What's the best coaching staff you can build using only college football coaches?

That's the theme of today's episode of Buckeye Talk. Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis have 138 FBS coaches to choose from. Each staff will feature a head coach, coordinators on both sides of the ball and nine other position coaches. Follow along to see who can be the most creative.

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What are the most important moments in the history of ⁠Ohio State football⁠?

These are the moments that define the program, paving the way for where it is today. They span over 100 years, interweaving themselves into the fabric of the sport. 

Here on Buckeye Talk, we will spend the next nine Mondays diving into those moments, discussing why they matter so much and the impact they continue to have today. 

We continue that today with a look at two coaches who spent their entire tenures being the epitome of good, but never quite enough.

This is the story about the tragedy of Earle Bruce and John Cooper.

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It’s the final week of official visit season for Ohio State, meaning another group of important 2027 targets will be on campus.

This weekend features a small group, but it features its second-longest tenured commit, who arrives looking for answers to what has suddenly become an interesting recruitment. Plus, five-star wide receiver Jamier Brown.

But first, a discussion about Ohio State's final June camp featuring a five-star quarterback and a five-star receiver with OSU family ties.

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What are we to make of the run Indiana has gone on the last two years, and is it actually a threat to Ohio State?

Are the Hoosiers just the most extreme version of a Cinderella story where the clock will eventually strike midnight? Or are they the ultimate living proof of how the sport is changing?

As they look ahead to an Oct. 17 matchup in Bloomington, Indiana, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik discuss the dynamics between what might be the Big Ten's top two programs heading into 2026.

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On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis discuss the most interesting things observed and heard at Ohio State's third June recruiting camp.

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If you were to make a Mount Rushmore of Ohio State football players strictly from the Ryan Day era, who would you choose?

That's what Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss on this episode of Buckeye Talk. With the help of the subtext subscribers, the trio reveals who they think would belong on that mountain and why.

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What are the most important moments in the history of Ohio State football?

These are the moments that define the program, paving the way for where it is today. They span over 100 years, interweaving themselves into the fabric of the sport. 

Here on Buckeye Talk, we will spend the next nine Mondays diving into those moments, discussing why they matter so much and the impact they continue to have today. 

We continue that today with a look into the biggest rivalry in sports and the decade that paved the way for that statement to be true.

This is the story of Ohio State, Michigan and the 10-year War.

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It’s Week 3 of official visit season for Ohio State, meaning another group of important 2027 targets will be on campus.

This third weekend features OSU's largest group of the summer with nine people already scheduled to be in town. Headlining that group are five-star wide receiver Monshun Sales and five-star cornerback Gabriel Osborne Jr.

But first, a discussion about Ohio State's second June camp.

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Ohio State will face Maryland for the first time since the Big Ten's expansion and cold quietly be an intriguing matchup.

On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik discuss why. Plus mapping out what an unexpected upset would even look like.

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On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis discuss the most interesting things observed and heard at Ohio State's first June 2026 recruiting camp.

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