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Where does Ohio State's Ryan Day rank among the eight head coaches left in the College Football Playoff? On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis try to figure that out by ranking all eight of them. Along the way, there is a consensus bottom five and No. 1. But the rest of the top three require a debate with hopes of coming to a like-minded conclusion. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's game against Tennessee and make their picks. Here's what gets discussed: Who are the referees for this game? The importance of special teams Why OSU must get off to a hot start Should they take the ball first Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where does Ohio State's Will Howard rank among the 12 quarterbacks in the College Football Playoff? On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis try to figure that out by ranking all 12 of them. Along the way, there is a consensus bottom five. But one through seven require a debate with hopes of coming to a like-minded conclusion. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s officially game week as Ohio State starts its postseason at home hosting Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The lead-up to Saturday’s game has a bowl game feel to it as each side of the ball has their day to discuss the upcoming matchup. For OSU, the defense was up next with Jim Knowles Caleb Downs, Lathan Ransom, Cody Simon and Sonny Styles stepping to the podium. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what they heard from a team hoping to put the Michigan game behind them. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's officially game week as Ohio State starts its postseason at home hosting Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The lead-up to Saturday's game has a bowl game feel to it as each side of the ball has their day to discuss the upcoming matchup. For OSU, the offense was up first with Ryan Day, Chip Kelly, Will Howard, TreVeyon Henderson and Donovan Jackson stepping to the podium. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what they heard from a team hoping to put the Michigan game behind them. Plus, Ohio State loses another quarterback to the transfer portal. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Monday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State defense and the Tennesee offense. Don't miss the pod last Friday when they did the Ohio State offense vs. the Tennessee defense. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are offering their first in-depth breakdown of the matchup between Ohio State Buckeyes and the Tennessee Voulunteers in the College Football Playoff. This one is Ohio State vs. Tennessee defense. First up -- the Tennessee defensive players that jump out, starting with potential first round NFL Draft pick James Pearce Jr. Then (41:49), a look at the Buckeyes that need to have big games on Dec. 31, starting with receiver Emeka Egbuka. Doug also reveals his secret plan suggestion for the Buckeyes in this section. Finally ((1:06:04), it's what the Buckeyes need to do to have a chance to pile up some points on the most talented defense in college football the last two years, and that leads to a long conversation about Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Thursday episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the texter community delivering questions about practically everything under the sun. Among the topics discussed by Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis: Julian Sayin's development as potentially Ohio State's next starting quarterback; Did we overestimate how good OSU would be? Stefan and Andrew's impression of Ohio State football; Favorite Big Ten cities Ryan Day's quarterback development credentials Plus plenty more. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transfer portal season continues around college football with more names seemingly going into it every day and Ohio State has also seen its fair share with more expected to come. But instead of focusing on who's leaving, on this Wednesday episode of Buckeye Talk, we focus on who should be coming. OSU has some holes to fill this offseason and will need to be even more active in the transfer portal than in years before. Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis look at Ohio State's roster and what positions need portal help the most in 2025. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ohio State's path to a national title set with releasing the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is final. The eighth-seeded OSU will host a first-round game against No. 9 Tennessee where a win will mean a rematch against No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl. Head coach Ryan Day discussed the matchup for the first time while reacting to his team's seed. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss Ohio State's playoff path and what Day had to say about it. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ohio State lost to Michigan, again. Now it's a big-picture problem. A team that was supposed to stamp its ticket for the Big Ten Championship Game is once again victim to the Wolverines thanks to its inability to show up for the moment. On this episode of Buckeye Talk Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik, Andrew Gillis and Jimmy Watkins discuss the loss. Except this isn't an analytical breakdown of the game. It's 45 minutes of ranting about how the Buckeyes Michigan problem is about a bigger issue within a program that keeps falling short. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's game against Michigan and make their picks. Here's what gets discussed: What a Michigan win would even look like The battle in the trenches Why the emotional part of this game matter so much The trio returns to make their game picks. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices