Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

The Ohio State football team is back from spring break and back on the practice field inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center.

Tuesday, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day met with the media to discuss a number of topics following the Buckeyes' third practice of the spring, including:

• The competition for open starting jobs on the offensive line
• Which players have stood out so far in the secondary?
• How Brian Hartline will be evaluated as a play-caller this spring
• What will Saturday's scrimmage look like?
• The challenge of evaluating quarterbacks who know they're not going to get hit
• And much more

Big Ten athletic directors are looking at three possible plans for football schedules once USC and UCLA join the conference in 2024, according to a report from The Athletic.

Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr of BuckeyeHuddle.com break down each of them, including the "Protect 3", "Protect 2", and "Flex Protect" and what they would mean for the future of Ohio State football.

Which teams are most likely to end up as protected annual games under any model, and how often will the Buckeyes have to travel out to California twice in a season?

The guys break it all down in the latest episode of Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning.

Ohio State's secondary gave up a number of big plays toward the end of the 2022 season in losses to Michigan and Georgia.

Now, as the Buckeyes look for ways to correct those big play issues, a pair of transfer defensive backs could play a big role in changing things this fall.

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss what CB Davison Igbinosun and SAF Ja'Had Carter could bring to Jim Knowles' defense.

Ohio State's 2022 freshman wide receiver class combined for just two catches, far below the typical production for Brian Hartline's first-year players.

Now, with Emeka Egbuka and Julian Fleming out for the spring and Marvin Harrison, Jr. likely to take a reduced number of reps, they have a chance to take advantage of a lot more playing time and potentially earn a spot in the rotation this fall.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from second-year receivers Kaleb Brown, Kojo Antwi, and Kyion Grayes about what their first seasons were like, what they're looking to improve, and much more.

The Ohio State football recruiting machine is getting rolling again as the Buckeyes welcome some of the top players from across the state and around the nation to Columbus during spring football.

Alex Gleitman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss some of the biggest names to know.

• The elite cornerback from California who will be visiting the Buckeyes twice in the next month
• The son of a Buckeye legend who could be close to following in his father's footsteps at Ohio State
• And much more

Xavier Johnson passed up scholarship offers from Power 5 programs to walk on at Ohio State, but his road to an on-field role with the Buckeyes was anything but smooth.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Johnson on that and much more.

• Why did he decide to come back for another season?
• How close did he come to walking away early in his career?
• How could his role expand in 2023?
• What was it like to go from a walk-on to a scholarship player scoring touchdowns against Notre Dame and Georgia?

The NCAA men's basketball tournament tips off for real on Thursday, one of the biggest and best sports days of the year.

Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss that first day of March Madness and why it's such a special one.

Then the conversation turns to football and a look at a pair of young linebackers working to earn a spot in the rotation for Ohio State this fall.

Marvin Harrison, Jr. put up 1,263 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2022, and could be headed for even bigger things during his junior season at Ohio State.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll get answers from Harrison on 20 questions, including why he's returning punts this spring, whether the hit that knocked him out of the Peach Bowl was a cheap shot, where he has a chance to improve this year, and how Kyle McCord and Devin Brown stack up in the race for the starting quarterback position.

Plus, an update on the controversial "Night Night" photo of Harrison getting knocked out in the Peach Bowl.

Ross Fulton is the original Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com, and has three things he's very interested to keep an eye on during Ohio State's spring football practice.

He joins host Tom Orr to discuss all three, and also share a little thing he noticed during the first practice of the spring that could be a hint of a big change on the way for the Buckeye offense.

In several recent seasons, Ohio State's defense has been the biggest obstacle between the Buckeyes and a national championship.

Last year, Jim Knowles arrived to fix that, and in his first season the defense was definitely improved. Now, the big question is how much better they can get in year two.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Knowles on a number of different subjects including:

• How will the Jack position be used differently this season, and who is likely to play there?
• Are second-year standouts Sonny Styles and CJ Hicks on the cusp of bigger roles this fall?
• Which third-year player us seemingly on track to take a massive step forward?
• And much more.