Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

Matt Patricia's 2025 Ohio State defense has been one of the best in decades by some statistical measures, and is clearly one of the nation's elite units this season. 

But it's hard to argue that the Buckeyes have faced more than a couple of truly solid offenses so far this season, and they certainly will later this fall. So how will they hold up against top teams in the postseason?

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com answers that and several other big questions about the Ohio State defense on this special episode of Ross Fulton Analysis.

Penn State interim head coach Terry Smith met with the media on Monday to discuss the challenge ahead for his team this weekend when they visit top-ranked Ohio State.

The Nittany Lions are three-touchdown underdogs against the Buckeyes, something they're using as motivation, but they know Ohio State's talented wide receiver corps, including Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate will present a major challenge.

Plus, updates on what to expect from QB Ethan Grunkemeyer in his second career start, the status of injured backup QB Jaxon Smolek, whether young linebackers like Isaiah West's high school teammate Cam Smith could see a bigger role this weekend, and much more.

In this special episode of Ross Fulton Analysis, Ross takes a mid-season look at some telling statistical trends for the Ohio State offense.

• Are the Buckeyes really using multiple-TE formations more often this season?
• How often are opponents stacking the box against the Ohio State rushing attack?
• Is Ohio State taking fewer deep shots in the passing game with Julian Sayin at QB?
• How can the Buckeyes solve their ongoing issues on the offensive line?
• Is the rushing attack really as big an issue as people think?

Plus, with former Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles coming to town this weekend to take on his former employer. Will years of coaching against each other in practice give Ryan Day or Knowles an advantage? 

And what should the Buckeyes be expecting from Knowles' defense this weekend, and what's the best way to attack it?

All that and more in this supersized episode of Ross Fulton Analysis. 

The calendar is about to turn from October to November, and with that comes the start of College Football Playoff rankings releases. While the first one is still more than a week away, enough has happened during a crazy regular season that it's worth checking in to see roughly how things could look during that first bracket produced by the committee. 

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the bracket, and just how different things look now compared to before the season. 

Could the Buckeyes face one of the biggest underdogs of the season in the quarterfinals, and then one of the sport's traditional powers in the semifinals?

The guys talk Alabama Crimson Tide, Vanderbilt Commodores, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, as well as Indiana Hoosiers, Texas A&M Aggies, and Georgia Bulldogs.

After CJ Donaldson and James Peoples started the season slowly, and true freshman Bo Jackson made an initial splash as a starter in game three before seeing his numbers return to earth, now Isaiah West made a big impression at Wisconsin. 

So what will the Buckeyes do moving forward in the run game? Will the talented duo of true freshmen seize the role as the primary ballcarriers? 

In this special bonus episode of Buckeye Huddle Primetime, Juck takes a deep dive on that and more.

A lot has gone wrong for Penn State's football team during the 2025 season. The year started with expectations of contending for a national championship. Now, before October is even over, those dreams are dead, along with any chance to win the Big Ten. Their head coach has been fired, and their starting quarterback has been lost for the season with an injury.

One of the things that has caused issues in State College this fall is the difficulty the defense is seemingly having in adapting to new defensive coordinator Jim Knowles' complex scheme. 

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear from interim head coach Terry Smith about what some players on the defense are doing to try to get up to speed with the playbook, and whether there is any chance to speed that process up. 

Plus, he discusses whether he's thought about changing playcallers on either side of the ball, where the program is mentally right now, and much more.

Through seven games, Matt Patricia's Ohio State defense has allowed just 41 points, the fewest of any team since 1993 Florida State. He's doing it with a unit that lost eight starters from its national championship squad in 2024, and was expected to take a step back. So how is he doing it?

In this episode of Ross Fulton Analysis, Ross looks at how Patricia's use of multiple fronts and different coverages helped them put up a shutout at Wisconsin last weekend.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are in the middle of their second off-week of the 2025 college football season now, and even with the team ranked at the top of the polls and unbeaten, they're still looking for areas to improve. 

One of those is on the offensive line, where what had been a rotation between Tegra Tshabola and Josh Padilla at right guard could be on the verge of a change.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from OSU head coach Ryan Day about that and much more, including the play of redshirt freshman QB Julian Sayin, and whether they are turning the intensity up or down in practice this week.

Jake Diebler and the Ohio State men's basketball program just landed the fourth-highest ranked recruit the Buckeyes have this century. 

Anthony Thompson, a 2026 forward ranked the No. 8 player overall in his class, committed to the Buckeyes on Tuesday. 

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss the commitment and what it could mean for the future of the Ohio State basketball program.

The Ohio State Buckeyes rolled to a 34-0 win at Wisconsin on Saturday, thanks in part to an efficient and sometimes explosive use of RPOs. 

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com has a breakdown of how the RPO game helped the Buckeyes hit big plays, both on the ground, and through the air.