Ohio State punched their ticket to the College Football Playoff national championship after beating Texas last week. With a week before their meeting with Notre Dame, Damien Harris welcomes former national championship-winning OSU QB, NIL collective co-founder, and CBS analyst, Cardale Jones! Cardale talks what changed with OSU this postseason, where Jeremiah Smith ranks among all-time OSU WRs, his incredible playoff run, the defense, Ryan Day validation and more. Plus, Cardale opens up about 'The Foundation', one of the Buckeyes' collectives that he oversees, and how this roster came together. Also, who's on Cardale's OSU Mt. Rushmore?

Rundown:

- Cardale's wild tweets (3:15)

- OSU vs Texas thoughts (6:00)

- What changed with Ohio State? (8:15)

- Do OSU fans have Michigan to thank? (11:00)

- What's more important: Beating Michigan or winning a natty? (14:00)

- Jeremiah Smith's ranking among all-time OSU WRs (19:00)

- Should Smith forego his Junior season? (21:15)

- Cardale's postseason run & what he sees in Will Howard (25:30)

- Jim Knowles hat tip (31:00)

- Has Ryan Day acquitted himself? (33:45)

- Why invest "$20M" on OSU's roster this season? (40:00)

- Adapting to changing tides (42:00)

- How much can The Foundation support in the future? (43:30)

- OSU Mt. Rushmore (46:30)

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Hosts:Damien Harris (@DHx34), Cardale Jones (@CJ1two)

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