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The Ohio State Buckeyes are 29-point favorites over Western Kentucky on Saturday, and in making their picks for the game, Doug Lesmerises, Austin Ward and Bill Landis tried to evaluate several factors. Does the end of the QB competition mean Ohio State will ease off the gas earlier, or mean that Kyle McCord will light it up? Will the high-powered WKU offense score at least a couple touchdowns? And does Ryan Day even want a high-scoring game, or will he be happy to work on efficiency and prepare for Notre Dame? 

The guys make their picks for the game, then delve into a few Ohio State prop bets. 

Finally, they check on their bankrolls so far, and then make one more Northern pick, including Austin going against one of his normal philosophies.

Thanks for listening to The Betting Show on The Podcast.

After two wins that perhaps haven't been the most impressive in program history, former Ohio State linebacker Anthony Schlegel is back on THE Podcast Daily to evaluate the progress so far as he gets set for the matchup on Saturday with Western Kentucky. 

Has Buckeyes coach Ryan Day treated this opening stretch like an NFL preseason schedule? Schlegel and Austin Ward break it down.

The Buckeyes spoke on Wednesday night ahead of their game this Saturday against Western Kentucky. Austin Ward and Bill Landis discussed what they learned on a Woody Wednesday.

Ohio State was one of the four dominant teams in the first seven years of the College Football Playoff. Now, as Clemson and Alabama have absorbed losses this season and Oklahoma has been completely reshaped, the Buckeyes are in the best shape for the future of any of those playoff blue bloods of the past.

On this Kings of Columbus, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis look at the future and the past for Ohio State as a playoff contender, and analyze if the Buckeyes can compete with new playoff contenders as much as they competed with the old ones. On this episode:

03:03:11 • Kings of CFP era abdicating the throne?
30:18:23 • What teams are in position step up in the void?
50:25:10 • What will the next five years of CFP look like?
01:02:23:04 • What will Ohio State’s philosophy be?
01:20:17:27 • Whatcha watchin, whatcha eatin’ and whatcha thinkin

THE Podcast Daily for Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 is a good old-fashioned stock watch.

Who is up? Who is down? What do Austin Ward, Bill Landis and Jeremy Birmingham think of the Buckeyes after the first two weeks of the season?

Snap Judgments from the Woody Hayes Athletic Center focuses on what it means for Ryan Day to name his starting quarterback and whether or not the Buckeyes are getting enough from their defensive line.

THE Podcast Daily for Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 is another round of "What do you want to ask of the Ohio State coaches?" with Austin Ward and Bill Landis.

Among them: what's going on with the pass rush?

THE Live Show is back at Roosters on Olentangy River Road with former Buckeyes Justin Zwick and Tyvis Powell joining THE Podcast's Austin Ward, Bill Landis and Jeremy Birmingham to break down Ohio State 35-7 win over Youngstown State.

What is going on with the Buckeyes defensive line? How confident should Ohio State be in the quarterback play moving forward?

There were a handful of fun, casual conversations and a ton of great Rooster's food as per usual.

On this Kings of Columbus/Kings of the North episode, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis analyze the best teams and coaches in Northern football, and that includes a ranking of the 10 best head coaches from our 28 Power 5 Northern teams right now.

Doug and Bill also rip the latest coverage of Iowa offensive coordinator Brian Ferentz on the Brian Ferentz Survivor Show; rank the best Northern teams with Michigan still on top and Penn State, Washington, Ohio State, Notre Dame and Colorado in the mix; look ahead at intriguing matchups this week like Purdue-Syracuse, Louisville-Indiana and Pitt-West Virginia; hit on topics like the Big Ten West weakness and trying to get Rutgers in a bowl; and ask how many Northern teams would beat Alabama, after the Crimson Tide showed its flaws in a loss to Texas.

Thanks for listening to Kings of the North on Kings of Columbus.