Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast

Steve Helwagen joins Dave Biddle to discuss that, plus:

* What is the biggest concern for the Buckeyes heading into 2017?

* What are the two units that are not getting the job done according to head coach Urban Meyer?

* Should there be a competition for the starting quarterback job? Or should it be J.T. Barrett's job, period? If it should be Barrett's job, why?

* Who will be the No. 2 QB?

* We give an update on Bucknuts contributor Gary Housteau who is battling cancer, but still covered the spring game last Saturday.

Urban Meyer has a big decision to make: Who is Ohio State's backup quarterback?

Joe Burrow and Dwayne Haskins were equally impressive in the eyes of many at the Spring Game. We bring in our bery own Duane Long to tackle this conundrum as well as wax poetic on the following:

* Who flashed at the Spring Game?

* What concerns are lingering?

* What does Duane think of the newest Buckeyes in Max Wray and Josh Proctor?

* Which other prospects in the Shoe have Duane buzzing?

Spend 5ish with us to start your Tuesday!

There is a lot to talk about regarding Ohio State recruiting and the Buckeyes' spring game.

The Dean of Ohio State Football Recruiting, Bill Kurelic, joins Dave Biddle to discuss the following:

* The commitments of high-four-star recruits Max Wray and Josh Proctor.

* What is the latest on Brenton Cox? Will he pick Ohio State over his home-state Georgia Bulldogs later this week?

* What is the latest with Jackson Carman?

* What is the latest with Tavion Thomas?

* What are main takeaways from the spring game?

* How did the quarterbacks perform? What is the pecking order?

* What young players really flashed on Saturday?

That plus more as you kick off your work week with the 5ish.

"Only" 84,000 fans will be in attendance for Ohio State's spring game on Saturday due to renovations to Ohio Stadium.

And yes, quotation marks are needed around "only" because it's awesomely ridiculous that so many fans would show up to see the Buckeyes scrimmage each other.

So, what can you expect to see at the spring game? Will the new offensive wrinkles be on display, or might OSU go with a vanilla approach so they don't show too much to their future opponents?

The People's Champ, Matt Baxendell, joins Dave Biddle to discuss that and more.

The Spring Game is 48 hours away. Many of the nation's top recruits are packing their bags for Columbus. 

Who is coming? Who should we be focused on? Who is on commitment watch?

247Sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong is here with a preview and in-depth commentary on the following soon-to-be-vistors:

* Zamir White

* Jackson Carman

* Frederick 'Juice' Scruggs

* Jake Kradel

* Micah Parsons

* Tyreke Smith

* Brenton Cox

* Aeneas Hawkins

* Dallas Gant

* Anthony Cook

* Emory Jones

Knowledge awaits. Spend 5ish with us this a.m.!!!

As you might have realized by now, we at Bucknuts are pretty excited about Kevin Wilson taking over as Ohio State's offensive coordinator.

However, how much can the Buckeyes' passing woes really improve right away in the 2017 season? We have no question there will be improvement, but will it be minimal, exponential or somewhere in between?

Jonah Booker joins Dave Biddle to discuss that, what we want to see from OSU at Saturday's spring game, the latest on offensive tackle recruit Jackson Carman and more.

You can almost feel it. 

Football. Real football. It's coming.

OK, maybe not the most real football but it is football!

Yes, the Spring Game arrives Saturday, the culmination of 15 practices as the Buckeyes prep for another run at shiny hardware.

So what can we expect out of the annual rite of passage? We brought in Duane Long to dispense his usual Tuesday helping of wisdom.

Who will shine?

Who will ... not?

What names will we learn?

What concerns will he have?

Spend 5ish with us this a.m.!

What is the latest with Ohio State recruiting and spring football practice?

Specifically, what is the real story with the nation's No. 1 offensive tackle prospect, Jackson Carman?

And what young defensive tackles are coming on for the Buckeyes during spring ball?

Alex Gleitman joins Dave Biddle on the Monday extravaganza to tell you what you need to know about all of that and more.

Ohio State is experimenting with a five-man defensive line during spring practices, and the People's Champ Matt Baxendell joins Dave Biddle to discuss that, plus:

* Sam Hubbard and Jalyn Holmes being moved around so they can get on the field more.

* Urban Meyer says the deep ball is improving exponentially for Ohio State's offense. What has changed in such a short period of time?

* Should certain Big Ten teams want to play on Friday night?

That plus more on the Friday extravaganza.

We heard the name ... then saw the Crystal Balls roll.

Ohio State offered an offensive lineman seemingly off the radar and the prospect was then ticketed for Columbus by 247Sports Director of Recruiting Steve Wiltfong.

Guess who our guest is today?

Wiltfong goes in-depth on the newest name on the recruiting front and we then take a trip through all of his current Buckeye Crystal Ball predictions. Any he wants to change?

Spend 5ish with us this a.m.