In an up-and-down 2021 season, true freshman cornerback Denzel Burke has been one of the biggest surprise for the Ohio State football team.He not only earned a starting job for the season opener, but he has played well, and looked extremely comfortable and confident while doing it. Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss Burke's play and attitude, and what it could mean for his future. Plus what they learned while talking to Matt Jones about his fight for a starting job and love of cars, Chris Olave about being held without a reception against Tulsa, and much more.

Signs That Denzel Burke Could Be Ohio State's Next Superstar Cornerback

Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss Ohio State football, Ohio State football recruiting, and share insights and analysis from inside the Buckeye beat.

Sports

Football

Spring practice is now over the Ohio State, so there are plenty of happenings to look back on. In today's episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss the eight Buckeyes on offense whose stock rose more than anybody else's from January to April. The fellas mention names from every position on the field. There are first-year players and fifth-year players. Which should tell you just how deep the Buckeyes are this season.

Eight Buckeyes On Offense Whose Stock Is Up The Most Following Spring Ball

The first of what are expected to be several NCAA punishments were handed down to Michigan today, as the NCAA announced the the Wolverine football program was being placed on three years of probation, with several members of the coaching staff receiver one-year show-cause penalties, and additional upcoming penalties all stemming from violations during and around the COVID-19 pandemic, including campus visits, on-field and off-field coaching, and more.In this live episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss this breaking development while also having to remind the viewers that these penalties have nothing to do with the cheating scandal from 2021-2023. That investigation is still ongoing.The fellas also discuss the last few months of Michigan news and answer questions from the live viewers.

BREAKING: NCAA Finds Michigan Football Program Committed Violations

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman give their instant reaction from Ohio State's big win over Ohio State in the 2024 Ohio State spring game. Who stood out? Where do things stand with the quarterbacks now? What was the most disappointing aspect of the day's event? How did the running backs look? The fellas discuss all of these things and a whole bunch more.

Instant Reaction From The 2024 Ohio State Spring Game

The Ohio State spring game is this Saturday and there are a ton of interesting storylines to follow. There are also countless directions things can go on Saturday. In an effort to predict some of those things in advance, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman share their 14 bold predictions for the spring game. There's mentions of freshman receiver Jeremiah Smith, freshman quarterback Julian Sayin, junior linebacker CJ Hicks, junior quarterback Devin Brown, and much, much more.

14 Bold Predictions For The 2024 Ohio State Spring Game

Ohio State freshman quarterback Julian Sayin is now the fastest freshman quarterback to ever have his black stripe removed. No other Buckeye freshman quarterback has even had their black stripe removed in the spring.In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss what this means, how rare it is, how it compares to other positions, and how much their feelings have changed on whether or not Julian Sayin could actually win the starting job this season.The fellas then also discuss the departure of running back Dallan Hayden and wonder if Ohio State mishandled this entire situation.

Signs That Denzel Burke Could Be Ohio State's Next Superstar Cornerback

Download our free app to listen on your phone