More than 1,000 high school football players have made their way through the Woody Hayes Athletic Center over the past week for Ohio State’s first three high school football camps of the year, and we’ve been there to watch all the action unfold.

For the first half of this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays, we share what we’ve learned from attending those three camps, including a list of the most impressive prospects we’ve seen on the field so far, the most interesting things we’ve heard from talking to recruits and our observations from watching new Ohio State coaches Justin Frye, Jim Knowles and Tim Walton in action.

In the second half of the show, we discuss some of the other headlines of the past week and address some questions from listeners, including:

• 30:30: Why Ryan Day said Ohio State needs $13 million in NIL money and whether that’s a realistic target
• 36:40: How Ohio State is getting more involved in helping its athletes land NIL deals
• 41:56: What we make of Michigan’s charms for winning The Game and Penn State choosing not to White Out Ohio State
• 46:00: Who we think will be surprise contributors in Ohio State’s season opener vs. Notre Dame
• 51:10: Why we’re disappointed Carmen’s Crew isn’t playing in The Basketball Tournament
• 55:32: Why Ohio State would benefit from an eight-team College Football Playoff with no automatic bids

(Programming note: Griffin will be on vacation next week, so our next episode of Real Pod Wednesdays will be published on June 22.)