It is that time of year again! In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr hold their annual Black Stripe Draft and try to predict which true freshmen will have their black stripes removed first.

The Buckeyes must replace two of their three departed safeties, including two-time All-American Caleb Downs. No big deal, right?

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr confirm that this actually IS a big deal as Tony shares his three biggest concerns for the Ohio State safety position.

Sophomore running back Isaiah West is the second-leading rusher returning to the Buckeyes this season.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss their expectations for Isaiah West this season in the Ohio State offense.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day felt that the Buckeye defense needed a veteran linebacker presence, so they went into the transfer portal and landed Wisconsin veteran Christian Alliegro.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss their expectations for Christian Alliegro this year in Matt Patricia's defense.

The Buckeyes have one of the best quarterback situations in the nation heading into the 2026 college football season, but that doesn't mean there aren't concerns.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss Tony's three biggest concerns for the Buckeye quarterbacks, while Tom decides just how big the concerns actually are.

Chris Henry, Jr. may get most of the attention among Ohio State's freshman wide receivers, but classmate Jerquaden Guilford shouldn't be overlooked.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss their thoughts on what to expect from Jerquaden Guilford's true freshman season with the Buckeyes this year.

Ohio State defensive tackle Tywone Malone is one of three starters on last year's Buckeye defensive line that needs to be replaced.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss all the different ways the Buckeyes plan to overcome the loss of Tywone Malone.

The Buckeyes have lost starting cornerback Davison Igbinosun to the NFL, but return Jermaine Mathews and Devin Sanchez. The question, however, is whether or not that's enough.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss Tony's three biggest concerns about the Buckeye corners headed into spring ball.

The Buckeyes needed to go into the transfer portal to restock their wide receiver, which included the addition of former LSU wideout Kyle Parker.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss their expectations for Kyle Parker this season at Ohio State.

The Buckeyes lost two-year starting right guard Tegra Tshabola when he entered the transfer portal following the 2025 season.

In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, hosts Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss how the Buckeyes are going to go about replacing Tegra Tshabola and who the favorite(s) currently are.