Buckeye Talk: Ohio State Podcast By Cleveland.com

Ohio State is 1-0 and preparing for a familiar foe in week two, as the Buckeyes will welcome former Ohio State defensive lineman, assistant coach and interim head coach Luke Fickell to Ohio Stadium on Saturday. His Cincinnati team is coming off a week one win over UCLA, while Ohio State beat Florida Atlantic, so do the Buckeyes have anything to worry about? On this Buckeye Talk episode, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means address that issue, as well as what to think about the run game and J.K. Dobbins; what might change with Justin Fields in week two; the Buckeyes' streak of beating in-state opponents; and how Fickell wound up taking that job with the Bearcats. The season is rolling, with these regular Wednesday podcasts and postgame episodes on Saturday, so we thank you for listening to Buckeye Talk. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State opened the 2019 college football season with a 45-21 win over Florida Atlantic on Saturday. After writing their stories, and before getting locked in Ohio Stadium for an hour, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means took your questions for an hour-long postgame podcast. And then they somehow escaped. The season is here, and so are the postgame pods. Come back Wednesday for the regular weekly episode. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Time to preview Ohio State’s season, with Florida Atlantic arriving in town this weekend to kick off the 2019 football season against the Buckeyes at noon Saturday in Ohio Stadium. Buckeye Talk is back with the three-man pod, as Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means preview the season, predict how many games the Buckeyes will win and take questions from text subscribers. Once again, most of the questions came from people who sent them through Project Text as part of the $3.99 monthly service that gives you daily Ohio State info and insight from Doug a couple times a day. Try it at projecttext.com/buckeyetalk. For all the readers and listeners, thanks for your patronage and the guys look forward to providing great coverage of the Buckeyes for you this season. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckeye Talk is back to full strength, as new beat writer Nathan Baird makes his debut on the podcast as a full-time employee of cleveland.com. Joining Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means on the pod and in covering the team, the group is now back to full strength covering the Buckeyes. To get Nathan acclimated, this is a podcast filled with your questions. From how much Justin Fields should play in blowouts, to what the key will be to beating Michigan, to how many touchdowns JK Dobbins will rush for, to a breakdown of spicy chicken sandwiches, the podcast is back to its roots with the season right around the corner. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this extra large Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises joined by two outstanding guests to talk about the Buckeyes in two very different ways. It's more than 150 minutes of Buckeye discussion, and it's worth it.First Doug takes an hour's worth of questions from subscribers to our Project Text program (you can sign up for $3.99 a month at projecttext.com/buckeyetalk.)Then Chad Peltier of Land-Grant Holy Land stops in for a discussion of a statistical look that helps explain Ohio State's recruiting strength.Finally, Randy Wade, the father of Ohio State cornerback Shaun Wade and a podcaster himself at Daddy's Ball Podcast, stops in to talk about his son choosing the Buckeyes and life as the part of an OSU football player.It's huge. It's riveting. It's Buckeye Talk. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a monster Buckeye Talk episode, as Doug Lesmerises takes you through everything we learned about the Buckeyes since preseason camp started Friday. What's the best way to do that?By ranking the position groups and going through them one by one.Two guests also join Doug. Kareem Copeland, the Redskins writer for the Washington Post, drops in with an update on how rookie quarterback Dwayne Haskins is doing.And then Nathan Baird, the new primary Ohio State football beat writer for cleveland.com, makes his debut. Nathan won't start with cleveland.com until Aug. 19, but his hiring is official, and he's going to be a regular part of Buckeye Talk and a focal point for all our coverage going forward. So it's time to say hello.Plus, as always, answers to your questions. It's a super-sized Buckeye Talk with so much to discuss. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Lesmerises is on the record with his 9-3 pick for Ohio State this season. At least that's what he thinks so far. But forget that. What about a perfect regular season in Ryan Day's first season as head coach? On this Buckeye Talk, Doug is joined by two loyal OSU fans who make the case for 12-0. Then Doug goes through the optimistic scenarios presented by other listeners. Finally, old 9-3 Doug gives his 10 reasons why 12-0 could happen. This is the last episode before Ohio State starts preseason camp. So get ready for all the optimism you can handle. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lots to fill your ears in this Buckeye Talk, starting with a conversation about whether a comparison between this season and 2014 makes sense. Long-time OSU fan and Doug's colleague at cleveland.com, Rich Exner, joins for that conversation. Then Doug Lesmerises offers a rant about the Jim Harbaugh coverage, and then takes your questions, discussing the recruiting success of the Buckeyes so far and much more. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckeye Talk is a little late this week, but with good reason. The offseason is over. In this episode, Doug Lesmerises and Stephen Means from cleveland.com break down everything they heard from Ohio State coach Ryan Day at his first Big Ten Media Days in Chicago on Thursday. Doug and Stephen also get into what OSU players Jordan Fuller, K.J. Hill and Jonathan Cooper had to say. Topics include Ohio State's recent recruiting success, what defensive jobs are up for grabs, how the defensive scheme has changed and how Day is managing expectations. Doug and Stephen took your questions on Twitter, email and text, and delved into everything you want to know about Ohio State football, with preseason camp set to begin in two weeks. But this was it, the kickoff of a new era of Ohio State football, and there's a lot of ground to cover. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi

On this Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises is joined by Ralph Russo, the national college football writer for the Associated Press, to talk about where Ryan Day and the Buckeyes currently fit in the national landscape. Doug and Ralph discuss how many programs have a legitimate shot to win a national title; how Clemson arose to take what looked to be the Buckeyes' spot in the CFB hierarchy; and how the playoff committee works and whether Ohio State is getting a fair shake. Doug then talks about the latest recruiting commitment and takes some more of your questions. Thanks as always for listening. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's something a little different about this Buckeye Talk episode. As promised for several weeks, the pod attempted a rewatch of a classic Ohio State game and picked one of the obvious choices -- Ohio State-Michigan from 2006. Doug Lesmerises covered that game 13 years ago and he's joined by Jake Burns to rewatch and relive that 1-2 showdown headlined by eventual Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith. Doug tells some stories, Jake provides great X-and-O insight as to how college football has evolved and the 90-minute experience tells the tale of that classic game. You can find the game on YouTube and watch along at home, or you can listen at the gym or in your car without the game and you'll be fine. Either way, enjoy this different version of Buckeye Talk. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckeye Talk is back after a week break with one of our podcast’s favorite guests of the season. It’s Northeast Ohio’s own Phil Steele, who puts out one of the most respected college football preview magazines of the season. This is his 25th year of producing the preview. He joined Doug Lesmerises for a deep dive on the Buckeyes and their path in the Big Ten. They talked about where Justin Fields ranks in terms of quarterbacks in the nation, the toughest teams on Ohio State’s schedule, and why this might be the year that Michigan finally gets the edge on the Buckeyes. Plus, Doug broke down the strongest and weakest position groups for the Buckeyes in the coming years and took your questions. Buckeye Talk is back and refreshed after a week away, and as always, thanks for listening. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Back with another Buckeye Talk, and it's truncated this week. Also, we're taking next week off for the first week completely free of Buckeye Talk in a very, very long time. With that in mind, Doug Lesmerises spent this week resetting the table with what he thinks about OSU football at the moment, so there will be a clean slate when Buckeye Talk returns. Also, there's a little life talk on pizza, robots, Chili's, Press Your Luck, The Jonas Brothers, journalism and legacy. Thanks for listening. Back again on June 26. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Urban Meyer was 22-3 in games that were down to one score in the fourth quarter, a remarkable record of resilience at Ohio State. How did Meyer do that in seven years with the Buckeyes, and will they keep that up under Ryan Day? On the latest Buckeye Talk, Doug Lesmerises is joined by listener Mark Roberts, who did the research on Meyer's record, to discuss why the Buckeyes won so many tight ones. Mark also takes time to explain why he thinks Doug is wrong for even suggesting the Buckeyes could go 9-3 this season. Then Doug takes questions on everything from the new Big Ten commissioner to how much receiver recruit Julian Fleming should play as a freshman. All that on the new Buckeye Talk. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Julian Fleming, the 5-star receiver from Pennsylvania, will announce his college choice on Friday. Whether you're listening to this episode of Buckeye Talk before or after Fleming's announcement, you'll learn something about the best high school receiver in the country. Doug Lesmerises talked with Jim Roth, Fleming's high school coach, and then interviewed two reporters who have covered Fleming's career -- Dan Reilly and Dave Fegley. They'll take you inside Fleming's football career at Southern Columbia High School in a rural area in Northeast Pennsylvania. After those interviews, Doug as usual takes your questions on Ryan Day, Ed Warinner, Justin Fields and much more. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State dominated the Big Ten during Urban Meyer’s seven years as head coach. Ohio State was 54-4 in regular-season Big Ten play. The Buckeyes had the best record in their division (sometimes tied for first) all seven seasons, making the Big Ten Championship four times and winning three of them. The rest of the league has been waiting for a shot. Michigan State, Penn State, Iowa and Purdue each beat the Meyer-led Buckeyes during the regular season, while the Spartans also knocked out the Buckeyes in the 2013 Big Ten Championship. But everyone else never figured out what it was like to beat Meyer in scarlet and gray. Now they get to try Ryan Day. To see how that coaching change, and the Buckeyes as a whole, are viewed around the league, Doug Lesmerises called three great writers: • Sam McKewon from the Omaha World-Herald, who covers Nebraska • Aaron McMann from MLive.com, who covers Michigan and • Bob Flounders from Pennlive.com, who covers Penn State. They gave their views of the Buckeyes, and checked i

Doug Lesmerises runs through a load of questions on the latest Buckeye Talk episode. He catches up on the receivers, position areas of concern, recruiting battles ahead, playoff considerations and how Clemson passed the Buckeyes. But leading off is a dive into where Ryan Day should rank on a list of the best college coaches in the country. How many are definitely better than the first-year OSU boss? Thanks for listening to another Buckeye Talk. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Lesmerises received some help from a new source on this episode of Buckeye Talk -- the listeners. In assessing the state of the Ohio State football program, Doug brought in four Buckeye Talk diehards to break down the coaching, offense, defense and recruiting in the new Ryan Day era, while also looking at the big picture. You've heard their Twitters handles mentioned before. Now hear the voices of Chase Richardson, Cynical Negro, G Nilly and NickyUnders as they hop on the line to help Doug rate the Buckeyes. It's a fan pod and it's even more interesting than Doug could have hoped. Plus, more ratings of the OSU program from the ProjectText subscribers, and your questions, on yet another Buckeye Talk. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buckeye Talk has been planning a recruiting episode for weeks, and just as it hits, news breaks. Great timing. This week, Doug Lesmerises, Tim Bielik and Stephen Means break down the verbal commitment of 2021 quarterback Kyle McCord hours after it happened. McCord, a four-star from St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia, announced his decision for the Buckeyes on Tuesday morning. That's not all. Ohio State also added two other QBs since the last podcast episode, and JP Andrade and Gunnar Hoak are examined. And then it's time to get away from the QB recruiting and into the rest of the class. Doug, Stephen and Tim discuss Ryan Day's national and Ohio strategy in 2020 recruiting; how the Buckeyes shape up in terms of top-100 recruits; the recruits not committed that the Buckeyes need the most; and position groups that must be targeted as we look at future rosters. It's a reset of everything recruiting related under Ryan Day, plus your questions about the team, in a jam-packed episode of Buckeye Talk. Find out more at

On this Buckeye Talk, Doug talks about the transfer of Matthew Baldwin and what it means for the future of the quarterback room. Then there's a quick interview with a 13-year-old fan of the Buckeyes, and his mom, about how some of the players have inspired him. And then Doug is joined by Jakes Burns, our film breakdown guy at cleveland.com, to talk about the Ryan Day offense, what we learned about it at the spring game and how it might operate in 2019. Find out more at https://buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast.pinecast.co See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices