Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

We are now just one day away from one of the most momentous years in the history of college football. Conference realignment will change the face of the sport, the College Football Playoff will expand from four teams to 12, and the new world of the Transfer Portal and NIL will continue to develop and impact recruiting and roster management.

With so many things changing at once, there are bound to be unintended consequences, just as there have already been with some of the recent changes to the game.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz on several of those changes, and how they think some of the biggest issues facing the sport right now could be solved.

• Will the 12-team playoff render regular season games less meaningful?
• How can the hectic December calendar with the Transfer Portal window, Early Signing Day, and bowl preparation be simplified?
• Is Chip Kelly's idea to split the top division of football off from the rest of FBS a good one?
• And more.

Ohio State's 2023 football season ended with a thud in a 14-3 loss to Missouri in the 2023 Cotton Bowl.

From a shaky offensive line to an early injury to Devin Brown, and much more, things unraveled early for the Buckeyes. So what does it mean moving forward?

Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss that and more.

The 2023 Cotton Bowl between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Missouri Tigers is less than 24 hours away. There are a lot of notable storylines for the game, and Ryan Day and Eli Drinkwitz, the head coaches of the two teams, spent time discussing them at their final press conference before the game.

• Will the teams be using the newly-legal helmet radios in this game? Or signaling in plays the old-fashioned way?
• How has a year filled with challenges and adversity helped prepare new starting QB Devin Brown for this moment?
• What is Marvin Harrison, Jr's legacy as a Buckeye?
• How does the OSU coaching staff plan to balance the importance of winning the game with getting younger players an opportunity to play?
• How much will Devin Brown's play in the Cotton Bowl impact the Buckeyes' plans for the quarterback position in 2024?
• Has it been a big challenge for Missouri to have to prepare for a new quarterback with very little film?

The Ohio State offense that takes the field this Friday in the Cotton Bowl against Missouri is going to have a very different look than the Buckeye team that last played in Ann Arbor in November.

Quarterback Kyle McCord is gone, replaced by Devin Brown. Three scholarship running backs are gone, leaving only TreVeyon Henderson and Dallan Hayden.

Marvin Harrison, Jr. is not expected to play and Julian Fleming has transferred to Nebraska, leaving Emeka Egbuka, Xavier Johnson, and a big opportunity for young standouts like Carnell Tate and Brandon Inniss.

And with Cade Stover limited by injury, could this be a breakout game for other tight ends like Gee Scott or Jelani Thurman?

Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the new-look Buckeye offense as it prepares for a top-10 showdown in the Cotton Bowl.

Ohio State CB Denzel Burke is a very thoughtful, and honest interview subject. He has a lot of very candid things to say about a lot of things, including some younger teammates, the best path to development for young cornerbacks, and the factors that went into his decision on whether or not to return to Ohio State for 2024.

Burke will announce that decision on January 10, but before then, you can enjoy this special bonus episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast.

The Cotton Bowl game is now less than three days away, and the Ohio State Buckeyes and Missouri Tigers are hard at work preparing for the game.

Kevin Noon and Tom Orr from BuckeyeHuddle.com got to watch both Ohio State and Mizzou practice on Tuesday, and also to talk to players from the Buckeyes' defense and Tigers' offense.

They have a full update on everything you need to know on this episode of Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning.

The Buckeye Huddle crew has landed in Dallas for the 2023 Cotton Bowl game between Ohio State and Missouri.

Tony Gerdeman of the Buckeye Weekly podcast joins host Tom Orr to share some initial thoughts on the game, as well as what they're hoping and expecting to see at Missouri and Ohio State practices inside AT&T Stadium on Tuesday.

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to preview Ohio State's Cotton Bowl matchup against the Missouri Tigers.

• How does the Ohio State offense change with Devin Brown at quarterback?
• What is Ross looking for to evaluate Brown heading into 2024?
• How will Jim Knowles attack the Mizzou offense?
• Which of three possible NFL draft defections would be most important for the Buckeyes to get back?

There was a lot of interesting information that came out of Ryan Day's Early Signing Day press conference that wasn't related to the Buckeyes' 2024 recruiting class.

On this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Day about:

• Whether he's planning to make changes to his coaching staff for 2024, and what those decisions will be based on.
• The future of defensive line coach Larry Johnson, and the defensive line unit on the whole.
• The departure of starting QB Kyle McCord for the Transfer Portal.
• Ohio State's approach to potentially bringing in a quarterback from the Portal.
• What Day has seen from Devin Brown and Lincoln Kienholz this month in the leadup to the Cotton Bowl.

On Wednesday, news broke that the NCAA had issued a Notice of Allegations against the Michigan football program for potential Level II and Level I violations committed during the period of COVID restrictions.

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to separate fact from fiction and help you understand what this does - and doesn't - mean.

• Explaining what a Level II and Level I violation is, and what kind of punishment they can bring
• Is this really just about buying a hamburger?
• Is this related to the Conor Stalions case?
• What kinds of additional penalties could Jim Harbaugh and the Wolverines face?
• When could this punishment potentially come down?
• How could this impact any future punishment related to the sign-stealing scandal?