THE Podcast: Ohio State Football News

The Big Ten East features three of the top seven teams in the preseason AP poll, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis dive into what that means for Ohio State, Michigan and Penn State historically on this Kings of Columbus. How good will the Nittany Lions be this season? How about the Wolverines? And what about the idea of the three teams splitting their head-to-head games and all winding up at 11-1? In that case, which team might have a tiebreaker edge?

Beyond 2023, is this the new normal for the Wolverines and Nittany Lions? Will they regularly challenge the Buckeyes long term -- is the recruiting there for Michigan and Penn State to do it?

Finally, the show wraps up with Whatcha Watchin', Whatcha Eatin', Whatcha Thinkin' with nonsense talk about peaches, chicken fingers, movies and baby insurance. 

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THE Podcast Daily for Friday, August 18, 2023 is a camp mailbag edition of the show as Austin Ward, Bill Landis and Jeremy Birmingham answer questions from the subscribers over at OhioState.Rivals.com.

Ohio State will have two new offensive tackles in 2023, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis dive into how they stack up on the latest Kings of Columbus.

How much do tackles matter to Ohio State's success? How do the expected tackles this season compare to the last two decades of OSU tackles? What kind of seasons should be expected from left tackle Josh Simmons and right tackle Josh Fryar And finally, where do Ohio State's tackles rank nationally? Doug and Bill went through the other power conference teams to give a definitive tackle ranking to the Buckeyes' tackle combo compared to the other 68 teams at the highest level of college football. 

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Larry Johnson has, perhaps, the deepest group of defensive tackles he's had since arriving at Ohio State but also may have the least depth he's had at defensive end.

After a disappointing 2022 season, Johnson's Rushmen are looking for a bounce back season in Columbus.

Is that on the way? Austin Ward and Bill Landis provide their thoughts on the latest episode of Snap Judgments from THE Podcast.

THE Podcast Daily for Thursday, August 17 asks Austin Ward and Bill Landis one simple question: What do you not know about Ohio State right now that seems important?

The guys give their thoughts on the latest episode of THE Podcast Daily.

On the latest episode of Talking Stuff, the Ohio State recruiting podcast from THE Podcast, Jeremy Birmingham and Andrew Ellis talk about the latest stuff on the Buckeyes recruiting trail.

THE Podcast is in the Woody Hayes Athletic Center talking about the tight ends.

Austin Ward and Bill Landis give their thoughts on how a healthy group of tight ends can make Keenan Bailey's first year as a position coach easier and how Ohio State continues to search for a complement to Cade Stover at the spot.

THE Podcast Daily is back for Wednesday, Aug. 16 2023 with another stock watch from Austin Ward, Bill Landis and Jeremy Birmingham.

How have the events of the last week changed the vision for Ohio State players and their potential impact? Get your wallets out and dive in.

Who are the best Ohio State Buckeyes right now as preseason camp winds down? 

On this Kings of Columbus, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis draft the top 22 Buckeyes, laying down a foundation they can use to track the evolution of the team this season.
You can probably guess No. 1, but the draft gets really interesting after the top five as Doug and Bill work inexperienced players like Jordan Hancock, Sonny Styles and Kenyatta Jackson in with veterans like Cade Stover, Steele Chambers and Denzel Burke.

THE Podcast has thoughts on the Ohio State offensive line in the latest edition of Snap Judgments as Justin Frye and his position group met with the media on Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023.