Ohio State football opened the season with a 56-3 win over Ball State, and now the real test arrives: the Buckeyes are headed to Austin for a massive showdown with the Texas Longhorns.

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On the latest edition of The Script... Week 1 is here, and Cardale Jones, Beanie Wells, and Dave Holmes are setting the table for Ohio State’s 2026 season! What does success look like in the opener against Ball State? Who needs to emerge on defense? And can Julian Sayin take another step while leading one of the most talented offenses in the country? 

Then, we break down the Buckeyes’ 9.5-projected win total giving you game-by-game schedule predictions as we navigate our way through the most challenging 5-game stretch in all of college football.  We'll also contemplate whether a 9-3 Ohio State team could still reach the College Football Playoff, and we'll identify the games that may prove to be sneaky difficult. 

Plus, the guys reflect on Jim Tressel’s amazing career as he prepares to go into the Ohio State Ring of Honor. We’ll discuss what made him such a special coach and how his arrival changed the trajectory of the program. Cardale also shares what it was like to think he'd be playing for Coach Tress only to wind up playing for the much different Urban Meyer. 

And with 59 Buckeyes on NFL rosters—including every Ohio State draft pick from the last two years—the crew celebrates the program’s ability to develop talent before making over/under calls on Carnell Tate, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Marvin Harrison Jr., and Terry McLaurin. 

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00:00 Intro 

00:57 What do you want to see vs Ball State? 

05:16 What can we bank on with 2026 Buckeyes? 

7:30 Jim Tressel going into OSU Ring of Honor 

15:25 OSU offense leveling-up under Arthur Smith 

19:09 Will Buckeyes go over 9.5 wins? 

34:57 Ohio State thriving in the NFL! 

36:26 Over/Unders for OSU alumni 

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