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The latest edition of the Spielman and Hooley podcast includes discussion about the D.J. Carton's exit from Ohio State, an evaluation of the Browns and Bengals free-agent signings, Kaleb Wesson's viability as an NBA draft pick and why Ezekiel Elliott's contract may become an albatross for the Dallas Cowboys.

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The D.J. Carton era didn't turn out the way anyone envisioned when he signed with Ohio State.

Mr. Spielman is ramping up his 6,000-mile aerobic challenge now that he's spending more time at home during COVID-19 precautions.

There is a football analogy that applies to buying into the restrictions recommended to curb the virus' spread.

Four people win $100 in the first of five weekly drawings aimed at helping those impacted by coronavirus cutbacks.

Chris Holtmann's comments about Kaleb Wesson indicate he's likely to leave OSU for the NBA draft. Is Wesson a lock to get taken, or to last in the league? If not, can he make a good living in Europe.

Alonzo Gaffney is also a candidate to leave the Buckeyes, but his probable destination may surprise you.

There is some possible good news on the horizon for OSU hoops. Harvard transfer Seth Towns, the career scoring leader at Northland, is down to Ohio State and Duke for his future basketball home.

ESPN has unveiled its bracket of the 64 best March Madness players of all time. It's a ridiculous endeavor that could have been fixed easily.

Not to be outdone by the Browns, the Bengals jump into free agency.

Cleveland didn't stop with the signings of Case Keenum, Austin Hooper and Jack Conklin. The Browns also grabbed a safety and a starting linebacker.

Todd Gurley's exit from Los Angeles provides the stat of the day.

There's a quality we admire in athletes that we don't model enough ourselves.

Spiels shows off his vocabulary and enlightens us about Saint Rocco.

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The latest edition of the Spielman and Hooley podcast includes discussion about the Browns' free-agency spending spree, Case Keenum as the perfect backup to Baker Mayfield, Ron Lewis' big shot that saved the Buckeyes and whether Malcolm Jenkins fits in Cleveland.

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We observe social distancing in the podcast studios out of respect for COVID-19.

NFL players upset with the new CBA deal aren't letting their objection keep them from signing big free-agent deals.

We like the NFL conducting business as usual amid coronavirus cutbacks, but some people don't.

Phillip Rivers in Indy or Teddy Bridgewater in Carolina...which makes more sense?

You can nominate someone impacted by job cutbacks to win $100 on Friday.

Rick Spielman makes a gangsta trade.

Case Keenum comes to Cleveland.

Two Buckeye football reporters argue over something they could have both agreed on.

Spiels gives a scouting report on Austin Hooper and Jack Conklin

Doug Lesmerises recommends the Browns sign Malcolm Jenkins.

Tom Brady appears bound for Tampa.

Happy anniversary, Ron Lewis. He hit a big, really big, shot against Xavier that, had it not gone down, might have changed the course of history for Thad Matta, Mike Conley and Greg Oden.

Emailers nominate people in need to win $100.

Spiels gives his review of the Impossible Whopper. Both of them.

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The latest edition of the Spielman and Hooley podcast includes discussion about the National Football League Players Association narrowly approving a 10-year collective bargaining agreement to maintain labor peace in the league, Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith's update on COVID-19-related precautions on campus and how those will impact the Buckeyes football team.

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COVID-19 brings a halt to sports in America.

This gives us an opportunity to pull together and sacrifice for each other.

Email the show at [email protected] to enter a drawing aimed at filling in some of the financial gaps forced upon you by coronavirus concerns.

Why the NFLPA made the right decision to ratify the new CBA.

There will now be seven playoff teams per-conference, hence only one bye on each side of the playoff bracket.

A 17-game regular season arrives in 2021.

It's impossible with 17 games to split the schedule evenly home and road. There are several options on how that can be handled, including one that plays the 17 extra games league-wide in foreign markets or domestic markets without current teams.

Gene Smith held a conference call Friday to outline measures Ohio State is taking to prevent a COVID-19 outbreak and what that means for the athletic department.

OSU athletes, and all students, must be out of the dorms next week.

Athletic facilities are closed by order of the Big Ten until April 6.

Ohio State hasn't cancelled the remainder of spring practice yet, but that seems inevitable.

Smith says he is in favor of an extra year of eligibility for both spring sports athletes, who have had their seasons wiped out, and winter sports athletes who did not get to compete for a championship.

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The latest edition of the Spielman and Hooley podcast includes discussion about how the NCAA should react to the cancellation of spring sports going forward, what areas of OSU's football development are most impacted by the COVID-19 precautions and whether the Buckeyes are better-positioned than other schools to handle the consequences.

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Coronavirus concerns result in the cancellation of the NCAA Basketball Tournament and all spring sports.

Personalizing the end of the college basketball season and the spring sports season puts some possible solutions on the table for consideration.

The NCAA would have to allow special exemptions for schools to carry extra scholarship players next season.

Not every player would want the extra year's eligibility that might be extended.

Evaluating the COVID-19 adjustments in a year or two will perhaps result in some dramatic changes to college sports.

One of the things that could come from this is the elimination of spring football.

OSU has 15 early enrollees who sacrificed the end of their senior years in high school to play spring football. Is that something that could be eliminated in the future?

The Browns issue an edict that has a Big Brother feel to it.

Television networks suddenly have gigantic programming blocks to fill.

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The latest edition of the Spielman and Hooley podcast includes discussion about the pay raises for members of Ryan Day's football staff, widespread Coronavirus precautions that impact sporting events scheduled to take place on the Ohio State campus and whether the Buckeyes' Spring Game could or should be cancelled in the wake of COVID 19 fears.

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The Browns release Christian Kirksey and Joe Schobert is likely gone on Day One of free agency.

Pay numbers are in for Ryan Day's assistants and the Buckeyes are setting the pace.

OSU's defensive staff will include three assistant coaches over the $1 million mark.

The back story on how Greg Mattison, Larry Johnson and Karey Coombs wound up as the pacesetters on the highest-paid defensive staff in college football.

Brian Hartline received the biggest percentage increase in pay of any OSU assistant and still, in light of his recent work, might be underpaid.

The reason some OSU assistants received minimal raises and others' pay jumped significantly.

Coronavirus precautions impact Ohio High School Athletic Association championships scheduled for the Ohio State campus this weekend.

Why are the limitations on attendance coming fast and furious?

Will OSU cancel its spring football game? Has that ever happened before?

To celebrate the 100th episode of the We Tackle Life podcast, we award a $100 gift basket from Hemisphere Coffee Roasters to the person who supplied the correct answer to our question from Monday.

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The latest edition of the Spielman and Hooley podcast includes discussion about OSU's 71-63 victory over Illinois, what the legends of 1960 national championship team had to say, how Master Teague might be injured and whether escalating salaries among NFL analysts will filter down to the common analyst.

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Ohio State loses at Michigan State on Senior Day for the Spartans.

Cassius Winston played one of his best games ever and Kaleb Wesson, uh, did not.

What happens to Wesson when he struggles like this?

OSU gets Purdue at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in Round One of the Big Ten Tournament. A win advances the Buckeyes to play Michigan State on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Bruce said on Friday that the ideal Big Ten Tournanament scenario was an opening-round win and then a second-round loss so the team could be fully rested for the NCAA Tournament. Now that a second shot at MSU looms, does he still feel that way?

Mr. Spielman said this should happen and now it has.

Was it the original mistake or the double-down that sealed the fate of this reporter?

Kaleb Wesson might be playing his final season for OSU. Is he ready for the NBA? Would he get drafted? Would returning to school and playing for the Buckeyes as a senior make any difference in his basketball future?

Emailers weigh in on the ideal scenario for the Buckeyes at the Big Ten Tournament and the game-ops at Value City Arena.

Like the Apostle Paul said, "As much as is possible, live at peace with others."

Sometimes the best prayer is, "Help me with my unbelief"

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The latest edition of the Spielman and Hooley podcast includes discussion about OSU's 71-63 victory over Illinois, io State what he accomplished at LSU.

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Ohio State's course correction continues with a ninth win in 11 games at the expense of Illinois' Big Ten title hopes.

E.J. Liddell comes off the Buckeyes' short bench and plays very big for the Buckeyes.

Senior Night offers Danny Hummer his first start. If you didn't know it, Danny was a baller back in his Upper Arlington High School days.

Kofi Cockburn of Illinois is the largest human being Bruce has ever laid eyes on. Lovie Smith might want to check him out as a tight end or defensive end.

Yes, Mr. Spielman, the Dispatch is still in business.

Speaking of big men, OSU's Kaleb Wesson is channeling his inner bully and playing great when needed.

We need emailers to settle an argument about whether it would be good for Ohio State to win the Big Ten Tournament or lose in its second game and get the weekend to rest for the NCAA Tournament.

C.J. Walker sensed an opportunity with D.J. Carton's departure and Walker has delivered in a big way.

What a treat to hear from Jerry Lucas and other members of OSU's 1960 NCAA Championship team.

A possible clarification on Master Teague's injury.

There is a reason why Ohio State, and other schools, aren't forthcoming with the details on player injuries.

Mr. Spielman's former academic advisor at OSU says the big man did not get to major in the subject he preferred.

Al Michaels may get traded from NBC to ESPN. Al has already been traded once before, and what ABC received in return may surprise you.

Peyton Manning could trump Tony Romo's $18 million annual contract to broadcast football. Will this salary escalation among analysts filter down to the Spielman level?

An emailer makes us laugh repeatedly with references to previous issues raised on the podcast.

Another emailer affirms the effort to be more civil on Twitter.

We check Bruce's Timeline to see how he's doing and gauge whether he went over the line in a Tweet disclosing the error that often courses through the national media coverage of the issues of the day.

Some encouragement amid depression and despair.

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The latest edition of the Spielman and Hooley podcast includes discussion about OSU running back Master Teague's spring practice injury, the Coronavirus and its impact on sports in Columbus and beyond, Spiels' trip home to Massillon, Dwayne Haskins' future with the Redskins and how big Joe Burrow would have been had he done for Ohio State what he accomplished at LSU.

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Just as Bruce wrote about Master Teague taking over for J.K. Dobbins, and a day after asking Ryan Day about him, OSU's sophomore running back suffers an injury that will keep him out all of spring football and perhaps in the fall.

Who is left at running back for spring and how might the depth chart look in the fall?

Demario McCall worked at wide receiver on Monday, but he's probably moving back to running back.

How many teams on OSU's schedule are good enough to beat the Buckeyes if they are only average at running back?

The Arnold's Fitness Expo is cancelled because of concerns over the Coronavirus spreading to Columbus among the 200,000 visitors who typically attend the event downtown.

There will be no crowds allowed at the Arnold competition in Columbus. Are we headed for similar restraints on attendance at the NCAA Tournament?

Spiels goes home to Massillon and takes to Instagram with a landmark from his past.

Do dads remember their youth?

Dwayne Haskins is in the spotlight as rumors surface that Washington might be looking at Tua No. 2 in the draft.

Should the Bengals take Haskins and the No. 2 pick in exchange for the No. 1 overall?

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The latest edition of the Spielman and Hooley podcast includes discussion about OSU's basketball victory over Michigan, Jeff Okudah's performance Sunday at the NFL Scouting Combine, which players showed off their athleticism in front of pro scouts and whether Joe Burrow should make the Bengals nervous.

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OSU defeats Michigan, 77-63, to continue an amazing stretch of success in the rough-and-tumble Big Ten.

3:00 -- Buckeyes get it done despite Kaleb Wesson struggling from inside the arc. Duane Washington delivers them from danger early. Andre Wesson comes up big at the end and C.J. Walker was solid throughout. Oh, and don't forget Luther Muhammad.

4:00 -- Ohio State's short rotation wasn't an issue on Sunday and hopefully won't be in the future.

5:00 -- Would it be a good or bad thing if OSU wins the Big Ten Tournament?

6:00 -- It will be a show on Thursday when the Buckeyes finish the season at home and some greats from the past return, including Jerry Lucas and Bob Knight.

7:00 -- While celebrating Ohio State's 8-2 record over its last 10 games, it's probably only fair to recognize that Chris Holtmann has answered his critics questions about whether he's the right man for the job.

15:00 J.K. Dobbins' nagging injuries keep him from running or working out at the NFL Scouting Combine.

22:00 Joe Burrow wants the Bengals to Franchise Tag A.J. Green.

23:00 -- If Tua's hip checks out medically, should the Bengals take a look at him instead of Burrow, given how Burrow has been chilly toward playing in Cincinnati?

24:00 Andy Dalton's possible destinations.

25:00 Shoutout to Michigan Man Rich Eisen for doing a nice thing for charity.

26:00 Henry Ruggs and others flash some serious athleticism at the Combine.

30:00 Tanner Muse gets our attention again. Does this explain the Fiesta Bowl?

32:00 Time for an iTunes review.

35:00 Faith segment hits on affirming a quality you notice in others, a struggle needing your intervention and a place to find solid, plain-spoken wisdom from someone who doubted and then figured life out.

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The latest edition of the Spielman and Hooley podcast includes discussion about OSU's easy win at Nebraska, the sniping between head coach Chris Holtmann and Maryland's Mark Turgeon, Ohio State's players at the NFL Scouting Combine and the amount of Ryan Day's contract buyout.

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Today:

0-3 -- A progress report on a Twitter makeover.

3:30 Duane Washington gets OSU started on the right foot and the Buckeyes cruise from there in an easy win at Nebraska.

5:00 Kaleb Wesson's career-high 18 rebounds is hopefully a hint of things to come down the stretch.

The transition Washington has made from one type of guard to another is not easy to accomplish.

10:20 Spiels reflects on one of the most difficult phone calls a father can receive.

14:00 The crescendo is getting louder as OSU's Chris Holtmann claps back again at Maryland's Mark Turgeon.

ESPN analyst Robbie Hummel joins the fray and may merit status as an honorary Buckeye.

22:00 Chase Young says he is the best player in the draft, but where does Mr. Spielman put him in the pecking order with the Bosa brothers?

30:00 J.K. Dobbins is in the running for best running back in the draft, but will he run on Friday with a couple of nagging injuries?

34:00 Who are the other running backs likely to compete with Dobbins as first running back off the board?

K.J. Hill runs a slow time, but there's still time to make up for that.

41:00 Ohio State increases Ryan Day's buyout, but there's no wisdom in raising it so high he's held prisoner if he really wants to try the NFL.

45:00 Review of the day

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