Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

The Ohio State Buckeyes are getting ready for the 2023 Cotton Bowl game against Missouri, but with a number of defensive standouts on the team weighing their futures and whether to enter the NFL Draft, how many of them could choose to opt out of the bowl game?

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to go through the opt-out candidates, and discuss who they expect to see on the field in Arlington for the game.

The Cotton Bowl is less than three weeks away, but there are a lot of questions still lingering about exactly which Buckeyes will play in the game. Between players in the transfer portal, and potential NFL Draft early entries and opt-outs, there is a lot of uncertainty about which players will actually take the field on the night of December 29.

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to run through the Ohio State offense, and which players they think are most likely to play for the Buckeyes against Missouri.

The 2023 Cotton Bowl matches up a pair of offensive masterminds, in Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and Missouri head coach Eli Drinkwitz.

Both discussed giving up in-game playcalling after last season, but Drinkwitz actually did it. So how has seen that benefit him and his team this year?

You'll hear the answer to that and much more from Drinkwitz on this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, including:

• Whether Mizzou is expecting any opt-outs from players
• How uncertainty around Ohio State's potential opt-outs could impact Missouri's game prep
• What changed within the Tigers' program this year that has taken Drinkwitz from the hot seat to the New Year's Six
• And much more.

The Ohio State defense played a much better game against Michigan in 2023 than it did in 2022, but when the Wolverines scored on every one of their second-half possessions, the Buckeyes limped home with another loss.

So what went right and what went wrong for Jim Knowles' unit in Ann Arbor, and what changes need to be made to get a better result in 2024?

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the good, the bad, and the ugly for the OSU defense on this episode of Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning, presented by Jeff Ruby Steakhouse.

Ohio State tight end Joe Royer has entered the Transfer Portal after four seasons in Columbus. While Royer's on-field production was limited, he seemed to be on the verge of taking on a bigger role for the Buckeyes.

So where will they turn to provide depth at the position for 2024?

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss the possibilities, including whether Cade Stover might return for another year, the emergence of true freshman Jelani Thurman, and perhaps even an addition through the Transfer Portal.

Ohio State WR Marvin Harrison, Jr. is headed to New York this weekend for the 2023 Heisman Trophy ceremony, and said on Thursday that he will be at the Cotton Bowl game as well. Will he be playing in that game? And is there a realistic shot that he decides to come back to Ohio State for another year?

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss that and much more on this special live episode of Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning.

With Ohio State's 2023 starting quarterback Kyle McCord now in the Transfer Portal, what are the Buckeyes planning to do to find a starter for the 2024 season?

Devin Brown and Lincoln Kienholz are still on the roster, and true freshman Air Noland will arrive in January, but the Buckeyes could also pull a veteran quarterback out of the Transfer Portal, too.

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss Brown and Kienholz, what it would take to make a portal addition worthwhile, and which potential additions are most intriguing, including Washington State's Cam Ward.

A new proposal from NCAA President Charlie Baker could completely change everything you know about college football.

The groundbreaking document laying out the changes was reported by Yahoo, and spells out a new future for the sport where the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) splits into two groups based on which schools can set aside a big pot of money to pay athletes, and which can't.

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down what's in the proposal, what it could mean for the "haves" of the college football world like Ohio State, how soon it could happen, and what kind of impact it could have on the future of the sport.

A total of 12 members of the 2023 Ohio State football program have entered the Transfer Portal since the end of the regular season, including four players from the defensive backfield.

So how will the Buckeyes fill out their secondary for the Cotton Bowl and the 2024 season after the departures of Kye Stokes, Cam Martinez, Jyaire Brown, and Ryan Turner, especially with some NFL Draft departures possible at corner and safety?

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down what the latest news could mean for this month's Cotton Bowl, and more importantly, what the 2024 Ohio State secondary could look like.

After three seasons in Columbus, Ohio State running back Evan Pryor is reportedly headed into the Transfer Portal.

Pryor missed the 2022 season due to injury, and was stuck behind a talented group of backs on the Buckeyes' depth chart in 2023.

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the impact of Pryor's departure.