Ohio State’s first two days of spring practice are in the books, and we already have plenty of thoughts.

The first two days at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center allowed us to watch the first hour of each of Ohio State’s initial two practices as well as talk to Ohio State coach Ryan Day, each of the Buckeyes’ scholarship quarterbacks and running backs and each of their respective position coaches, giving us plenty to see and hear.

While we haven’t yet seen any head-to-head 11-on-11 work between Ohio State’s offense and defense, numerous players have stood out physically while there have been some interesting developments with Ohio State’s initial lineups, such as Austin Siereveld practicing at left tackle and Malik Hartford taking the bulk of the first-team reps at safety.

With that in mind, we spend the majority of this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays discussing our takeaways from the first two days of spring practice. We wrap up the show with a brief conversation about the end of Ohio State’s basketball season and why we both believe it’s the right decision to give Jake Diebler a second year to turn things around.

The full rundown for this week’s show:

• 0:00 Julian Sayin’s Release Stands Out, But He Has More to Prove to Win Starting QB Job
• 13:17 Early Signs Are Promising for Running Back Duo of James Peoples, CJ Donaldson
• 21:42 Jeremiah Smith, Mylan Graham Standing Out at Wide Receiver
• 26:18 Austin Siereveld Probably Won’t Be Starting Left Tackle, But He Might Be Next Man Up
• 31:27 Malik Hartford Getting First Shot at Safety as Secondary Rebuilds Around Caleb Downs
• 35:10 Devin Sanchez Among Numerous Freshmen Standing Out Physically Right Away
• 39:09 Building Depth Crucial for Ohio State’s Defensive Front Six
• 44:24 Jake Diebler Deserves A Second Year, But Ohio State Must Be Aggressive in Transfer Portal