With Ohio State’s offensive coaching now set for 2025, the Buckeyes’ focus on that side of the ball turns toward trying to build another championship-caliber unit this season.

Offensive coordinator Brian Hartline, co-offensive coordinator Keenan Bailey, run game coordinator and offensive line coach Tyler Bowen, running backs coach Carlos Locklyn and quarterbacks coach Billy Fessler have plenty of talent to work with as their preparations for spring practice begin. The Buckeyes’ receiving corps should be the best in the country once again, hopes are high for five-star redshirt freshman quarterback Julian Sayin and Ohio State’s offensive line has the potential to be its best in a few years.

But there are also some significant questions surrounding Ohio State’s 2025 offense including its inexperience at quarterback, how effective its running game will be following the departures of TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins and whether the Buckeyes’ returning offensive linemen will reach their potential with another year of development.

With all of that in mind, we spend this week‘s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays assessing the state of Ohio State’s offense for the 2025 season and discussing our expectations for how we think the offense will fare in both the passing and running games come fall.

The full rundown for this week’s show:

• 0:00 Thoughts on Ohio State’s New Offensive Coaching Staff
• 15:16 Ohio State’s Receiving Corps Should Be The Best in the Country Again in 2025
• 23:32 Julian Sayin Has Five-Star Talent, But Inexperience Makes Quarterback A Question Mark
• 28:34 Offensive Line Has Upside to Be Better Than It’s Been The Last Two Years
• 40:19 Running Game Faces Questions at Both Running Back and Quarterback
• 51:59 Ohio State Should Build Offense Around Jeremiah Smith and Its Receiving Playmakers
• 53:46 Will Ohio State Have A Championship-Caliber Offense in 2025?