On this Monday Buckeye Talk Podcast, Doug Lesmerises, Nathan Baird and Stephen Means are back to talk about the Ohio State quarterbacks.
Included in this episode:

What Ryan Day said about the QBs on Monday.

How OSU compares to Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Texas A&M in terms of their 2021 QB plans. Those were the top five teams in the final AP poll last year, and they all lost their starting QBs.

How many other second-year quarterbacks from the Class of 2020 are in line to start this season, like Ohio State's C.J. Stroud might be?

In the playoff era, how many teams have won it all with a first-year QB, like Ohio State will try to do this season?

Would you rather have these three Ohio State QB candidates or J.T. Barrett to play a season?

Results from our QB texter survey.

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Is Ohio State's QB situation better or worse than the QB plans at Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Texas A&M?

The latest analysis on Ohio State football, basketball and recruiting from cleveland.com's Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis. Usually, quite a good time.

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As Gene Smith enters his final days as Ohio State's athletic director, Stephen Means and Nathan Baird decided to sit down with him for an hour-long conversation.
On this episode of Buckeye Talk, the two recap the enlightening conversation. They cover everything from Smith's background, his decisions as athletic director and how he's setting up OSU's athletic department for the future. Plus a look at how Smith views Ryan Day's first five years as the Buckeyes' head coach and why they went 'all-in' on the 2024 season.
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Why Gene Smith is leaving Ohio State football with one final gift on his way to retirement

In this episode of Buckeye Talk, the hosts discuss Ohio State football records and potential records that could be broken in the 2024 season.
OSU has already broken its fair share of both individual and team records since Ryan Day took over the program in 2019 and a few more may be on the table this season. After looking back at some of those records, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis look ahead to what could be the longest season in school history and predict a few that could potentially fall.
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6 Ohio State football records in jeopardy of being broken in 2024

Oho State got a surprise visit from David Sanders Jr. over the weekend as it continues to quickly build momentum for the five-star offensive lineman.
Landing the nation’s No. 2 player and top tackle would not only be a major win for OSU’s 2025 recruiting class but would also be the type of recruiting win it’s long hoped to get from offensive line coach Justin Frye ever since he was hired in 2022. Its impact would sit among some of the other high-level wins during the Ryan Day era, at least at first glance.
On this episode of Bucikeye talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis look at what the most impactful wins of the Day era — 2019-present — have been. then they decide whether a potential win in the Sanders recruitment — which has gone from longshot to real possibility — could join that list someday.
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A surprise 5-star visit and the most impactful Ohio State recruits of the Ryan Daye era

It’s the five most valuable Ohio State Buckeyes for the 2024 football season on this Thursday Buckeye Talk.
They run through the top five, which includes both coaches and players and hits both offense and defense. They covered the Buckeyes ranked 10 through six on Monday.
Players and coaches are combined in this ranking, and it’s not a best-of list. It’s value. It’s importance.
Stephen, Nathan, Andrew and the Ohio State text subscribers each ranked their top 20 Buckeyes, and the lists were then combined to rank this top 10.
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Revealing the most valuable person to Ohio State football's 2024 national title hopes

On this Monday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis begin to unveil their rankings of the 10 most valuable Buckeyes to Ohio State football's 2024 season.
This podcast covers the players who just missed the top 10, plus Nos. 10 through six. The top five will be discussed on Tuesday.
Players and coaches are combined in this ranking, and it’s not a best-of list. It’s value. It’s importance.
Stephen, Nathan, Andrew and the Ohio State text subscribers each ranked their top 20 Buckeyes, and the lists were then combined to rank this top 10.
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Is Ohio State's QB situation better or worse than the QB plans at Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Texas A&M?

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