It's time to rant about college football as Doug Lesmerises tackles three topics on The Bill and Doug Show 
* The wrong view from Nick Saban and others that the SEC has better depth than the Big Ten 
* Ohio State running backs and breaking tackles 
* The list of candidates to replace James Franklin and why the eventual coach might be missed by everyone
Thanks for hanging out with us to talk college football on The Bill and Doug Show.

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It's Ohio State football talk once again on Around the Shoe, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis of The Bill and Doug Show are joined by two outstanding members of the Ohio State press corps. This week, Pat Murphy of Bucknuts and Andy Anders of Eleven Warriors join the show to discuss five quick-hit topics: * The Ohio State MVP for the first half of the season * Grading Ryan Day for 2025 * A Buckeye you'd like to see more of in the second half of the season * How much is the four-game losing streak to Michigan hanging over Ohio State? * Beard talk Thanks for joining us every Monday on Around the Shoe. For more Ohio State coverage from Bill and Doug, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis discuss the biggest games of the college football day, including Penn State falling to Northwestern 22-21 and Indiana going on the road to beat Oregon 30-20 in a Top 10 matchup. Plus Texas took down Oklahoma in Red River, and USC knocked off Michigan at home.

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The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes handled No. 17 Illinois on the road on Saturday, as the Buckeyes won their 10th straight game in Champaign. The Ohio State defense forced three turnovers and Jeremiah Smith and Bo Jackson each caught touchdowns as Ohio State won 34-16

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Oregon-Indiana, Texas-Oklahoma and Michigan-USC lead the discussion this week as six college football picks come your way on The Bill and Doug Show. In a Top 10 Big Ten matchup, does Indiana have a skill position advantage? Will Oregon dominate in the trenches? Are Dante Moore and Fernando Mendoza the two best QB draft prospects in the country? Plus picking Nebraska-Maryland, Alabama-Missouri and South Florida-North Texas. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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No. 1 Ohio State visits No. 17 Illinois on Saturday for a noon kickoff. Buckeyes quarterback Julian Sayin has been slicing up defenses as the best QB in the country against the blitz, and he, Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate could be trouble for the back seven of the Illinois defense. Illini quarterback Luke Altmyer has been keeping Illinois in games and has a dangerous receiver in Hank Beatty. But will Illinois try to slow this game down and run it? Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises break it all down and make their picks. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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How many teams will the Big Ten get in the College Football Playoff? After Penn State's second loss of the season, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises are reshuffling their playoff brackets on their Tuesday evening episode of The Bill and Doug Show. Nightmare scenario -- six or seven playoff teams for the SEC and only two for the Big Ten? Is that even possible? The guys break down the most likely scenarios for all the Big Ten playoff contenders and how the season could shake out. Then they run through their predicted playoff brackets. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more coverage of Ohio State, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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Ohio State coach Ryan Day on Tuesday mentioned the idea that receiver Jeremiah Smith might not get the stats necessary to build a Heisman Trophy case. If that's the case in this day and age, where the best teams are making sure to stay fresh for a a playoff run that could last four games and takes place after the Heisman is handed out, do we all need to get smarter in how we think about the Heisman? Doug Lesmerises tackles that question on this Tuesday Rants show, as well as addressing Pitt finding a freshman quarterback of the week from Toledo, and Bill Belichick continuing to be a disaster at North Carolina. Thanks for joining the The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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If Ohio State does return to the national championship game, which opponent would make a perfect foe? Is it Miami -- or an SEC team? That's one of the topics covered on this version of Around the Shoe as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by two special guests to cover five quick-hit topics. Along for the ride this week are Adam King from 10 TV and Beau Bishop of 97.1 The Fan, among other places. Other topics include discussions around the Buckeyes replacing Jim Knowles with Matt Patricia at defensive coordinator, how much Ohio State contributed to breaking Penn State, and what is Columbus like as a sports market? Thanks for joining us on Around The Shoe every Monday. For more coverage of the Buckeyes, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at billandougosu.substack.com

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The Ohio State Buckeyes got a primetime home game for the first time in two years and took advantage on Saturday night. They smothered the Minnesota Golden Gophers on defense and let it rip on offense. Carnell Tate had nine catches for 183 yards and a touchdown, Jeremiah Smith had seven catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns and Julian Sayin threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns.. Ohio State is now 5-0 heading to Illinois next week, and Doug Lesemrises and Bill Landis break it all down on this live postgame show.

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