Michael Citro and Chip Minnich discuss the latest Ohio State news and the start of the college football season, particularly Bret Bielema's debut with Illinois against Nebraska. Then the two are joined by Minneapolis Star-Tribune writer Randy Johnson to preview Ohio State's season opener at Minnesota. Plus, they break down the match-up, give their picks to click and make their score predictions.

It is game week for the Buckeyes and we are talking about the week one opponent with someone who follows the team closely. We are joined by Sean Williams as he talked about the 2021 edition of the Minnesota Golden Gophers. What should Buckeyes fans expect out of their first opponent? Can Tanner Morgan and Mo Ibrahim lead the home team to a shocking upset of the Buckeyes or will problems from 2020 stick around and keep the Gophers underground?

The Wolverines are taking the field this year with a new defense led by a new defensive coordinator. It's a complete schematic shift, which could be just what the Michigan defense needs to get back on track.

Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr preview the Michigan defense and ask plenty of questions along the way.

Is the talent on hand to compete for the Big Ten title? What about the depth? Where are the weak spots? Where are the strengths?

All of this is discussed and much, much more.

The Ohio State coaches will tell you that the Buckeyes do not have a depth chart. Well, they're gonna need one pretty soon because they have a game this week.

Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr attempt to predict who will be on the field Thursday night against Minnesota for the first respective snaps on offense and defense for the Buckeyes.

Will Ohio State open with three receivers? Three linebackers? Has the offensive line settled? Who starts at nose tackle? What about the corners? And don't forget the special teams.

Tom and Tony cover all of this and more in this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast.

The season is almost underway for the Ohio State football team as they head to Minneapolis to face a difficult foe in the Minnesota Golden Gophers. But is this the toughest game of the year for the Buckeyes?

Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr rank the games on Ohio State's schedule in terms of danger. Where do the Gophers rank? What about Oregon? How about that trip to Ann Arbor?

Tom and Tony go through the entire schedule and don't really agree on much as they do it.

College football is finally here and now it's time to talk about it.

Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr break down the biggest games of Week Zero, spending time discussing an exceptionally big game for Nebraska head coach Scott Frost.

The fellas also take a look at the Thursday games in Week One that don't involve the Buckeyes.

Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave are arguably the two best wide receivers in the nation, but they may not even be the best receivers on this Ohio State football team.

Sophomore Jaxon Smith-Njigba has received rave reviews from coaches and teammates. Garrett Wilson said he's as good as he's ever seen.

Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss this assessment and many others from an evening of speaking to the rest of the Ohio State receivers and receivers coach Brian Hartline.

The 2021 Ohio State Buckeyes are replacing a number of key players, and may be relying on several true freshmen to make an impact this fall.

You know all about names like Jack Sawyer, Kyle McCord, Marvin Harrison, Jr., Emeka Egbuka, and TreVeyon Henderson already, but how many freshmen who only arrived this summer will play this fall as well?

Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr answer that question, as well as a number of others from listeners. How big a difference will the new overtime rules make this fall? Can Henderson win the starting running back job? What is the Big Ten going to do if teams can't play a game due to COVID?

The Big Ten, Pac 12, and ACC have joined in an alliance. What exactly does this alliance do?

Nobody knows!

Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr attempt to answer the unanswerable as they recap what the three commissioners had to say about their historic alliance.

Why now? What does this mean for the playoffs? Is somebody going to go back for the Big XII? Will this lead to some interesting non-conference scheduling?

Tom and Tony talk about all of it and try to make sense out of what exactly the commissioners didn't have to say.

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich are eastbound and down this week as they handicap the Big Ten East for the 2021 season and there's a lot more disagreement in the predictions than there was for the West. Plus, there's a starting quarterback named, some captains, and more to discuss.