The Buckeye Weekly Podcast

Juck Miletti and Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeInsiders.com went live on YouTube this week to talk about the Buckeyes.

In this portion of the show, they take a look around the Big Ten, but spend the majority of their time talking about what's going on in the state up north. Is it over for Kyle Whittingham? Did he know what he was getting into? Did he care? 

Juck Miletti and Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeInsiders.com went live on YouTube this week to talk about the Buckeyes.

In this portion of the show, they take a look at the Ohio State defense position by position and discuss whether or not each position is good enough right now to win a championship.

Juck Miletti and Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeInsiders.com went live on YouTube this week to talk about the Buckeyes.

In this portion of the show, they take a look at the Ohio State offense position by position and discuss whether or not each position is good enough right now to win a championship.

You've heard a lot from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day this week. This episode is going to be very different. This time, you'll hear some of the most interesting answers from the press conference of Maryland head coach Mike Locksley. 

He's in a very, very different spot than Day and the Buckeyes are. Maryland enters this weekend on a three-game losing streak, and as an underdog of more than 30 points. Locksley's job status is pretty precarious as well, as he entered the year on the hot seat and hasn't done much to cool things off.

In this episode, you'll hear his thoughts on preparing for an offense including Julian Sayin and Jeremiah Smith, the challenge of facing a program with two former NFL head coaches as its coordinators, whether Maryland can ever compete with teams like Ohio State in the modern recruiting landscape, and more.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day had one of the more insightful and interesting interview sessions of the week following practice on Wednesday night. 

Day was asked some intriguing questions about specific players and big-picture topics, and had a lot to say about all of it. 

In this special bonus episode, you'll hear from Day about some very big-picture topics including:

• What they've learned after adding 51 new players during the offseason, and how that impacted things during the offseason and even into the year.
• Whether those lessons learned might impact their approach to personnel in the future.
• Day frequently talks about challenging individual players, entire position groups, or even the whole team. What does that actually look like in his program?
• What is the identity of this year's Ohio State team in all three phases of the game?

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day had one of the more insightful and interesting interview sessions of the week following practice on Wednesday night. 

Day was asked some intriguing questions about specific players and big-picture topics, and had a lot to say about all of it. 

In this special bonus episode, you'll hear from Day about a bunch of different personnel situations including:

• Whether DT Eddrick Houston took a meaningful step forward with a big day at Iowa
• Jake Cook's role in the Bison package, and how he prepares to play a hybrid position
• If DE Qua Russaw is finally back on track after missing a bunch of time in fall camp
• Whether freshmen WR Chris Henry, Jr. and Brock Boyd have earned bigger roles
• How you keep finding new ways to challenge someone as elite as Jeremiah Smith

Ohio State's offense ranks No. 2 in the nation in SP+ following the Iowa game. The defense is No. 3. 

The special teams? They're 100th in the nation, out of 138 teams in FBS.

So what the heck is going on in the kicking game? Ryan Day brought in Robby Discher to be the special teams coordinator during the offseason, and the team is still missing field goals and failing to kill punts inside the 10. 

In this special bonus episode, you'll hear from Day about his thoughts on the special teams, just how big of an issue they are, and what the plan is to fix them.

Tensions flare this week on a very special Buckeye Weekly Podcast, as hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr embark on another Bold Predictions episode.

Maryland is coming to town, which means points for the Buckeyes are likely to follow.

There are bold predictions about Julian Sayin, Brock Boyd, Jeremiah Smith, Isaiah West, Luke Fahey, and many more.

After going back and rewatching Ohio State's 31-14 win over Iowa, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr found plenty that stood out the second time around.

How concerned should Ohio State be about the number of hits Julian Sayin took? Has Ja'Kobi Jackson emerged as the Buckeyes' top running back? Did the defensive tackles finally take a significant step forward? And what did the rewatch reveal about Gabe VanSickle, Qua Russaw, Ohio State's pass protection, and the Buckeyes' defensive adjustments?

Tony and Tom break down 10 things they learned from rewatching the Iowa game, including Ohio State's impressive nine-minute fourth-quarter drive, Arthur Smith's use of cadence, the Buckeyes' success before halftime, and some veteran savvy from Devin McCuin.

They also discuss Iowa's early success against Ohio State's man coverage, whether Devin Sanchez deserved both of his pass interference penalties, and the surprising lack of DPI calls drawn by Jeremiah Smith and the Buckeye receivers.

00:00 Introduction
01:00 Julian Sayin Took A LOT of Hits
03:49 What Went Wrong in Pass Protection?
05:48 Ja'Kobi Jackson Continues to Impress
08:24 Ohio State's Defensive Tackles Step Up
10:26 Gabe VanSickle and the Offensive Line Competition
13:11 Qua Russaw's Best Game Yet?
15:42 Ohio State's Pass Rush Starts Coming Together
17:32 How Iowa Beat Ohio State's Man Coverage
19:42 The Jeremiah Smith Pass Interference Mystery
22:00 Ohio State's Incredible Nine-Minute Drive
23:06 Weaponizing the Cadence
25:54 Ohio State Keeps Stealing Points Before Halftime
27:29 Iowa's Blitzes Gave Ohio State Problems
28:16 Devin McCuin's Veteran Acting Performance
29:24 Don't Sleep on Devin McCuin
30:00 Final Thoughts

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The first availability report for the Buckeyes against Maryland has been released and there are some key names involved.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss the latest report, who is back, who is missing, who might not be ready, and what it all means.