The Buckeye Weekly Podcast

Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr are back for the second week of bold predictions for the Buckeyes.

Ohio State hosts Oregon this weekend in the biggest non-conference matchup of the regular season.

In this episode, Tom and Tony go back and forth with some bold predictions, followed by some critiquing of both the prediction and boldness.

Both the Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks have significant injury possibilities coming into their game on Saturday.

All-American defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux sprained an ankle in the Ducks' opener against Fresno State and is day to day. Ohio State safety Josh Proctor injured a shoulder late in the Minnesota game. Both players could still play this week, but things are still up in the air in that regard. If neither player can go, who would be the bigger loss for their respective team?

Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr answer that question and several others in this episode featuring listener questions.

Ryan Day, Kerry Coombs, and several Ohio State football players met with the media on Tuesday to preview the upcoming showdown with Oregon.

Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss what they learned during those interviews.

- Is a big change coming to the running back rotation?
- How did the OSU defense grade out against Minnesota, and where do they need to improve?
- How surprising was the growth and improvement of true freshman CB Denzel Burke?
- How close was Chris Olave to becoming an Oregon Duck instead of a Buckeye?

Michael Citro and Chip Minnich break down the key plays and drives in Ohio State's 45-31 win at Minnesota to open the 2021 Big Ten season, with analysis of the defense, freshman quarterback CJ Stroud, the Buckeyes' stable of running backs, and more. Plus, a preview of the Oregon game with Hythloday from the Addicted to Quack blog and a trip around the Big Ten scoreboard.

Ohio State hosts Oregon this weekend for a noon kickoff on Saturday in Ohio Stadium. It is the biggest game so far this season for either team and the anticipation is growing by the day.

On Monday, Oregon head coach Mario Cristobal, offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead, and defensive coordinator Tim DeRuyter met with reporters to discuss this weekend's matchup. Cristobal provided an update on All-American defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux.

Following the interview session, Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discussed what the coaches had to say about the difficulties that Ohio State brings, and where the Ducks need to get better in order to combat the Buckeyes' talent.

The Michigan Wolverines opened their 2021 season with an easy win over Western Michigan.

Quarterbacks Cade McNamara and JJ McCarthy were impressive, running backs Hassan Haskins and Blake Corum helped the Wolverines roll up more than 300 yards on the grounds, and the defense held the Broncos to just 14 points.

So have the Wolverines really addressed their major issues? Or are there still some significant questions left unanswered?

Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr of BuckeyeScoop.com break down what they saw in this edition of Michigan Monday.

How much did the season opener change their expectations for the maize and blue this fall? And what are they expecting this weekend when the Washington Huskies come to Ann Arbor?

The first full weekend of the 2021 college football season is almost in the books.

Following the exciting action of games like Georgia vs. Clemson, LSU at UCLA, Tulane at Oklahoma, and more, Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr sat down to share their reactions to the weekend's biggest games.

They run through a pretty good first weekend of action with their thoughts on everything they saw, and some stuff they didn't see but still found interesting.

It's hard to see everything that happens in a game live, which is why it's nice to be able to go back and watch it on television for a second perspective.

That's what Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr have done with Ohio State's 45-31 win at Minnesota this week.

Both were in attendance at the game, but they wanted to sit down and rewatch the game for some added perspective. Following the rewatch, they discuss some of their key takeaways.

Among those takeaways this week are discussions about quarterback CJ Stroud, running back TreVeyon Henderson, the Buckeyes' defensive line, offensive line, the running backs, and more.

Ohio State went to Minnesota Thursday night and opened up the 2021 season with a 45-31 win over the Golden Gophers.

The Buckeyes are now 1-0 on the season, which was Ryan Day's entire goal heading into the game.

Following the action and the interviews with Ryan Day and a handful of members of the Ohio State football team, Buckeye Scoop's Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr give their instant reactions of what they saw first-hand from the Buckeyes.

How did CJ Stroud perform? Will Miyan Williams ever get another carry? How good are Garrett Wilson and Chris Olave? And, oh yeah, what about that defense? The fellas talk about all of this and much more, and they also answer questions from the live viewing audience.

From time to time, we like to share examples of other shows on the Buckeye Scoop Podcast Network. This is one of those times. This is the latest episode of the Givs and the Bank Podcast featuring Marc Givler and Bill Greene. They are discussing the incredible Bishop Sycamore scandal (and more). Give it a listen and please subscribe!

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As the Bishop Sycamore football team scandal permeates the national news cycle, BuckeyeScoop.com analysts Bill Greene and Marc Givler are uniquely positioned to discuss the situation.

Both Greene and Givler were on the ground in Canton, Ohio on Sunday as Bishop Sycamore faced IMG Academy after Bishop Sycamore duped ESPN into getting the matchup and having it nationally televised. Givler was also in Pittsburgh on Friday night when Bishop Sycamore played its first of two games in just three days.

Is this the craziest situation in recent memory when it comes to high school scandals? The two break down the situation, including some new information on the background of the ESPN game and all of the happenings over this past weekend.