The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk

Ohio State had its most productive rushing game since September in Saturday's win against Penn State. Is that a sign that things are improving? How good does OSU's run game need to be to repeat as national champs? Bill Landis tackles all of that on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show. Thanks for hanging with us.

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It's five quick Ohio State football topics on Around the Shoe, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined every Monday by two great members of the Ohio State football beat. 

On this episode, it's a double dip from NBC 4 in Columbus as both Jerod Smalley and Joe Nugent join Doug and Bill on the show. 

The topics covered: 

* Will Jeremiah Smith break Ohio State's single-season record for touchdown catches? 

* How should Ohio State handle award season with Smith, Julian Sayin and Carnell Tate? 

* Should the Heisman Trophy be awarded after the season? 

* Give a TV tease to get OSU fans fired up for this stretch of Purdue, UCLA and Rutgers. 

* What's one of your favorite Ohio State stories you've ever done? 

Thanks as always for joining us on Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show. For more Buckeyes coverage from Bill and Doug, check out their Substack page at billandougosu.substack.com

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It's three college football rants from Doug Lesmerises on The Bill and Doug Show. First, Doug looks at how many times the four SEC teams that have fired their coaches -- Florida, LSU, Auburn and Arkansas -- have almost beaten one of the nine currently ranked SEC teams. It's a lot -- and that's not a good thing for the SEC. Then it's a look at the quarterback development failures at Penn State, Nebraska and Michigan State this season and how that has affected the Big Ten. Finally, D.J. Durkin was named the interim coach at Auburn ... which would only happen in the SEC. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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The Buckeyes faced their old defensive coordinator, and didn't encounter much resistance in a 38-14 win in Ohio Stadium. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break it down on a live episode of The Bill & Doug Show.

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It's Nebraska-USC, Cincinnati-Utah, Minnesota-Michigan State, North Carolina-Syracuse, Vanderbilt-Texas and Oklahoma-Tennessee picks on this episode as Bill and Doug bring you their Friday national show. 

What are the best Vandy-Texas and Tennessee-Oklahoma results for Big Ten fans? Is Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith in trouble if he doesn't get a Big Ten win this season? Will Minnesota bounce back from an embarrassing loss? Will Nebraska coach Matt Rhule get his first win over a ranked team since he was coaching at Temple, as Lincoln Riley brings USC to Lincoln on Saturday night? And when two four-game losing streaks collide on Friday, what will give between Syracuse and North Carolina? Is it time for Bill Belichick's first ACC win? 

Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show, and Happy Halloween.

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It's Penn State at Ohio State on Saturday at noon in Ohio Stadium, and Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises offer this preview and their picks for the Buckeyes vs. the Nittany Lions on The Bill and Doug Show. First up is the Ohio State defense vs. the Penn State offense. How much might the Buckeyes blitz new QB Ethan Grunkemeyer? Must Penn State try to throw down the field, and how much will the Ohio State secondary attack those plays if the Nittany Lions try it? Will Kaytron Allen be able to run the ball at all? Then it's the Ohio State offense vs. the Penn State defense. How ready are Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith, Carnell Tate and the OSU passing offense to keep elevating? What should you watch for in the Ohio State run game? What should Penn State DC Jim Knowles try to do against the Buckeyes? Picks are at the end of the show. Thanks for checking out this episode. For more OSU coverage, try billanddougosu.substack.com

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It's a huge Ohio State vs. Penn State beat writer breakdown on The Bill and Doug Show, as Audrey Snyder from The Nittany Dispatch podcast joins Bill and Doug. 

The topics covered: 

* Penn State coaching search 

* How much Ohio State looms over Penn State 

* Run game issues for both teams 

* Does Penn State have a special teams edge? 

* Buckeyes ready to shut down Penn State QB Ethan Grunkemeyer 

* The right side of the OSU offensive line 

*Eddrick Houston and Chaz Coleman making plays on their defensive lines 

Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com For more Penn State coverage, check out Audrey at insidethelions.substack.com

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It's College Football Playoff picks on The Bill and Doug Show, as Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises reveal their season-end playoff projections as they do every Tuesday. The first actual committee rankings are just a week away, so be sure to check back next Tuesday for their reactions to those committee decisions. For now, the guys discuss the playoff positioning of Iowa, Washington and Oregon, then debate whether Ole Miss is already in, and talk about whether Texas Tech, BYU or Cincinnati should be favored in the Big 12. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show.

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Ohio State hosts Penn State on Saturday, which means Nittany Lions' defensive coordinator Jim Knowles is returning to Ohio Stadium. Knowles was the OSU defensive coordinator the last three seasons, and now he'll be going against the offense he faced in practice so much. On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, the guys talks about the relationship between Knowles and the Buckeyes, and how OSU coach Ryan Day talked about that relationship on Tuesday. (There was a little nugget in there.) They also discuss how the Penn State defense under Knowles has fared compared to the Ohio State defenses of the last three seasons. Thanks for joining Bill and Doug, and for more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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Five Ohio State football topics are on the board for Around the Shoe, which comes to you every Monday on The Bill and Doug Show. As the Buckeyes prepare to play Penn State, who is the Buckeyes' biggest rival outside of Michigan? 

If Julian Sayin hadn't transferred to Ohio State from Alabama after Nick Saban's retirement, who would be the Buckeyes' quarterback this season? If any issue trips up Ohio State this season, what might it be? Offensive line? Red zone? Special teams? 

And then, how different is it covering Ohio State compared to other college football teams, and what are your memories of your first days on the OSU beat? As always, two great guests join the show from the Ohio State media crew. 

This week, it's Joey Kaufman of The Columbus Dispatch and Stefan Krijisnik of cleveland.com. Thanks for joining us on The Bill and Doug Show, and for more OSU coverage, check out Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com

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