The Buckeye Weekly Podcast

There are folks from the Southeastern part of the country who are growing a little uncomfortable with Ohio State's recent success in the transfer portal. The commitments of Caleb Downs and Justin Sayin have sparked a wave of finger pointing at Ohio State.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss this matter and the conversations surrounding Ohio State's successes over the month of January. Much of that success has been chalked up to NIL, which has brought ire from folks that has produced well beyond our recommended daily allowance of irony.

With so much focus on Ohio State, Tom and Tony take a look at where the Buckeyes actually rank in the portal and "overall spending," and remind people that you cannot buy a championship. It takes more than money to win it all.

The fellas also discuss the ramping up of the concern from around the nation at what Ohio State was able to do in the transfer portal. They also have a conversation about Michigan fans not being happy with Ohio State's collectives spending money to keep Buckeyes at OSU, despite being champions of such causes at their own university.

All of this, and much, much, much more.

The good news keeps on coming for the Ohio State Buckeyes as Alabama quarterback Julian Sayin is transferring to OSU. Julian Sayin was the top quarterback in the 2024 recruiting class and was an early enrollee at Alabama just a couple of weeks ago. He will now transfer to Ohio State and compete in a loaded quarterback room for the Buckeyes. In this emergency episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr break down the news, what made Julian Sayin a take for the Buckeyes, what this means for incoming freshman quarterback Air Noland, and much more.

Ohio State's 2024 recruiting class just added another major piece with the commitment of defensive lineman Dominic Kirks.

An in-state prospect, Kirks had an unusual road to Ohio State, first committing to Washington, before the Buckeyes made a big push for him in December. He decommitted from the Huskies after the departure of head coach Kalen DeBoer, and visited Ohio State before committing to the Buckeyes.

Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss Kirks as a prospect, the state of the OSU defensive line room, and more.

In this live instant reaction episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr, Tony Gerdeman, and Kevin Noon react to the news that Alabama Freshman All-American safety Caleb Downs is transferring to Ohio State. Is Downs the missing piece to the puzzle? What will he bring to the Buckeye defense? The fellas discuss all of that and much more, while also answering dozens of questions from the live stream viewers.

Ryan Day has hired a new offensive coordinator. Ohio State announced on Friday that former Penn State and Houston Texans head coach Bill O'Brien will be the Buckeyes' new offensive coordinator. Is this a good hire? A bad hire? What is O'Brien's background that made him worthy of this job? In this live instant reaction episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman, Tom Orr, and Kevin Noon react to the hire, discuss what O'Brien will be doing, what this means for the rest of the OSU staff, what it means for recruiting -- including 5-star Alabama quarterback signee Julian Sayin, and much, much more. They also answer dozens of listener questions from the live stream viewers.

Alabama is losing talented players to the transfer portal like Deion Sanders just showed up and told everybody to get the hell out. Two of the most coveted players that are reportedly hitting the transfer portal are Freshman All-Americans Caleb Downs and Kadyn Proctor. Downs is a talented safety, while Proctor is one of the best young offensive linemen in the nation. Both earned starting spots for the Crimson Tide as true freshmen. So, with both in the portal, which would be the more important pickup for the Buckeyes? That is just one of the listener questions that Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr tackle in this edition of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast. They also discuss the criticisms of quarterbacks coach Corey Dennis, the lack of aggression on special teams, Nick Saban's record against Auburn being good enough for an Ohio State coach against Michigan, the RB and TE rooms, and the concerns on the offensive line.

Jim Harbaugh has been "about to sign a contract extension" for about two months now but still hasn't re-upped with the University of Michigan. Now reports are coming out that he wants immunity from Michigan for any kind of hell storm that may be coming from the NCAA. In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr react to this news and how it is totally the actions of somebody who is 1) very innocent; and 2) wants to stay at Michigan more than anything.

The Buckeyes have welcomed back most of the juniors on this year's team that had NFL decisions to make. Does that make Ohio State the favorites for the national championship next season? In this second part of Saturday's two-part episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman, Tom Orr, and Kevin Noon discuss this topic and many others. The fellas answer questions about Michigan and Jim Harbaugh, the transfer portal, potential targets, and much, much more.

Ohio State has landed a wide receiver out of the transfer portal. Former Buckeye Bryson Rodgers announced that he was returning to OSU and leaving the transfer portal. In the first part of this two-part episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr, Tony Gerdeman, and Kevin Noon discuss Rodgers' return, other targets in the transfer portal, Ohio State coaching moves, and much, much more.

All-Big Ten Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson has announced that he is returning to the Buckeyes for his senior season. Buckeye Huddle's Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman break the news down and what this means for Henderson and the Buckeyes. They also look ahead to an Ohio State offense with both TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins and wonder about the possibilities.