and Dennis' first meeting with reporters. Also, Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio stepped down and former OSU assistant and current Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell is a leading candidate to replace him. What might it mean for the Buckeyes if Fickell takes over in East Lansing? Plus, there's talk on what the guys learned from some of the 14 early enrollees they talked to and plenty of questions from text subscribers. 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

Ohio State locks up the final piece of its 2020 signing class while passing out offers for 2021 and beyond. 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 turn Buckeye Talk into a duet with Doug Lesmerises wrapping up his vacation. This was a full text subscriber question episode beginning with a deep discussion about Ohio State's 2020 recruiting class. Who are the potential sleepers? Are the Buckeyes slipping as a national recruiting presence with Ryan Day? Where is the early recruiting focus for 2021? Nathan and Stephen also delved into questions on key positions and players for the 2020 Buckeyes, including the potential impact of seniors Demario McCall and Jonathon Cooper. Which "project" defensive end has the highest ceiling, and should fans be pessimistic about the defensive line? Finally, a deeper look at some of the specific issues affecting Buckeye men's basketball and where Chris Holtmann's team can go as February arrives. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digging in to what Ohio State's offense will look like next season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We look ahead again on Buckeye Talk, as Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means project how the 2020 Ohio State offense will look. In addition to a position-by-position breakdown of the roster, they also list the most important players on offense, the biggest questions, the most likely All-Americans and more. Also, they answer text subscriber questions on Master Teague and the running back situation, which receivers fit where and what happens with the vacant starting spots on the offensive line. If you missed the defensive depth chart podcast, check out Episode 258. Nathan and Stephen also discuss Kerry Coombs' return to Ohio State as defensive coordinator before touching on Buckeye basketball's recent struggles and how Chris Holtmann's team can turn things around. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Digging in to what Ohio State's defense will look like next season See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to look ahead, and on this episode of Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means project how the 2020 Ohio State defense will look. They go over the projected depth chart position group by position group, list the most important players on the defense, the biggest questions, the most likely All-Americans and more, all while taking questions from text subscribers. It's a comprehensive look at this side of the ball, where the Buckeyes are losing seven starters from 2019. They'll do the same with the offense on next week's podcast. The guys also talk about LSU's win over Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship and how Ohio State might have matched up with LSU, and go through the most important things Ryan Day said when he met with reporters on Wednesday. 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

Looking back on Ohio State's 2019 season and Fiesta Bowl loss to Clemson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are back together to -- at the suggestion of a funeral director -- bury the 2019 Ohio State football season and the College Football Playoff semifinal loss to Clemson. This is a final big picture look at everything that went right and wrong with the Buckeyes during their 13-1 season in Ryan Day's first year as head coach, and how all of it will be remembered. There are a ton of messages of mourning from Ohio State text subscribers about how they've dealt with the loss, and lots of thoughts about what the 2019 season means for Ohio State in 2020 and beyond. Next week, we'll start looking to the future. But for now, this is a final time for Buckeye Talk as a group to remember what happened this season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Lesmerises checks in (finally, sorry for the delay) after taking another look at Ohio State's Fiesta Bowl loss to Clemson. This isn't the final wrap on that College Football Playoff semifinal loss, but Doug does examine 10 plays that went against Ohio State, with the belief that changing even one of them would have given the Buckeyes a win. Plus, there's talk about Shaun Wade's decision to stay at Ohio State for the 2020 season and the promotion of Corey Dennis to be the Buckeyes' quarterback coach. This a one-person episode and the full crew and full length will return Wednesday. But for now, enjoy this Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State football lost to Clemson 29-23 in a College Football Playoff semifinal in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday night, and boy, is there some stuff to talk about. On this postgame Buckeye Talk Podcast episode, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises chatted into the wee hours, answering as many of the 125 questions from text subscribers as they could and asking everyone a simple question -- Are you mad at the Buckeyes? They got a pretty resounding answer there, and then they got into everything about this game. Why the Buckeyes lost, what it means for the future, how it will be remembered. It’s an hour and 40 minutes making sense of that game the best that they could. Thanks for listening. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final daily Buckeye Talk Podcast episode live from Arizona before Saturday's Fiesta Bowl, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means examine what could be the first of many matchups between Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields and Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. They played high school football about 20 miles apart in Georgia, and they were the top two recruits in the Class of 2018, but they'll face off in a game for the first time in this College Football Playoff semifinal between the No. 2 Buckeyes and No. 3 Tigers. They could have long careers ahead meeting up in the NFL, and Stephen, Nathan and Doug examine the future and explain the past for two of the best young quarterbacks around. This was recorded on Dec. 27 and is the fourth daily podcast episode from Arizona. Catch them all, and get ready for the postgame pod after Saturday's Fiesta Bowl. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, coming to you daily from Arizona, it's time for picks. Doug, Nathan and Stephen offer their predictions and explanations for which team will win Saturday's Fiesta Bowl between No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Clemson. After a few days of interviews, the info has been gathered, so it's time to process everything that's been learned. Will Ohio State run the ball on Clemson consistently? Will Clemson hit Ohio State with big passing plays? Which team has the better overall talent? All of these questions and more were explained in the predictions, then plenty of questions from text subscribers were answered. This is the third daily podcast from Arizona, and it was recorded on Dec. 26. 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 and Clemson are preparing for Saturday's Fiesta Bowl and these are the headlines live from Arizona. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Does Ohio State or Clemson have the better coaching staff in this Fiesta Bowl? On this Christmas Day episode of the podcast, Doug Lesmerises looks at the assistants on both sides of the ball. The Buckeyes have an offense run by head coach Ryan Day with help from coordinators Kevin Wilson and Mike Yurcich, and a defense coached by co-coordinators Greg Mattison and Jeff Hafley. Yurcich, Mattison and Hafley are all in their first seasons in Columbus. Clemson counters with three veteran coordinators. Brent Venables has been running the Clemson defense since 2012. Offensively, co-coordinators Tony Elliott and Jeff Scott have been in charge since 2015. So the rise of the Tigers has been overseen by head coach Dabo Swinney and a trio of coordinators he really relies upon. Doug looks at that and takes many of your other questions in a 45-minute daily Buckeye Talk episode live from Arizona. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckeye Talk is in Arizona and that means you’re in Arizona. On this first live episode of the podcast from the Fiesta Bowl, Nathan Baird, Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises try to prove that they really think Ohio State has a chance to win, after the last episode last week had some listeners wondering why they were hating on the Buckeyes so much. So after interviewing six Ohio State players and two assistants, and six Clemson players and two assistants on Tuesday, the three of them sat down to take a new batch of questions from text subscribers as part of their daily podcast plan from the Fiesta Bowl before the Buckeyes and Tigers meet on the field Saturday. Among the areas they covered -- where Ohio State has an edge in this game. Plus, they talked about how Justin Fields’ knee is coming along, what Ryan Day will do about losing assistant coaches, and how much a win would mean for Ohio State’s standing in the college football world. There will be new podcast episodes on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday before

Ohio State signs its 2020 recruitling class and prepares for the Fiesta Bowl vs. Clemson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State football has a a bright future and an intriguing present, and that made this Buckeye Talk podcast episode extra long. To do everything right, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Doug Lesmerises basically did two podcasts in one this time. For those looking for more guidance to exactly what happens in the podcast, you’re in luck. Here’s the deal. The first hour or so is Nathan, Stephen and Doug breaking down the 2020 recruiting class that the Buckeyes inked on National Signing Day on Wednesday. The next half hour or so is a visit from Matt Connolly, the Clemson write for TheState.com. He broke down everything about the Fiesta Bowl semifinal between the No. 2 Buckeyes and No. 3 Tigers from the Clemson side of things. Don’t miss that. The last hour or so is Nathan, Stephen and Doug giving their breakdown of the Fiesta Bowl, and the matchups on both sides of the ball. That’s what was promised to you. That’s what was given to you. And that’s why this might be the longest Buckeye Talk yet. Thanks for listeni