Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

This episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the texter community delivering questions about practically everything under the sun. Among the topics discussed by Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis: Where Ryan Day sits in the Ohio State head coaching hierarchy; The OSU fan base; OSU's success in NIL; National championship vibes; Jeremiah Smith's NFL Draft stock Jelani Thurman's development; Favorite Buckeyes interview and 2024 game; Plus plenty more. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State's 2023 recruiting has spent most of its time in the background since arriving in Columbus, but that's about to change. That class enters its third season ready to take a larger role within the program. It is the core of a 2025 roster trying to repeat as national champions. So far, only one player from that class has established himself as a starter, but as OSU enters the offseason, more will surely join him. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss a few players heading into their third years who are gearing up for breakout seasons. Plus, Stephen takes accountability for a mistake. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State's recruiting focuses have turned to its 2026 class where it already holds four commitments. Headling that group is five-star Chris Henry Jr., as the nation’s top wide receiver. He’s joined by four-star cornerback Jakob Weatherspoon, four-star tight end Corbyn Fordham and three-star wide receiver Jaeden Ricketts. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis discuss how many numbers more people should join them as Andrew puts together the perfect 2026 class. The conversation is about the number of commits and types of players needed at every position for the 2026 class to be a success. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

While Ohio State was in the middle of a national championship run, it was also trying to build for the next season. Thanks to how college football is set up, all of that was happening simultaneously. Now that the run is over, we finally have a chance to catch up on all the newcomers and outgoers of the past two months. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss at all the attrition and addition that's happened. Plus some thoughts on defensive coordinator Jim Knowles choosing to leave for Penn State. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State celebrated its 2024 national title on Sunday afternoon inside Ohio Stadium officially closing the chapter on that story. Because college football never stops. Now it's time to look toward the future as OSU starts its campaign to repeat. On this Monday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik project a 2025 offensive depth chart featuring a bevy of new names everywhere. Plus, as promised, the Monday pod officially has a name. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time for another Buckeye Retalkables, and up on this episode of Buckeye Talk is Ohio State vs. Notre Dame in its recent College Football Playoff National Championship game win. This win made Ryan Day the third straight OSU head coach to win a national title and fifth overall solidifying his place in program history with a 34-23 win. It's by far the biggest win of his tenure surrounded by what may be three of the other top five on an historic run. Instead of letting time pass as we've often done with these Retalkables, Stephen Means lets Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis make their Retalkable debut by looking by on Monday night's game. There are all the usual ReTalkables categories, as a way to break down the game. Thanks for listening to another ReTalkables on Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ohio State opened up the 12-team College Football Playoff the same way it opened up the four-team field by holding up a trophy. The Buckeyes knocked off Notre Dame in the championship game, 34-23, to reclaim their spot at the top of college football. It also punctuated an era of Buckeyes looking to close out their chapters on a high note after four years of riding an emotional roller coaster. On this postgame episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the win and what it means for Ryan Day. They also compareWill Howard to the two other OSU championship-winning quarterbacks of the modern era and where this title sits among them. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Sunday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's National Championship Game against Notre Dame and make their picks. Here’s what gets discussed: What a national championship could do for Ryan Day and Marcus Freeman as head coaches; Stephen, Stefan and Andrew give their game picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. This one is Ohio State’s defense vs. Notre Dame’s offense Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between Ohio State and Notre Dame This one is Ohio State’s offense vs. Notre Dame’s defense. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ohio State is headed to the national championship. The Buckeyes knocked off Texas, 28-14, in the Cotton Bowl to punch their ticket with Jack Sawyer making the game-seeling play with a scoop-and-score with the Longhorns having a chance to tie the game on fourth and goal. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the win, Sawyer's growing legacy and look ahead to what's next against Notre Dame. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio Sttae's College Football Playoff game against Texas and make their picks. Here’s what gets discussed: What a win looks like for Ohio State or Texas; A look at the potential X-factors; Josh Newman from LoneStar.com joins Stephen to talk about the Longhorns; Stephen, Stefan and Andrew give their game picks. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State offense and the Texas defense. Don’t miss the Tuesday pod when they did the OSU defense vs. the Longhorns’ offense. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Texas Longhorns. This one is Ohio State’s defense vs. Texas’ offense Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ohio State is headed to the Cotton Bowl after its 41-21 win over Oregon in the Rose Bowl. On this postgame episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis breakdown OSU avenging its regular season loss and give their flowers to a group that has outscored its opponents 83-38 in the College Football Playoff. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices