Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

The College Football Playoff committee just announced the dates and locations for the quarterfinal and semifinal locations for the 2026 and 2027 seasons and... well... they're kind of a mess. 

Why are they moving a quarterfinal game off of New Year's Eve... but only for one year?

Why is there a nearly two-week break between the quarterfinal games and semifinal games? And who thought it was a good idea to play the national championship game nearly a week later than it has been for the last couple of seasons?

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss the schedule and why everyone from the Rose Bowl to ESPN to the NFL is to blame for this mess of a Playoff.

The Ohio State Buckeyes lost 35 players to the Transfer Portal following the 2025 college football season. That was nearly twice as many as had left Ryan Day's program following either of the two previous seasons. But Day thinks that huge list of departures may be the exception, rather than the rule moving forward. 

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss why that might be the case, how potential changes to the college football calendar could impact that moving forward, and whether the growth of the Transfer Portal in roster building could make high school recruiting a lot less important in the future.

After offensive coordinator Brian Hartline left Ohio State to take the head coaching position at South Florida, the Buckeyes' head coach Ryan Day had two positions to fill. Hartline was also the wide receivers coach, and Day is turning to two different people to replace Hartline's roles on the staff.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss Ohio State's new offensive coordinator Arthur Smith and new wide receivers coach Cortez Hankton, what Day had to say about why he chose them for those roles, and what they could bring to the 2026 Ohio State football team.

Ryan Day may have accidentally tipped off a big change coming to the Ohio State offensive line in 2026, with a comment he made on his radio show on Friday.

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss what Day had to say about Phillip Daniels, who started at right tackle in 2025, but who might be part of a big change to the Ohio State offensive line in 2026.

A pair of promising young Ohio State running backs are going to miss the 2026 spring football season after each undergoing surgery. 

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss what this news means for talented RBs Bo Jackson and Isaiah West for the 2026 Ohio State football season, the opportunities it will open up for new RBs Ja'Kobi Jackson, Turbo Rogers, Legend Bey, and Favour Akih, and more.

The date is now set for the 2026 Ohio State Spring Game, as Ryan Day and the Buckeyes' football team begin their work leading up to the next season of OSU football.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss when Ohio State will start spring football practice, the date of the 2026 Ohio State Football Spring Game, and more.

More than 30 Ohio State football players have entered the Transfer Portal following the 2025 college football season, and most of them have already found their new homes. 

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss some of the most recent landing spots for former Buckeyes, including a pair who are staying in the state of Ohio, and two who will be playing for other Big Ten teams in 2026.

The Ohio State Buckeyes added an offensive lineman through the Transfer Portal on Wednesday, bringing in an Ohio native with starting experience in the Ivy League.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss the addition of Vasean Washington, who was a starting right tackle for Dartmouth in 2025, and who has given up just one sack in more than 700 career snaps.

The Big Ten Conference just released the 2026 Ohio State Buckeyes football schedule, and it is going to be a very challenging season for head coach Ryan Day, QB Julian Sayin, WR Jeremiah Smith, and the rest of the Buckeyes. 

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the schedule week-by-week, including:

• A trip to face Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns in Austin
• A road trip to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the always challenging confines of Kinnick Stadium
• A road game against Curt Cignetti and the defending national champion Indiana Hoosiers
• A cross-country trip to face what is expected to be a College Football Playoff-contending USC Trojans team
• A home game the following week against one of the national championship favorites, Dan Lanning, Dante Moore and the Oregon Ducks
• The traditional regular season finale against archrival Michigan, QB Bryce Underwood, and new head coach Kyle Whittingham

According to multiple reports, the Ohio State football program is set to hire former Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Arthur Smith for the same role with the Buckeyes.

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss every angle to Smith's hiring, including the important (but unexciting) administrative piece of the job, what he's likely to add to the Buckeyes' playbook, how his offensive philosophies will mesh with Ohio State QB Julian Sayin, and whether his hiring is an indication that OSU is about to lean heavily on tight ends yet again in 2026.