Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast

How good is Ohio State's roster this season?

Well, as you can tell from the headline, Jonah Booker believes it is quite stacked.

JBook joins Dave Biddle to discuss that, plus:

* Did OSU get it right with Urban Meyer's 3-game suspension? Why or why not?

* Will the relationship between Meyer and Ohio State ever be the same?

* What is to make of the national coverage of the Meyer situation?

All of that and more is coming at you on the Friday extravaganza.

Preseason camp for Ohio State's football team begins Friday, and that is the focus of today's show.

We do begin talking about the Scarlet & Gray's loss to Team Fredette in The Basketball Tournament, but then it's all about the gridiron.

What are we most interested in seeing Friday when camp kicks off?

Which true freshmen could help the Buckeyes right away this season?

Patrick Murphy joins Dave Biddle for insights on that and much more on the Monday extravaganza.

It was a big recruiting weekend for Ohio State, and the Dean of OSU Football Recruiting, Bill Kurelic, drops by to tell you all about it.

The Dean joins Dave Biddle to talk all things Buckeye recruiting. What do you need to know about the big weekend? And who might be next to commit to the Buckeyes in their 2019 class?

And then the People's Champ, Matt Baxendell, joins the party to talk about Ohio State's preseason camp beginning this Friday and what he is most interested in seeing.

All of that and more for you on this Sunday morning.

How will Brian Hartline do as Ohio State's new wide receivers coach?

Jonah Booker thinks he will fare quite well.

JBook joins Dave Biddle on today's show to discuss that, plus:

* Could there be more fallout from the Zach Smith situation?

* What is the latest on linebackers Tuf Borland and Dante Booker?

* Is Urban Meyer excited about Dwayne Haskins taking over as the Buckeyes' quarterback?

* What do we think about Byron Mullens pulling out of TBT due to a dispute about money?

All of that and more on the Friday extravaganza.

Brian Hartline will be Ohio State's interim wide receivers coach, taking over for the recently-terminated Zach Smith.

247Sports director of recruiting, Steve Wiltfong, joins Dave Biddle for the Fong's usual Thursday visit.

Most of the show is all about WR recruiting as it pertains to Ohio State.

However, we will also discuss the commitment of 4-star 2020 running back Darvon Hubbard to OSU, which came down on Wednesday.

As for WR recruiting, how will Hartline do on the recruiting trail for OSU?

How big of a loss is Smith from a recruiting perspective?

Where do the Buckeyes stand with key 2019 WR recruits such as Jameson Williams, Elijah Higgins, David Bell and more?

All of that and more on the Thursday spectacular.

Is Brian Hartline going to be the next wide receivers coach at Ohio State?

It sure looks that way, and that is one of the topics that Steve Helwagen and Dave Biddle discuss on today's show.

Also on the docket:

* How would Hartline do as a recruiter?

* What are thoughts on Zach Smith's dismissal?

* What's up with Dante Booker?

* How early in the season will Tuf Borland be back?

If you're on Bucknuts, you're likely a fan of the "Bucknuts Morning 5", our daily radio show/podcast that talks all things Ohio State football, basketball, recruiting, and more. You're also probably familiar with the "Bucknuts Roundtable" during the season, where our experts share opinions on the upcoming game and other relative topics.

After getting a lot of requests to do the Roundtable in podcast format, and seeing the great success of the BM5, we thought it would be a great idea to kind of mash the two together, with a focus on recruiting. Thus, the creation of "Bucknuts Recruiting Radio".

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This is the fifth episode of BRR, a podcast that will hopefully become a mainstay here on Bucknuts. The goal of the show is to bring on Bucknuts experts, national and other team experts, other media members, recruits, coaches, and more, who can shed some light into the big storylines around Ohio State's recruiting efforts. It's going to be a longer form show that could be roundtable or interview format, and should be highly entertaining for the recruitniks out there.

The previous episode of BRR featured 247Sports Director of Basketball Recruiting, Evan Daniels, talking with us about the Buckeyes' recruiting efforts and latest pick-up. This next episode goes back to football, and welcomes Class of 2020 commit Jake Wray, who we spoke to about a number of topics:

*How is the upcoming season looking?

*Why did he commit to Ohio State?

*What is the back story with the class of 2020 "group chat"?

*Who does he think the Buckeyes will land in his class?

*How is his brother, OSU frosh OL Max Wray, doing?

*What does he do in his spare time?

All of that and more on the latest episode of Bucknuts Recruiting Radio!

There are days when topics are scarce on the BM5. Current events don't always provide us with intriguing topics.

Today is not one of those days.

Ohio State has fired wide receivers coach Zach Smith. What will the fallout be?

Urban Meyer takes the podium at Big Ten Media Days this morning.

How much real football will he get to talk about?

What will the questions be that don't have to do with the fired assistant?

And we even get into a little recruiting.

Duane Long was the right guy for the job today so sit back spend 5ish with us.

It was a huge weekend for Ohio State's men's basketball team as head coach Chris Holtmann and his staff landed 5-star point guard DJ Carton.

Why did Carton make such a meteoric rise in the recruiting rankings? And how did the Buckeyes end up getting a commitment from him? What role did a local waterpark play in Carton's recruitment? 

Who might be next to join Carton and Alonzo Gaffney in OSU's 2019 class? Perhaps E.J. Liddell?

On the football front, what should you expect from Ohio State's wide receivers this season? This might be the deepest, most-veteran group of WRs we can remember in Columbus. How productive will they be?

All of that and more with Steve Helwagen and Dave Biddle on the Monday extravaganza.

This whole Chris Holtmann as basketball coach deal seems to be working out quite well. Ohio State hoops landed its No. 1 target at its biggest need position in point guard D.J. Carton. 

What does it mean for the Buckeyes?

A whole lot and we get into the details of what is the biggest commitment since D'Angelo Russell.

We also bring in The Dean to finish off Class of 2019 football recruiting and of course The People's Champ is ready to brighten your Sunday a.m.

Spend some quality time with us, 'Nutters!