The Buckeyes must replace their most underrated defender from last season in nickel back Lorenzo Styles, Jr.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss how the Buckeyes will go about finding a new nickel back for Matt Patricia's defense.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr continue their series looking at the three biggest concerns at each position for the Buckeyes this year with a look at the Ohio State wide receivers.

The Buckeyes' most-ballyhooed true freshman this season is wide receiver Chris Henry, Jr., but what is a fair expectation of him in his first season at Ohio State?

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss their expectations for Chris Henry, Jr. and talk about the history of OSU freshman wide receivers as a point of reference for what generally happens with rookie receivers.

The Buckeyes secured a bunch of experienced players out of the transfer portal, save for freshman cornerback Dominick Kelly out of Georgia.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss their expectations for Dominick Kelly this year and why his signing was so intriguing by the Buckeyes.

Epi Sitanilei was a late arriver last year as a true freshman for the Buckeyes, but he has since added weight and strength and is getting ready for his first spring camp at Ohio State.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss their expectations for Epi Sitanilei this season as a redshirt freshman for the Buckeyes.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day has big expectations for quarterback Julian Sayin in year two as a starter, but as Day said recently, you can't just assume your starting quarterback is going to return.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss Ryan Day alluding to the fact that Julian Sayin could have asked Ohio State for more money but he wanted to make sure there was enough talent around him to win a national title.

The Buckeyes didn't just go the portal for their new impact players. Some of them will be among the returning players stepping into new roles.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss which returning Buckeyes who have yet to earn starting jobs prior to this season will have the biggest impact on defense in 2026.

The Buckeyes didn't just go the portal for their new impact players. Some of them will be among the returning players stepping into new roles.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss which returning Buckeyes who have yet to earn starting jobs prior to this season will have the biggest impact on offense in 2026.

It is not unusual for true freshmen to impact the Buckeyes each year, but it is rare for that freshman to be an offensive lineman. 

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss offensive tackle Sam Greer and wonder if he can be the exception to the rule in 2026.

The Buckeyes must replace All-American linebacker Sonny Styles this year.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss how the Buckeyes will go about replacing starting linebacker Sonny Styles in 2026.