We discuss our takeaways from Ohio State's first close game of the year against Penn State, what it means for the Buckeyes to be back at No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings and preview Saturday's rivalry game in Ann Arbor.

We break down this week's big game against Penn State, discuss why the Buckeyes' 56-21 win over Rutgers isn't worth overanalyzing, take a look at the race for the College Football Playoff's No. 1 seed, considering how good Ohio State basketball could be this season and answer all your questions about Ohio State football ahead of Saturday's showdown with the Nittany Lions.

Ohio State is now No. 2 in the College Football Playoff rankings despite obliterating Maryland without Chase Young. We discuss the Buckeyes' beatdown of the Terrapins, their chances of still getting the No. 1 seed in the playoff, Young's suspension and what should be another blowout win over Rutgers on Saturday. (Disclaimer: This episode was recorded before the news that Young's suspension would last two games was released.)

Ohio State is No. 1 in the initial College Football Playoff rankings, the Buckeyes are 44-point favorites against Maryland and Ohio State basketball season begins tonight against Cincinnati. We discuss it all on this week's Real Pod Wednesdays.

We discuss Ohio State's most impressive win yet against Wisconsin, Chase Young's chances of winning the Heisman Trophy and the upcoming College Football Playoff rankings and answer a large batch of reader questions about the Buckeyes.

We break down Ohio State's 52-3 win over Northwestern, discuss just how impressive the Buckeyes' consistent dominance has been and look ahead to whether Wisconsin can finally be the team that gives Ohio State a real test this week.

As the second half of Ohio State's regular season begins, we preview this week's Friday night game at Northwestern, take a look at the national big picture and discuss which Buckeyes will be in the spotlight as players who could play bigger roles as the season progresses.

Eleven Warriors' Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill review Ohio State's latest impressive win over Michigan State and how the Buckeyes stack up through the first six games of the season, and take some bye-week time to answer your questions, including who could leave early for the NFL draft after this season.

After yet another dominant win by Ohio State at Nebraska, Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill discuss whether the Buckeyes are the best team in the country, struggle to find any weaknesses, look ahead to this week's game against Michigan State and answer another batch of questions from Eleven Warriors readers.

Eleven Warriors' Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill review Ohio State's latest display of dominance against Miami (Ohio), discuss how Chase Young stacks up against the Bosas and look ahead to what should be the Buckeyes' toughest test of the season to date against Nebraska. They also answer the latest batch of questions from Eleven Warriors readers, including whether the bullet position really exists and whether there's anyone on the regular-season schedule who can actually beat the Buckeyes.