The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk

The No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers continued to steamroll the competition, smashing the Oregon Ducks in the Peach Bowl on Friday night and setting up a College Football Playoff National Championship Game against Miami. What does the win say about Indiana and Curt Cignetti? What does the loss say about Oregon and Dan Lanning? And how should Ohio State view things now that the two teams that beat the Buckeyes are playing for it all? Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises break it down on The Bill and Doug Show.

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Ole Miss lost to Miami in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Thursday, meaning for the third straight year the SEC will not have a team in the national championship game. On this episode, Doug Lesmerises talks about that reality and wonders if the current failures of the SEC show that the benefit of the doubt that the SEC got while making 16 of 17 national title games between 2006 and 2022 was undeserved. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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The Miami Hurricanes are headed to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night. After watching Miami beat Ohio State in person on New Year's Eve, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are here to break down this Miami win in a College Football Playoff semifinal. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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It's Miami vs. Ole Miss on Thursday in the Fiesta Bowl and Indiana vs. Oregon on Friday in the Peach Bowl, and on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, the guys are making picks for both games. Do Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis think Ole Miss matches up better with Miami than Ohio State did? Do they think Dan Lanning is the one coach who can battle Curt Cignetti for biggest chip on the shoulder? Get their breakdowns and picks for the semifinals, and then catch live YouTube postgame shows after both games on Thursday and Friday. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Around the Shoe is back talking five Ohio State football topics with two great guests from the Ohio State media. On this episode, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by Dillon Davis from the Delaware Gazette and Cameron Teague Robinson from The Athletic to dicuss: 

* What Ohio State should do for an offensive play caller in 2026 

* How surprising the Buckeyes' loss to Miami was 

* Advice for Ryan Day 

* How much receiver production will drop off without Brian Hartline 

* How we'd describe the final four teams remaining in the College Football Playoff 

Thanks for joining Around the Shoe and thanks to Dillon and Cam for their time and expertise. For more OSU coverage from Bill and Doug, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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The transfer portal is in full swing, and so far the Ohio State Buckeyes have seen nearly 20 players from the 2025 roster hit the portal. Among those are five of the top nine recruits from the Class of 2024, meaning the Buckeyes will see two-thirds of that class, which was ranked No. 5 in the nation, leave before getting to Year 3 (QB Air Noland left after last season.) On this episode, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises discuss what that means for the Buckeyes. For more of their OSU coverage, check out billandougosu.substack.com

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Indiana and Curt Cignetti dominated Alabama in the Rose Bowl, Oregon and Dan Lanning dominated Texas Tech in the Orange Bowl, and Ole Miss and Georgia played a wild one in the Sugar Bowl. Now recovered from a late night at the Ohio State-Miami Cotton Bowl, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are here to break down all three College Football Playoff quarterfinals on New Year's Day. Thanks for joining.

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Ohio State lost to Miami 24-14 on Wednesday night, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are live in Arlington, Texas to break down the end of the Buckeyes' season and what comes next.

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The SEC is stumbling through the bowl season. Will that change in the College Football Playoff quarterfinals?
Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis already dove deep and made picks for the Cotton Bowl between Ohio State and Miami.
On this show they pick the Indiana-Alabama Rose Bowl, the Georgia-Ole Miss Sugar Bowl and the Oregon-Texas Tech Orange Bowl.
Thanks for hanging with The Bill and Doug Show

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It's time to dig into the Cotton Bowl showdown between Ohio State and Miami as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break down and make picks for this College Football Playoff quarterfinal on New Year's Eve.
First discussed is the Ohio State defense vs. the Miami offense, as the Buckeyes try to get a pass rush against Miami's big tackles and affect quarterback Carson Beck. The Hurricanes feature freshman receiver Malachi Toney, but is that enough to challenge the No. 1 defense in the nation? Is this the game where Arvell Reese is actually unleashed again? Will the Buckeyes need to let him get after Beck?
Then it's the Ohio State offense vs. the Miami defense, as the Hurricanes defensive line will present a challenge. What will Ohio State do to keep Julian Sayin away from pressure? And how can the Hurricanes handle the healthy duo of Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate? Plus, Bo Jackson as a pass-catching threat? Why this might be the matchup for that.
Then Bill and Doug make their picks for the game, with the Buckeyes favored by 9.5 points.
Thanks as always for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State content, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com.

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