Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

Second-year players have taken on crucial roles during many great seasons in Ohio State football seasons. From the Super Sophs in 1968, to standouts like Ezekiel Elliott and Joey Bosa on the 2014 national champions, it's a crucial thread in Buckeye history.

So which second-year players could be important to the 2024 Ohio State football team?

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com has been writing about that for the last couple of weeks. He joins host Tom Orr to discuss three notable second-year Buckeyes, including wide receiver Brandon Inniss, offensive lineman Luke Montgomery, and tight end Jelani Thurman.

The Ohio State men's basketball team is suffering through yet another miserable January, with five losses in its last six games. The Buckeyes are now projected to finish out of the field in major NCAA Tournament projections and just lost by 25 at Northwestern.

Shockingly, Chris Holtmann's team is now 0-14 in its last 14 true road games, with its last win coming at Northwestern on January 1, 2023.

With all of the trend lines pointing in the wrong direction, is it time to send Holtmann packing and bring in a new head coach?

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down some of the key factors in the decision, including the substantial amount of money left on Holtmann's contract, the upcoming change at the athletic director position, and more.

The Ohio State Buckeyes got some great news on the recruiting front on Saturday with the commitment of top 2025 offensive line prospect Carter Lowe. This not only gives OSU a crucial building block for its 2025 class, it also gives Justin Frye a badly-needed true tackle prospect as well.

In this special bonus episode of the Skull Session Recruiting Podcast, Marc Givler and Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com break down the impact of Lowe's commitment to Ohio State.

The only thing certain about the future of college athletics is that no one is exactly sure what's going to happen in the coming 10 to 20 years.

From the formation of super-conferences to a movement breaking big-time football away from the NCAA, the possibilities are almost unlimited.

One real wild card in all of that is the possibility that private equity groups could invest in schools or leagues, bringing a whole additional level of uncertainty to college athletics.

Friday, Pete Thamel of ESPN released an article discussing the possible directions college sports could go. In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down their biggest takeaways from the piece, and what the involvement of private equity could mean for the college sports world.

Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh just jumped to the NFL with the Los Angeles Chargers, leaving behind a talented roster of players, who now have 30 days to potentially enter the Transfer Portal.

So could Ohio State possibly take advantage of the turmoil in Ann Arbor and add another piece to its 2024 roster?

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss whether the Wolverines are likely to face the same level of roster turnover as Alabama has this month, and whether there are any Michigan players who would be good fits on the Buckeyes' roster.

The offensive line is probably the biggest lingering question for the 2024 Ohio State football team, and it continues to be one of the hottest topics when Buckeye fans discuss recruiting as well.

But with one of Justin Frye's top targets set to announce his decision this weekend, and OSU seemingly in a strong position with a talented group of 2026 linemen as well, have the Buckeyes found a winning plan to bulk up their O-line?

Marc Givler of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss how Ohio State is turning a solid base of in-state linemen into the foundation of strong classes, and how things could get even better in 2026.

Just over two weeks after leading Michigan to its first outright national championship since 1948, a report from NFL Network says that Jim Harbaugh is within "striking distance" of accepting the head coaching job with the Los Angeles Chargers.

So what would Harbaugh's departure mean for the future of the Michigan program? And which of his assistants in Ann Arbor could follow him to southern California?

Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the latest in the seemingly endless Harbaugh/NFL drama.

The Cotton Bowl game against Missouri ended less than four weeks ago, and a whole lot has changed around the Ohio State football program since then.

From NFL Draft declarations and underclassmen returning to coaching staff changes, a new athletic director, and big-name players arriving through the Transfer Portal, it has been a non-stop flow of events, most of which has been good news for Ryan Day's program.

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the full timeline of everything that has happened since the end of the Cotton Bowl, and what could be next on the horizon.

The Ohio State Buckeyes landed one of the biggest Transfer Portal targets in program history on Friday, when freshman all-American safety Caleb Downs announced that he would play for OSU in 2024.

Which safety position will Downs play, and how will that impact the rest of the lineup, as well as what defensive coordinator Jim Knowles might try to do schematically?

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss that and much more, including which Ohio State defense of the past the 2024 Buckeyes might resemble.

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Late Thursday, Ohio State announced that Bill O'Brien would be joining Ryan Day's staff as the offensive coordinator for the 2024 season.

So what inspired that move, and what will it mean for the Buckeyes this fall?

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss that and more.

• Will the Buckeyes be running Day's offense with some input from O'Brien? Or making a big change to O'Brien's offense?
• What is O'Brien known for schematically that he might bring to Ohio State?
• Are there specific players whose games that might fit well?
• Will this have a bigger impact schematically or operationally?

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