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This Wednesday episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the texter community delivering questions.
Among the topics discussed by Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis:

The impact of Ohio State's first two losses to the post-spring transfer portal window.

Players and people within the OSU athletic department they’d love to interview knowing they’d get 100% honesty.

Which position group would they buy stock in?

What are their favorite sports teams and how they became passionate about them?

Is the defensive line’s success more about its upside or problems with the offensive line?

Who would they start at quarterback if it were up to them?

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Ohio State's 2025 recruiting class is off to a strong start, and its class added two more members over the weekend.
On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis break down OSU’s latest commitments and what they bring to the program. Then the two look ahead for a class featuring 13 commits and sitting in the top spot in the recruiting rankings.
While Ohio State has started great, it's far from finished putting together its 2025 class. As it heads into the next few months where recruiting in the only priority, the two look at what are the most important needs still left on the board.
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This Monday episode of Buckeye Talk features a rewatch of Ohio State's 2024 spring game.
Stephen Means and Nathan Baird look back at the performances of quarterbacks Will Howard, Devin Brown, Lincoln Kienholz, Julian Sayin and Air Noland looking at how they played and what comes next. Plus a transfer portal conversation on how many quarterbacks they think will still be on the roster in the fall.
Then a conversation about the bevy of options Jim Knowles and the defense previewed and whether they think OSU needs to find another offensive lineman in the transfer portal
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Ohio State wrapped up Phase One of its quest for a national title with the spring game providing a first public look at its 2024 roster.
On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Nathan Baird and Andrew Gillis break down where OSU stands following the spring and what they saw in the game. They start with a discussion on the quarterback battle between Will Howard and Devin Brown and which player is in the lead heading into the summer. Then they look at the other three quarterbacks involved.
After the break, they discuss the offensive line as the only significant question mark on offense heading into the summer. Then they wrap things up with a glowing review of the defense led by a secondary who spent the afternoon getting the better of the wide receivers.
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Ohio State will wrap up its spring practice schedule on Saturday with the 2024 Spring Game providing fans the first chance to see its roster.
On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means takes rants from the Subtext subscribers on everything they want to see from the Buckeyes on Saturday. That list includes everything from what the quarterbacks look like, the development of the offensive line freshman Jeremiah Smith and even a few thoughts on what OSU can do to add to the game's environment.
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