The Buck Off Podcast: An Ohio State and College Football Podcast with Christopher Renne

News of Chase Young has broken and many are speculating. Your host goes into the story from Chase Young and his Lawyers comments. The precedent set by a past case and what punishment might be dulled out. What this story means for the Buckeyes moving forward.

Ohio State survived a close battle last year and it highlighted some of the deeper problems of the program. I discuss what Day did to fix those problems and why the team will blowout Maryland. Then my Maryland team breakdown and how there are a lot of connections between the Buckeyes and Terrapins this week. . I do an Ohio State presser takeaway segment and how that makes the team special. A recruiting story. Lastly, I predict the big games of the weekend.

The first playoff ranking was revealed and I discuss the ideas that made the rankings happen. I talk about my live reactions and my takeaways from Rob Mullens including the emphasis on advanced metrics.

In this bye week for the Ohio State Buckeyes, a major topic of conversation is happening in regards to the name and likeness. I give my opinion on that and talk about the benefits and possible consequences. Then I review Ohio State's season so far and the one path they have moving forward. The rest of the country has been doing stuff as well so I review some of the notable aspects for other teams. Lastly, I talk about some playoff scenarios surrounding the Buckeyes.

Ohio state played Wisconsin in a rain soaked game. I talk about how Chase Young needs to be invited to New York and the Heisman reward itself has will lose all credibility if he is not there. I then go into my game review and how the game's tides turned with the rain level. My takeaways include Chris Olave, the defense, and the greatness of JK Dobbins. I highlight the importance of recruiting in a direct comparison to Wisconsin. Lastly, I go around the conference for a quick review.

Don't think I forgot about Northwestern. I start the episode off with the Northwestern game and my takeaways from that and move forward to what happened around the conference last Saturday. I then get into the game against Wisconsin and how that can shape up. Wisconsin's culture is an important aspect of this game and the loss last week can be the driving force to victory and I tell you why Ohio State won't let that happen. Lastly, I talk about the Harbaugh rumors and go around the conference.

Ohio State goes into Evanston to take on the Wildcats of Northwestern. I talk about my experience at the Big Ten Championship game against Northwestern and the weirdest football game unfolding between the Bucks and NW. I then highlight some Northwestern Players to watch and how Northwestern will play Ohio State offensively and defensively. Everyone else is doing it so I did my midseason review of Ohio State with some of my biggest takeaways.

Ohio State is on a bye week, so I thought it would be a good time to reflect on some of the rest of the country. I go through Ohio State's schedule and what is next for the Buckeyes. I then go into the rest of the conference and take on some of the games this season. The rest of the field has shown its hand, so I talk about the teams that are the Buckeyes' biggest competitors. Lastly, Surprises and Disappointments as well as my Heisman prediction.

The shoe was blacked out and the band was marching in one of the best environments I have ever seen. Thinking about the game Ohio State dominated, that is what all the stats said and the score at the end of the game showed a trouncing of the number 25 team in the country. We take a deep dive into the AP Poll and Sagarin ratings. I then go into the best and worst aspects of the game for Ohio State. I then look forward into the schedule.

Michigan State comes to Columbus to take on the Buckeyes. Ohio State is wearing black and I tell you why it is a new awesome tradition that is not changing. I then give you the MSU players to watch and how they may impact the game. I move into MSU's schemes with their defense and break down how the base 4-3 quarters look will impact Ohio State's game plan. I do my Ryan Day takeaways and my conference game predictions.