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  1. 12h ago

    Needed Personnel Changes & Bounce Back Week / Ohio State Primetime LIVE 102 Presented By FanDuel

    Ohio State Primetime LIVE 102 — Needed Personnel Changes & Bounce-Back Week Presented by FanDuel | Hosts: Garrison Gaddy, Riley Burnett, Denzel Jones OhioStateVOCFB Show Open & Format Notes (0:00–1:25) Garrison welcomes everyone to Ohio State Primetime Live. The show is officially moving to Mondays; Zay is now a permanent part of the rotation. Riley and Garrison are excited about the new setup. Standard plugs: like/share/subscribe, vocfb.com, vocfb.com/shop (koozies, sweatshirts, hats, tees). They preview the Kent State game after recapping Saturday’s loss to Texas. Texas Loss Recap — First Half vs. Second Half (1:25–4:00) Riley’s overarching take: Happy with the first half. The score near the end of the half was huge. Lucky on the opening play and the interception (great ball by Arch, “one-in-a-million”). Second half: offense came out flat and defense came out flat, especially in the third quarter. By the fourth, the defense was gassed after back-to-back three-and-outs. Texas’s physicality and tenacity took over. Offensive game plan was lacking. Biggest individual disappointment: Peyton Pierce — not flying to the ball, not playing alert football. Riley wants the talented younger linebackers used now instead of kept “in the back pocket.” “If it’s the right guy, let’s show our hand.” Denzel notes he already went off on Pierce on the Sunday show. Garrison jokes that Pierce somehow had the highest PFS score (75.9 overall, 71 run D, 67 tackling, 73.9 coverage) — they treat it as a “nothing stat” because doing nothing means you don’t get dinged. Fan Overreactions, Ryan Day Heat, and “Better Team” Debate (5:15–7:50) Garrison addresses the postgame noise: Fire Ryan Day talk, people doxing Day’s house (called “really weird”). He compares his reaction to the 2024 Oregon loss — sat three inches from the TV, hands on hips, “Alright. Cool. Got it.” His view: Ohio State was the better team for 2½ quarters until the fourth. On a neutral field he thinks they beat Texas. “Good teams win, great teams cover” — and they did cover. Riley: Sad after the game but not devastated. Prefers an early loss so coaches actually go back to the film room and make personnel changes (unlike last year’s undefeated season where deficiencies were papered over). He’s been calling for Pierce not to start since before the season. Snap counts shown: Pierce 37, Tarvis 26. They want those snaps split more evenly among the three linebackers. Allegro wasn’t awful but wasn’t great; still better than Pierce. Clip discussion: Riley’s sack while Pierce was hanging out 5–7 yards behind him. Contrast in urgency and violence. “If you’re the middle linebacker you got to be the guy that’s crazy in the middle. You can’t just be hanging out like you’re a fan.” Garrison: A Mike linebacker has to be a field general. Pierce’s energy (or lack of it) reflects on the rest of the defense, especially late. Young Players Who Need Snaps (8:20–14:50) Poll in chat: Do you want coaches playing more young guys on both sides? Names floated: Brock Boyd (needs to rebuild trust after drops last week) Legend Bay — “coaching malpractice” to give him one touch in a game like that. Doesn’t matter that he’s a freshman. Christian Allegro — Garrison has said he belongs on the edge, not at Mike. Fast in a straight line, can rush. Coaches have given him snaps at the S position too. Riley: The two best linebackers on the team are obvious. Play them. Denzel’s wish list: Swap the linebackers Legend Bay at least 5 touches Chris Henry at least one pass a game Chris Henry and Boyd 1–2 targets Solidify RB2 (Jacoby Jackson is a strong runner) Isaiah West hype from the beat writers was not real — “anyone who thought he was challenging Bo needs to repent” Open to Legend Bay as RB2; blocking can be figured out later. He’s an extra weapon who can take it to the house. Garrison wants more crossing routes and slants to get the ball out of Julian’s hands quickly and build confidence. Receivers who can do something after the catch: Jeremiah, Devin McEwen, Brandon Ennis (sure hands, clutch catch in the game). They stress “workability” — elite teams need it on both sides. Position coaches (not just Arthur Smith and Matt Patricia) need to be pushing young talent. Freshman Social Media — “Free Deuce” (14:57–19:20) Riley flagged Instagram stories that have since been scrubbed. Legend Bay posted a sideline photo with “Free Deuce.” Hosts interpret it as a not-so-subtle request for more touches. They compare it to Ezekiel Elliott speaking up after the 2015 Michigan State loss. All three believe Legend is a top-3 most dynamic player on the offense and needs to be involved early — out of the backfield and in the slot/empty sets. Garrison is unsettled by the personnel choices: Why give Legend the ball early then never again? Same question for other young guys. Position coaches may be getting (or giving) bad advice. Denzel wants the ball spread more. Feeding Jeremiah exclusively makes the offense predictable on third-and-medium/long. Texas’s secondary could match him physically. “You already know where the ball is going.” 2028 Recruiting — Luke Soda TE Commit (21:45–28:10) Ohio State landed a 2028 commit: Luke Soda (pronunciation debated — “Soda” or similar), 3-star athlete, No. 51 athlete in the class, 6-4, 250, Cannon-McMillan HS (Canonsburg, PA). Also plays DE. Arthur Smith personally wanted him. Riley likes Smith immersing himself in modern recruiting after coming from the NFL. Tight end is an intriguing position for him. Denzel is cynical about Ohio State tight ends: they recruit good ones (Jelani, Luke Farrell, etc.), they get drafted and produce in the NFL, but Ohio State rarely uses them. Cade Stover was the last one they actually threw to consistently (and that was partly by default). Still likes Smith’s involvement. Garrison: Ohio State doesn’t have to live off the tight end like some programs. They have receivers and running backs. But this is Smith’s bread and butter. Expect a “Buckeye bump” in the rankings. “What else is an Ohio State tight end good for unless you’re Cade Stover?” Recruiting priority for the next two classes: Riley: Keep hitting D-line hard. Never enough. Elite D-line helps everything and usually gets you to the playoffs. Garrison: Front seven — mix of size and speed, “workability” guys Patricia can scheme with. Denzel: Stop spending money on linebacker. Room is already packed (Sincere, Riley, Alfred, etc.). Shift resources to corner — depth behind the top two is not great. Brief Bobby Carpenter comments discussion (Pierce vs. Tarvis speed, old comments comparing Pierce to Arvell Reese/Sonny Styles). Kent State Preview — Bounce-Back / “Work Them Demons Out” (31:55–49:20) Kent State is 1-1 (lost 57-0 to South Carolina, beat Wofford 36-15). Drew DeShields: 311 pass yards, 1 TD, 2 INT; 101 rush yards, 2 TDs (he’s a third of their rushing offense). No receiver over 100 yards. Defense has one sack. Garrison: He would hate to be Kent State. After a loss like Texas, you have to work the demons out. This is the game to do it. What they want to see: Different jersey numbers on both sides of the ball Legend Bay 5+ touches Freshman WRs more involved than they were vs. Ball State Backup QB (Luke Fahey mentioned) in by the second half Kari Wilder 30+ snaps (only 5 vs. Texas — not enough) Pierce as a rotational piece; Riley or T.J. Alfred starting at that linebacker spot Jay Timmons and Earl Little Jr. continue playing physical Devin Sanchez coverage was excellent except the one TD given up — “dig deep” Bo Atkinson as depth only; Epi, Zion, Carey, Quay have played better Tighter coverage / more press-man Brock Boyd before Chris Henry Jr. (more polished right now, faster) Ryan Day should not hold back — put up as many points as possible to evaluate the roster FanDuel: Ohio State -52.5, total 59.5. All three think they cover easily. Score predictions: Riley: 70-0 Denzel: 63-0 (they’ll chill once they get it out of their system) Garrison: 66-0 (throw in a Connor Hawkins field goal) Any Kent State points are unacceptable. Defense looked soft vs. Texas; no excuses about heat. Hawkins miss discussion: Garrison refuses to pin the Texas loss on the kicker. Hawkins is the reason they even had a TD lead late. Long list of other “huh?” moments (Julian not throwing to wide-open Devin McEwen, Jeremiah not catching, hold by Austin Saraville, last-drive TD allowed, linebacker/edge rotation, etc.). Other Games (49:30–53:00) Oregon vs. Oklahoma State Loved that Oregon lost. Gave up ~561–600 yards. Can’t claim best D-line in the country after that. Drew Metzmaker and that Oklahoma State offense punched them in the mouth early; Oregon struggled to respond. Takeaway: you have to hit Oregon early. Michigan vs. Oklahoma Ugly, quarterback-less nail-biter. Michigan won the way they like to win at home. John Mateer looked nothing like last year’s version (thumb injury or not) — missed throws, late INT, offense only really went to the tight end. Michigan’s offense also struggled. Garrison hit the Under 0.5 passing TDs on Bryce Underwood. Mixed feelings about Michigan winning after “cheating the week before,” but they’ll take the result. Close (53:00–end) Like, share, subscribe, comment, hit the hype button. Membership tiers mentioned (Black Hole Club, etc.). Call-in show is Fridays at 7 p.m. “O-H.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  2. 1d ago

    OHIO STATE - Texas Post Game/Call-in LIVE

    Ohio State–Texas Postgame / Call-In Live OhioStateVOCFB — Garrison Gaddy & Denzel Jones Late-night recap after Ohio State’s 23–24 loss at DKR Stadium Show setup Garrison and Denzel open immediately after the overnight loss. They frame it as a full-board conversation: coaching, personnel, drops, missed throws, and fourth-quarter collapse after Ohio State led 23–3. Credit Texas throughout; they refuse the “we took our foot off the gas and Texas just laid down” narrative. First-half snapshot (hosts’ view) Offense in sync early. Julian Sayin (transcript: “Julian San”) had the game’s high for QBs. Jeremiah Smith: 8-164-1 TD, 20.5 YPC, long 43. Bo Jackson: 19 carries, 74 yards (3.9 YPC), long 11. Jacoby Jackson 5 carries; Isaiah West 2; Legend Bay 1 snap/1 carry. Pass protection fine first half; run blocking not. Hosts wanted more points instead of field goals while the lead was still expandable. Defense had Arch Manning “in a spin cycle.” Jaylen McClain INT after a coverage breakdown on Cam Coleman. Jay Timmons forced and recovered a fumble. Riley Pettyjohn and Timmons were the two best defensive players on the field. Texas missed big plays (Ryan Wingo drop; Coleman near-miss). Ohio State still only led 23–3 at half because they settled for kicks. Personnel & snap-count frustration (core of the show) Linebacker rotation: Denzel was “right about the linebackers.” Peyton Pierce looked slow, hesitant, spectator-like; 67 snaps. Riley Pettyjohn 37 snaps, Christian Allegro 51, Tarvis ~26. Hosts and caller Michael all want Pettyjohn (and Alford) on the field constantly. Pierce’s one forced fumble that wasn’t recovered doesn’t offset the rest. Defensive line last drive: Epi / Kenyatta / Will Smith / James packages, then Bo Atkinson in for the game-winning drive. Hosts: if Texas is already gashing the line, why insert Atkinson? Prefer Epi, Carey Wilder, or Quay. John Walker III “should never come off the field” unless he needs water. Kerry Wilder only 5 snaps despite looking explosive when in. Running back usage: Bo Jackson is the second-best offensive weapon. Hosts hate the every-other-series committee; it keeps backs from finding a rhythm. Want 25–27 carries for Bo in this type of game, not 19. Legend Bay and Isaiah West barely used. Receiver distribution: Too much force-feeding Jeremiah Smith. Devin McEwen drops (including a needed conversion) after being ignored. Brandon Inniss “seems to catch it every time they look his way”; hosts would have preferred him on the third-and-long McEwen drop. Fourth-quarter collapse Offense looked conservative / clock-killing: three-and-outs, three-run sequences, punts. Arthur Smith’s first-half calls were fine; fourth-quarter play-calling “terrible.” Julian off — balls behind Jeremiah, missed McEwen. Devin Sanchez: generally solid game, but the Wingo TD “looked too easy” (outside leverage, simple out/curl). Phantom PI on Sanchez “sticks in the craw” and helped spark the comeback. Defense gassed on two late drives. Hosts wanted a timeout after the first fourth-down conversion (4th-and-9) to give the D-line a breath; Patricia didn’t change personnel or scheme. John Walker laid out a lineman but was too tired to finish to the QB. Goal-line at the end: Garrison initially wanted to let Texas score for clock. After talking to his sister he understood Day trusting the goal-line identity of recent years. Both still note this D-line is not K-Mac / Ty Hamilton / Tyleik Williams; expectations have to be tapered. Specific plays & player notes Jeremiah Smith: great overall game, still the best player on the team / in CFB in their view. Must-catch drops: ball behind him coming across the middle (Julian’s fault and a catch he should make); third-and-4 body catch. One-on-one end-zone ball needed to be outside shoulder / pylon — Julian put it inside. Connor Hawkins: 3-for-4, including a 45/48-yarder that created the six-point lead they later lost. Hosts defend him on volume but still say the miss in a one-score game has to be made. Field goal did not lose the game; Ohio State was still up 6 when it happened. Defense then gave up 4th-and-9 and 4th-and-6. Earl Little: “smacking the hell out of people,” overlooked positive. Kenyatta Jackson: good at setting the edge vs. Goosby (sack), not aggressive enough finishing. Caller Michael questions size/strength vs. top tackles. Austin Siereveld sack given up called out. Coaching blame (spread, not single-target) Ryan Day (final calls, goal-line, timeouts), Arthur Smith (conservative fourth quarter, stacked-box halfback dives, fourth-down personnel), Matt Patricia / position coaches (LB and DL packages), Tyler Bowen (OL adjustments). Players still have to make the critical plays. “Everyone has blame… only a couple players who don’t.” Hosts push back hard on “fire Ryan Day / he’s coaching for his job.” One-point loss at DKR to a top-5 roster is not the same as losing to Akron or Maryland. Ohio State covered as a road dog; “good teams win, great teams cover.” Early loss often produces adjustments. Schedule after Kent State (Iowa at Kinnick) is the real measuring stick. Caller Michael Wants Pierce off the field immediately; ranks him fourth among the LBs. Questions Kenyatta Jackson’s size/production vs. elite tackles (compares to JTT “baby arms” talk). Wants more downfield aggression with Sayin + Smith. Thinks Ohio State was the better team and would have won at home or on a neutral field. Coaching “not to lose” in the fourth is the recurring Day critique. Super-chat / Robert Howard: “We will know how serious they are by how much we see 34, 5 and 17” (Pettyjohn, Alford, Wilder). Hosts agree those three + Bo Jackson need heavy, non-negotiable snaps going forward. Positives they want replicated First-half cadence / hurry-up that created field position. Julian’s first-half confidence and willingness to run. Getting the ball to Jeremiah while still making McEwen / Inniss threats. Bo Jackson as featured back in multiple ways. Timmons / Pettyjohn / Walker / Little physicality. Kent State is a non-eval game. Iowa is the next real test of whether the first-half version or the fourth-quarter version shows up. Close Tough one-point loss after a 20-point lead. Get back on the horse. O-H / I-O. Next: Kent State, then Iowa. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  3. 6d ago

    Horns DOWN & Clock Shenanigans! / Ohio State Primetime LIVE 101 Presented by FanDuel

    Ohio State Primetime LIVE 101 — Horns Down & Clock Shenanigans Presented by FanDuel | Hosts: Garrison Gaddy, Riley Burnett, Denzel Jones OhioStateVOCFB Intro & setup 00:00–01:20 Garrison and Riley open the show, plug vocfb.com and the shop, and set the table: Ohio State at Texas this week after talking with the Texas VOCFB guys. Quick pivot to Big Ten chaos before the preview. Western Michigan–Michigan clock controversy 01:20–08:50 Garrison (West Michigan native, proud Bronco fan) and the group recap the ending: WMU thought they had the win, celebrated, then Michigan got an extra second and Bryce Underwood hit a 47-yard TD. Riley was FaceTiming a friend and thought the game was over before looking back up. Denzel calls it disappointing and “disgusting” for the WMU players and coach who already believed they had the biggest upset. Mental checkout after the whistle makes it nearly impossible to reset. They discuss Big Ten audio (broadcast time vs. game clock), Coach Lance Taylor’s composure, and the MAC initially agreeing then walking it back. Garrison argues the MAC should fight harder—WMU is their best Playoff hope with Boise State coming. Contrasts it with a live play that isn’t over vs. a game that already felt finished. Ryan Day presser, Jeremiah Smith, Devin McEwen 08:50–16:10 Day on getting Jeremiah Smith (#4) the ball: there has to be balance, but they have to work so he impacts the game. Riley is on the fence—Devin McEwen could be this year’s Carnell Tate in Week 2, but raw talent wins in certain spots and they have to get Smith the ball, especially if Texas shows man. Stretch the field; don’t just settle for jet sweeps and screens like the last CFP meeting. Garrison is less worried: they’ve beaten Texas twice without forcing Smith volume; if they occupy two defenders on him, run McEwen underneath or use Julian Sayin’s legs. Riley wants Smith at 90+ yards as a low bar and will take shots even in tight windows (or take the PI). If the backs go crazy instead, that’s fine if the line wins. Day also sounded loose and confident (unlike some past big-game pressers). Flexibility on the O-line; they can make in-game changes. Legend Bay 16:10–18:30 Shoutout to Jalen Turner’s comment that Legend Bay unlocks Smith’s swing/screen game. Day addressed Bay’s ups and downs vs. Ball State (two kickoff returns he should have knelt). Group loves the juice and lateral quickness—“best thing since Braxton Miller.” Creating middle-of-the-field separation and east-west playmaking will be huge Saturday. Braxton Miller co-sign (give him No. 5) lands well. Game framing & storylines 19:10–23:10 Garrison does not have Ohio State No. 1 personally (Notre Dame/Miami ahead in his fluid top 15). Sixth meeting this century. They like the big-boy scheduling (Georgia later). Excited for the narrative if an SEC team that went undefeated in Week 1 loses at home in Week 2 to a Big Ten team. Sarkisian excuse-making is already anticipated. Defense vs. Texas 23:10–32:00 Comfortable with the four linebackers. TJ Alford and Riley Pettijohn stood out; Peyton Pierce had missed tackles (everyone did in the first half). Bo Atkinson disappointing; Caden Curry/Kyrie Wilder movement was encouraging. Kenyatta Jackson favored his right leg for a stretch in the second quarter—watch that for edge pressure and finishing vs. Arch Manning. Jackson led the country in Week 1 pressures (8) but has to finish sacks. Tackling is the biggest Week 1 leftover. Can’t miss vs. Ryan Wingo, Hollywood Smothers, Relique Brown, Cam Coleman, Arch. Secondary: trust corners and safeties, but Ball State isn’t the bar. Jermaine Mathews locked Wingo last year; Jaylen Simmons was lights-out as a true freshman but this is the real test. Like the 4-3 packages they showed (Pierce at Mike, Alford/Pettijohn outside). Show it early to keep Arch from getting into rhythm. Garrison’s FanDuel locks 32:00–34:20 Arch Manning under 1.5 passing TDs Devin McEwen 50+ receiving yards (lock of the game) Texas first-quarter lead -1.5 Also likes Texas getting a scripted fast start at home. Offense vs. Texas defense / O-line 34:20–41:30 Riley wants middle-of-field usage and Legend Bay after-catch work to gas Texas, then tempo. Denzel wants 3.5–4 yards per carry and O-line improvement after a rough first half vs. Ball State (adjustments helped). Day comparing McEwen to Chris Olave is exciting. Bo Jackson’s change-of-direction over pure speed. Want more Isaiah West. Philip Daniels cannot stay at RT vs. Colin Simmons. Prefer matching All-American vs. All-American (Daniels on Simmons) and living with Van Sickle/Padilla on the other side. Run-game issues in Q1 looked more like back vision than line play; second-half schematic/personnel changes produced 5.5 YPC even without the two long Jackson runs. Matt Miller (Texas VOCFB) joins 41:30–58:00 Muschamp’s defense will be more aggressive and attack the ball (Raheem Biles strip example) at the cost of bigger plays given up. Most talented Sark roster overall; edges are the strength, interior still good. Cage Phillips is the one Texas player who worries Matt vs. Ohio State. Perimeter tackling vs. Texas State was poor—danger vs. Smith/McEwen. Bo Mascoe (Rutgers transfer) is a wait-and-see; Cade Phillips got beat. Run game: backs are better than last year. Hollywood Smothers is the trusted down-to-down and receiving threat; Relique Brown is boom-or-bust. Arch’s mechanics looked cleaned up vs. Texas State (no more Uncle Rico arm angles); expect 64–66% completion, not 74%. Ryan Wingo’s hands and confidence looked improved. Matchup flags: Emmett Mosley in the slot vs. Jaylen Simmons (Sark has confused young DBs before). Devin Sanchez talking big—needs to back it up. Both sides’ tackling will decide chunk plays. Garrison noted Colin Simmons lining up at Mike a few times vs. Texas State—if they show it again, throw at him. Extra bets, closing bits 49:50–end Garrison’s other Week 2 locks: Rutgers/BC under 54.5, UGA -40.5 vs. Kentucky, Pitt -7 vs. UCF. Luke Soida (3-star TE) committed tonight. Schedule note: they’re tweaking the weekly show slate. Standard close and “OH-IO.” Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  4. 6d ago

    TEXAS WEEK / Ohio State Buckeyes LIVE 386

    Ohio State Buckeyes LIVE 386 — Texas Week Voice of College Football | Mark Rogers with Steve Helwagen (Bucknuts 247) and Chip Brown (Horns 247) Tuesday preview of No. 1 Ohio State at Texas, Saturday night in Austin. Show open (0:00–1:25) Football is finally back — and this weekend is a massive step up. Texas vs. Ohio State in Austin is framed as the biggest non-conference game of the year and potentially one of the biggest ever for both programs. Chip Brown joins from Horns247; Steve Helwagen from Bucknuts. Arch Manning’s growth (1:25–3:50) Chip: Last year’s Columbus game was Arch “working through his own head.” First pass bounced three feet in front of the receiver; the game speed felt like a tilt-a-whirl. He took more lumps at Florida, then improved down the stretch. Against Texas State he picked up where he left off — more comfortable, vocal leader, trash-talker (per Colin Simmons). Texas went all-in via the portal (Cam Coleman, Hollywood Smothers, Relique Brown, O-linemen) because this could be the last year for Arch, Coleman, and Simmons. This is his stage. Mirror-image programs and portal churn (3:50–6:20) Steve: Both rosters are heavily rebuilt. Texas has ~9 new starters via the portal; Ohio State has 5–6. Successful programs now treat the portal as annual roster construction, not a last resort. Ohio State examples: Earl Little, Christian Aliegro, Devin McCune (UTSA transfer now starting). Texas hit “home run after home run.” Chip notes four Texas players on the AP preseason All-American first team: Cam Coleman, Trevor Goosby, Rasheem Biles, Colin Simmons. Steve’s take: This may be the most talented of the three Texas teams Ohio State has faced. Heat and depth (6:20–9:00) Kickoff ~6:30 p.m., expected 97 degrees. Texas State game (2:30 p.m. Friday) was brutal — Sark said 160 degrees on the field with rubber pellets. Fans “dropping like flies.” Cooling vests abandoned as too bulky. Texas played 50+ in the first half, 60+ for the game. Ohio State also emptied the bench once up 28-3 then 42-3 (Jeremiah Smith done at half; Julian Sayin two series in the third). Travel roster size for a non-Big Ten game is an open question (Big Ten games typically ~70-75). Clock controversy tangent (9:00–12:00) Brief discussion of last week’s Western Michigan/Michigan clock/optics issue. Steve timed the play at 8.4 seconds with 9 on the clock at snap; believes the call was technically correct but optics were terrible. No full explanation from Big Ten or NBC yet. What changed for Texas in camp / Week 1 (12:00–16:00) Chip’s biggest takeaways: Arch is more comfortable and owns the team. Interior run game still a concern (12 carries of 0-2 yards vs. Texas State; Relique Brown 11-for-34 despite two long TDs). Pass protection looks solid; receiver room upgraded. Cam Coleman’s arrival makes Ryan Wingo one of the best No. 2s in the country. Wingo caught his first 7 targets (short and deep, including a 45-yarder) after dropping 7 balls last year. Offense averaged ~35 ppg Sark’s first four years, dropped to 30.5 last year. Without two late 200-yard rushing games they were on pace for worst rushing season since 1944. Sark is 0-2 vs. Ohio State, 0-3 vs. Georgia. This is his best roster and a defining game on his Texas timeline. Defense and Will Muschamp (16:00–19:00) Pete Kwiatkowski out after three years of ~18 ppg allowed. Muschamp was Sark’s original target years ago. Aggressive, pressure-oriented (not necessarily heavy blitz), man coverage even under zone. Texas State game showed almost no pressure — they were holding cards. Raheem Biles (Pitt transfer) is “slippery,” punched out a fumble that Grayson Littleton returned 59 yards for a TD. Chip still rips the 2024 prevent-screen TD to TreVeyon Henderson as one of the dumbest plays he’s seen given the personnel. Texas secondary (19:00–23:30) FS Jelani McDonald: “quarterback of the secondary,” 6-2, 200, physical, instinctive, high-school teammate of Kobe Black. SS Kobe Black: former corner, played through injuries last year (got torched vs. Florida), now healthy and on a mission. CB Beau Masco (Rutgers): tough, undersized; Texas State attacked him with some success. CB Cade Phillips: 6-1 sophomore with elite length and speed; PI early, nearly INT in the end zone later. Nickel Grayson Littleton: held his own vs. Jeremiah Smith as a freshman in 2024; scoop-and-score last week. Muschamp wasn’t sure about his size until camp production. Expect zone pressure (four rushers from unexpected spots) more than all-out blitzes. Goal is to keep Julian Sayin from getting the ball to the second level. Colin Simmons (23:30–25:00) Led SEC with 12 sacks last year but had more penalties than sacks through four games and “got in his own head.” This year: “just trying to have fun and win a national championship.” Chip questions moving him around (spy/MLB looks vs. Texas State) — wants him on the edge. Run games — both sides sandbagging? (25:00–28:30) Both teams looked pedestrian on the ground in Week 1 until explosive plays inflated the numbers. Ohio State first half: 17 carries, 35 yards. Bo Jackson 9-84 (65-yarder + 12-yarder; rest 4 or fewer). Jacoby Jackson has 100+ vs. Texas previously (Florida). Legend Bay electric but likely limited touches — “nut-cruncher” game, freshman must earn trust. Texas wants to run outside with Hollywood Smothers. Last year they somehow averaged 5.4 ypc and 160 yards vs. Ohio State despite a bad O-line. Ryan Day told reporters this year is “full-on attack mode” — last year was two defenses; this year expect haymakers. Red-zone / goal-to-go history (30:00–33:30) Chip’s biggest vulnerability for Texas: two straight meetings vs. Ohio State they had first-and-goal and came away empty. 2024 CFP semifinal: 1st-and-goal from the 1, toss sweep eaten by Caleb Downs, strip-sack, 83-yard fumble return. 2025: 1st-and-goal from the 9, rocket sneak on 4th-and-1 stuffed. Sark acknowledged those two plays “cost us dearly.” Chip wrote on it today at Horns247. Those cannot happen at home. Ohio State red-zone offense also unproven; Julian Sayin’s first career rushing TD last week is a data point. Jeremiah Smith: 6-7 catches, 46 yards total in two prior meetings. Arthur Smith will force the ball to him; Muschamp will defend him differently than Kwiatkowski did. Ohio State secondary without Caleb Downs (33:30–39:30) Week 1 vs. Ball State was clean (no YAC, pressure created a pick by Tarvis Alford) but opponent was limited. Safeties: Earl Little (FSU/Alabama) + Jalen McLean. Little is the “in-the-box disruptor” type they wanted; Timmons won the nickel job in fall camp. Corners: Jermaine Matthews (inconsistent), Devin Sanchez (now every-down), true freshman Jay Timmons at nickel (told teammates in winter he’d start as a freshman). Depth: Calhoun, Dominic Kelly, etc. Texas will play more 3-WR than Kent State/Ball State. Expect Cam Coleman and Ryan Wingo to move around; Timmons could see Coleman in the slot. Ryan Day’s “they practice against Jeremiah every day” line met with skepticism — bullets start flying Saturday. This game is “truth serum / lie detector” for both staffs — cards get flipped. Stakes and history (39:30–45:00) Biggest home game in Austin since Ohio State’s 1-vs-2 visit in 2006. This one is 1-vs-4. 2006 Georgia visit was a wake-up call for Sark (constant penetration, Quinn Ewers couldn’t evade). Texas feels battle-tested now. Scoop-and-score from 2024 still lives rent-free for Longhorn fans — first-and-goal from the 1 that “all went to hell.” Defining for Sark. Sark brought in Muschamp so he doesn’t have to live on the defensive headset (last year coverage disagreements between Kwiatkowski, Dwayne Akina, Johnny Nansen). Called Muschamp “head coach of the defense.” Patricia’s scoring seal and betting (45:00–55:00) Steve: Patricia’s defenses haven’t allowed more than 17 points from the opponent’s offense (Miami’s 24 included a pick-six). Indiana (56 vs Oregon, 38 vs Alabama) scored 13. Question: is this the game that seal breaks? Texas scoring 21-24 wouldn’t shock Chip; then Ohio State has to answer with 30+. Game decided by Patricia vs. Muschamp and which QB sees the defense well enough to get the ball to playmakers and keep the offense on the field. Arch last year: 61.4% (81st in FBS). 74% vs Texas State. Needs to stay accurate. Coleman can bail out some off-target throws. Ohio State tackles vs. Simmons is a real concern (Phillip Daniels yanked then reinserted vs Ball State; Ian Moore second career start at LT). Chip would keep a back in when Simmons is around. Jacoby Jackson already whiffed a protection last week. Vegas line hasn’t moved — Ohio State 1.5-point underdog on the road (inverse of last year’s Columbus line when Texas was No. 1). Heat is a Texas advantage. Ryan Day 1-4 as an underdog since 2019 (those games were vs. Georgia/Texas-caliber teams, unlike Urban’s underdog slate). Possible rematch later in the year mentioned. Wrap and plugs (55:00–end) Chip: Horns247.com — pieces on Arch’s moment, the run game, goal-to-go history. Bucknuts VIP members get access. Tony (Buckeye Weekly): recapping Day/Jackson/Sayin pressers; writing on Sayin’s experience; Buckeye Weekly podcast. Steve: full-court press coverage after watching Texas-Texas State. This Texas team looks like the most talented of the three Ohio State has faced — Wingo/Coleman elite, Biles everywhere (“water covers two-thirds of the earth and he covers the other third”). Mark heading to Iowa-Iowa State stream. Enjoy Saturday. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  5. Sep 6

    OHIO STATE - BALL STATE POST GAME LIVE

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  6. Sep 2

    ‘Will Buckeyes Cover Against Ball State?!’ / Ohio State Primetime LIVE 100 Presented by FanDuel

    Ohio State Primetime LIVE – Episode 100 Presented by FanDuel | OhioStateVOCFB Hosts: Garrison Gaddy, Riley Burnett, Denzel Jones Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026 — Game week vs. Ball State Quick snapshot Century-mark episode. Energy is high: “we’ve been waiting two years.” Leaked Northwestern pin showing black helmets → all-black unis likely for that game, not Oregon or Indiana. Big Noon Kickoff takes Indiana; CBS takes Oregon (likely 3:30, not a night game). New Ohio Stadium turf is “Jeremiah approved.” USC Week 0: empty stadium, young roster, secondary looks like “soul food.” Former Buckeyes watch: Jelani Thurman (UNC) and Lincoln Kienholz (Louisville). Ball State: 50.5 spread, 56.5 total. Hosts expect cover + defensive TD. Want to see Pettijohn, Pierce, young skill guys, and returns. 0:00–3:20 | Intro + black unis leak Riley opens Episode 100. Game week is finally here. Leaked team-shop pins for Northwestern show Ohio State’s black helmet. Hosts treat it as a strong hint the all-blacks come out vs. Northwestern. Denzel: loves the jerseys, hates the opponent. Wanted them vs. Oregon or Indiana. “That part hurt my feelings.” Garrison: “Perfect game.” Better to wear them and win big than not wear them. Night-game blackouts vs. Oregon/Indiana look unlikely given TV slots. Consensus: at least they’re getting the unis once. Northwestern is the available slot. Clip-friendly: Denzel’s “hurt my feelings / Northwestern? for what?” reaction (~2:32–2:50). 3:20–9:50 | TV slate: Indiana noon, Oregon afternoon Big Noon Kickoff traveling to Indiana. CBS has Oregon at the Horseshoe. Indiana = noon (standard Big Noon). Oregon = likely 3:30 window. Garrison notes late-September Midwest 3:30s can become de facto night games when lights come on (cites 2006 Michigan game). Hosts wanted Oregon under the lights + blacks. Don’t expect Big Ten to force a West Coast team into a true noon (9 a.m. PT) in-conference. Indiana-Ohio State framed as the biggest game in Indiana Stadium history; Oregon-Ohio State called the most impactful non-rivalry game on the Big Ten slate. Side note: last CBS games mentioned were Akron (two years ago) and Washington (last year). 9:50–12:20 | New turf + “Jeremiah approved” Riley will be on site Saturday. Ryan Day on the new surface: “Jeremiah approved.” Hosts treat that as the only quote that matters. If the star is fine with it, they’re fine with it. Brief comparison to NFL turf concerns (MetLife, etc.). Riley also flags Ross Bjork / athletic department budget heading past $500M — saved for another show. 12:20–17:50 | Offseason feel + random fan talk Chat energy: gray sleeves returning Saturday. Offseason after a loss feels longer than after a title. Tangent on 2020–21 Alabama playoff game (Fields hurt, running back hurt first play, linebacker on Heisman winner). “You can’t get credit for almost dating a girl.” Riley at Marshall wearing an Ezekiel Elliott jersey the week they played Ohio State; mixed reception. Garrison flying the Ohio State flag at work in enemy territory. 17:50–28:40 | USC Week 0 + former Buckeyes USC vs. Missouri State (Week 0) Stadium looked empty (hosts cite ~7k in some comments). Week 0 + late August + LA options. Product isn’t Pete Carroll-era (no Snoop/Will Ferrell draw). New “beer swords” didn’t fill seats. On-field: Jayden Maiava top-10 QB for Garrison. RBs fine (5–6 YPC). Young WRs + former OSU commit Dixon Wyatt okay. Freshman TE looked good. DL has depth; LB/secondary “food” / Shannon Sharpe soul-food meme. Youngest team in the Big Ten (Ohio State second-youngest). Depth is juniors/seniors who haven’t played + freshmen. Hosts still have USC losing later; one even floated Fresno State as a possible loss. Jelani Thurman (now UNC) Big Week 1. More yards in one game than any OSU season. Debate: Garrison: buried on depth chart, didn’t develop like others, blocking was the issue. Max Klare / others passed him. “Development is a two-way street.” Denzel more sympathetic: not enough reps, staff didn’t click with him. Happy Valley first-down catch cited. Best of luck, not Jameson Williams / Joe Burrow. Tight end Heisman campaign jokingly started and shut down. Lincoln Kienholz (Louisville) Rooting interest. Freak athlete, “Dakota Heisman,” baseball/basketball numbers dropped. Under Jeff Brohm. Hosts wanted more short-yardage/RPO work last year vs. Sayin. Bare-minimum expectation: 500 rush yards. Louisville schedule (Ole Miss, then SMU) will tell the story early. ACC pecking order chatter: Miami, Louisville, SMU, then NC State. 33:30–42:00 | Ball State preview + betting “Mean men from Muncie.” Garrison has Indiana-school affection except Notre Dame and Purdue. FanDuel: Ohio State -50.5, total 56.5. “Good teams win. Great teams cover.” They want the cover and young guys in. Expect a defensive TD (Jermaine Matthews or Earl Little Jr. pick-six mentioned). Ball State scores only late, fourth string in — and even then hosts get mad if it happens. Ball State returning production is thin: 7 starters (5 off / 2 def), 3 veteran OL. Skill players have almost no production. QB Keldrick Lester: 5-10, ~250–260 lbs, 14 pass / 14 rush yards. “Bowling ball.” Needs to be a fullback or DE. Height vs. OSU front seven is a problem. Worst (or second-worst) MAC team. No road wins last year. “Days of Willie Snead are long gone.” 42:00–59:00 | Who they want to see Offense / skill Riley Pettijohn: monster game, 10 tackles, take the No. 2 LB job. Second-half Brock Boyd TD, preferably from Tavian St. Clair. Debate whether Day will actually let the backup throw (historical reluctance). This is the year he has to. Desi Jones: under-the-radar WR, route runner, Jersey-boy HS tape. Future starter talk. Bo Atkinson: offseason tape looked explosive; prove it in pads. Brandon Inniss: 120 yards + TD requested in chat. Respect for guys who stayed (Inniss, Steel Chambers, Xavier Johnson comps). Defense Peyton Pierce (captain): “show me why he’s Peyton Pierce.” IQ and tackling known; need more splash / pass coverage. Hips look stiff to one host. Riley Pettijohn may cover better and could start by Texas (halftime prediction floated). Linebacker room as a unit is the hyper-focus: new starters Pierce + (implied) others, then Arvell Reese / Pettijohn athleticism. James Laurinaitis development praised (Cody Simon playoff year cited). Race/skin-tone aside about why some fans doubt the room — quickly walked back to “just show it.” Jermaine Matthews: high bar. Freshman All-American, looked like best CB in America first half last year, then hit a wall (Charlie Becker tape will live on). Redemption year. Don’t give up the Denzel Burke “9-for-9, 172-yard special.” Ian Moore / OL: dominate this level the way Austin Siereveld did early last year. Joe Moore Award talk. Run game as tone-setter. Special teams / returns Put someone back there who can actually return. Legend Bay (Mini Braxton, track-team fast, east-west) or Brock Boyd. Bay if he’s not getting slot/RB touches. Desi Jones also mentioned. Garrison does not want Boyd on punt return (drop memory). Kickoff fine. Only Treyveon Henderson-level fumblers get a second chance. 59:00–end | Jerseys, wrap, schedule Jersey talk: JTT / Epi, respect for JTT’s Penn State game (“second-greatest defensive game of all time” hyperbole). Show schedule reminder: Horseshoe Hangover Mondays 7 p.m. (Denzel) Buckeyes Live presented by FanDuel Tuesdays 4 p.m. (Mark Rogers) Call-in moving to Fridays in-season (Denzel + Garrison) Saturday shows if schedules allow (Riley coaching conflicts) Close: OH-IO. See you next week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  7. Sep 2

    BALL STATE WEEK / Ohio State Buckeyes LIVE 385

    Ohio State Buckeyes LIVE 385 — Ball State Week Voice of College Football | Mark Rogers, Steve Helwagen (Bucknuts 247), Tony Gerdeman (Buckeye Insiders) Week 1 preview vs. Ball State | Ryan Day presser recap | Stat projections | Texas on deck 00:00–02:00 | Open New day, same Buckeyes. Week 1 vs. Ball State as a 51.5-point favorite. Everyone is already looking at Texas, but Ohio State wants to work out the kinks. Steve just came from Ryan Day’s first weekly press conference (video + full transcript posted). Also spoke with C Carson Hinsman and S Earl Little (FSU/Alabama transfer). 02:00–06:30 | Ryan Day press conference — position-by-position Steve: Day walked through almost every group. No group sounded like a concern. WR: Deep. Expect six to play. Phillip Bell (RS Fr) is the sixth. Kyle Parker still not ready; practicing a little. RB: Young. Want live experience. QB: Hope Julian Sayin is improved. Backup still open — Tavian St. Clair and Luke Fahey will keep alternating second-team reps. Day wants both to get live snaps if possible. Playing time vs. Texas: Uneasy balance. Games like this often 35-0 or 35-3 at half. Starters may get one more series in the third, then clipboard. Bigger fish next week. OL: Excited about the three veterans in the middle — Montgomery, Hinsman, Searles. DL: Deep. LB: Riley Pettyjohn and Tarvos Alford will play behind Peyton Pierce and Christian Ali-Agro. Secondary: True freshman Jay Timmons expected to play (nickel or field corner). Tony: Day’s mood is better than last week (when he said he was “pissed off” and didn’t want anyone thinking they were satisfied). If the backup QB job is truly open, both guys need to throw. Watch who actually plays — 2020 had Jack Miller in first as “backup” while C.J. Stroud was the real one. Day called the offense “fun” — balanced and explosive. Tony asked if that was fun for coaches or fans. Day said both. 06:30–10:00 | Week 1 energy + home opener history Week 0 was sloppy (UNC-TCU, Memphis-UNLV, FSU-NMSU). Still football. Tony’s biggest curiosity Saturday: true freshmen and how the four-linebacker rotation looks. Freshmen likely to play: Legend Bay, Jay Timmons, Brock Boyd, Chris Henry Jr., possibly Kari Wilder (DE) and Simeon Caldwell (S). New stars every year — last year almost nobody had Caden Curry as an All-American in August. Home opener streak talk: 26 straight season-opening wins (back to 1999 Miami). Last true home opener loss discussed as possibly Virginia Tech 2014 or much earlier (Penn State 1978 era). “Make it 51.” 10:00–12:30 | Day the QB + WR rotation Big Ten Network circulating old Ryan Day New Hampshire highlight (power option TD + game-winning throw). Players reacting. Day going into New Hampshire Hall of Fame this year with his college coach. Chat (Aaron) brings WR rotation again. Tony’s standard Ohio State freshman WR context: 11 catches for Brock Boyd = Marvin Harrison Jr. freshman year. 25 catches for Chris Henry Jr. = Ted Ginn Jr. 2004. Only four true freshmen ever had 30+ receptions at OSU: Jeremiah Smith, Cris Carter, David Boston, Garrett Wilson. Only Carter and Smith topped 40. Tony thinks Chris Henry Jr. can join the 30-catch club and will play a lot. Brock Boyd will play a lot too. Jeremiah Smith last week: difference in Arthur Smith’s offense is “we’re going to get me the ball.” Brandon Ennis similarly excited. Receivers being shown how they’ll be used. Christmas morning — we’ll see if the presents match the wrapping. WR room far deeper than 2025. David Adolph (former walk-on who played last year) isn’t even in Day’s first seven or eight names now. 2022 class void is closed via recruiting + portal. 12:30–18:30 | Chris Henry Jr. caution + feeding all the mouths Steve on Chris Henry Jr.: love the 6-5 frame, but high school numbers were never prolific and he missed a lot of time (knee). 29 catches as a freshman at West Clermont, 71-1,100+ at Withrow when healthy, then only two games at Moeller, 28-607-6 as a senior. Durability at this level is the question before crowning him. If he produces, they will use him heavily — even at Jeremiah’s expense if Smith is doubled. Can’t feed every mouth. Forecasted targets + carries will add up to an impossible play count. 18:30–24:30 | Ball State QB + tall tackle tangent Keldrick Luster: 5-10, 250. Former SMU, appeared in CFP vs. Penn State (final drive, 4-of-12 career passing, nothing since 2024). High school teammate of Riley Pettyjohn in McKinney, Texas. Greatest height disparity they can remember: Luster 5-10 vs. Ball State LT Chris Hood 6-10, 327 (started 12 games last year). Digression on Doug Flutie-era BC OL (tallest was 6-6 in 1984), Napoleon McCallum vs. Kaufman, Glenn Foley, Al Groh, etc. 24:30–36:00 | Season stat projections Julian Sayin Steve: 75–76% (tougher schedule than 77% last year), pushing 4,000 yards if extra games, 36 TD, 8 INT. Tony (16-game scenario): 73.7%, 4,087 yards, 40 TD, 10 INT. More aggressive downfield + veteran QB confidence = slightly more picks. Will Howard’s 2024 numbers as a loose template, bumped TDs. Mark: 71.2%, ~270 ypg over 16 games, 39 TD, 7 INT. Picked the team to the national semifinal. Running backs Consensus: Bo Jackson and Isaiah West get the bulk. Steve: Bo 1,200 / West 700. Tony: Bo 1,100 / West 700 / Legend Bay ~500 total offense (rush + rec). Bo shouldn’t need 10+ carries every Big Ten game like last year. Combined rushing TDs in the 20 range. Both big enough to punch it in (CJ Donaldson’s 10 TDs last year are available). Jeremiah Smith Last year: 87 catches, 12 TD in 12 games (missed two). Steve: over 90, push 95. Tony: 97 catches (would break JSN’s single-season record of 95), 1,484 yards (short of JSN’s 1,606), 17 TD (tie Terry Glenn). Career records incoming by midseason / Nebraska week on normal production (~7-95-1 per game historically). Biletnikoff chatter: chat thinks he should already have two. Devin McEwen Tony’s winter number: 27-384-3. After camp Day 2 he briefly thought 1,000-yard guy. Settled at 41-537-5. Opposite Smith, one-on-one or 1.5, looked fast and quick. 36:00–41:00 | Ohio State–Oregon on CBS Fox had first three weekend picks: Ohio State–Michigan, Michigan–Oklahoma, then Ohio State–Indiana (Oct. 17, last two national champs). CBS took Ohio State–Oregon (Nov. 7) as the fourth pick — 3:30 kick, dark by the two-minute warning. Not a 7:30 November night game. Schedule this year is loaded compared with last year. 41:00–51:00 | Spread and game script 51.5 is a lot. Last five years biggest they found was Grambling +54.5 (70-0). Ball State last year: +17 at Purdue (31-0), +42.5 at Auburn (42-3, Auburn did not cover). Expectation: starters out once it’s 35-0. Young guys either keep moving it or put it on the ground / drop passes. Score likely sits near where the ones leave. Steve leaning ~48-3 or similar. Tony: 49-0, shut it down at 35-0. Margin means nothing. Tressel would win 31-0 and not care. Default on 45+ point favorites: take the points and hope the clock cooperates. Weather: high ~80, 60% rain earlier, possibly clearing. 51:00–55:00 | Rest of the weekend Only one ranked-vs-ranked: Louisville–Ole Miss Sunday night (both like that one). Wisconsin–Notre Dame if you believe in Wisconsin. Oregon–Boise State (Oregon escaped by 3 two years ago). Michigan State vs. Toledo — upset alert. UCLA–Cal late, Miami–Stanford, North Texas at Indiana (Big Noon). Expect 3–4 ranked teams to lose to unranked. 55:00–end | Plugs and close Show moved to Tuesdays 4 p.m. ET. Next week: Texas preview with a Longhorns guest. Tony: BuckeyeInsiders.com + Buckeye Weekly podcast. Steve: Bucknuts.com (Garrett Codge recruiting, Patrick Murphy/Dave Biddle/Steve on the team). Game data page tomorrow, more Day/player interviews, ATS picks Thursday. 3-5 ATS in Week 0 — “spring training.” Enjoy Saturday. Scarlet and Gray, No. 1 in the country. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  8. Aug 29

    Ohio State Call-in Show 81 Presented by FanDuel

    Ohio State Call-in Show 81 — Presented by FanDuel Hosts: Garrison Gaddy & Denzel Jones | OhioStateVOCFB Friday night call-in (7 p.m. ET). Season-opening week energy, Week 2 Texas talk, updated Ourlads depth chart walk-through, and player-by-player takes. 00:00–1:15 — Open Welcome to the Ohio State call-in show. Plugs for vocfb.com, vocfb.com/shop (hats, koozies, hoodies), likes/subscribes, and the call-in/chat link. Standard Friday format: Ohio State first, college football landscape second. 1:15–5:00 — Texas chaos and Week 2 confidence Garrison frames an “eventful week” around the Longhorns: Arch Manning noise, a disgruntled father threatening to “expose everything,” a starting returning linebacker dismissed for conduct detrimental to the team, and Steve Sarkisian saying Texas lost the CFP game because they were fatigued. Denzel’s reaction as an Ohio State fan: loves the chaos. Practice throws from Manning “look terrible.” Defense looks disjointed. Hopes the father actually exposes something. On the fatigue excuse: even if Texas scores on that goal-line play they’re only tying it, and Ohio State’s offense was still moving. “Could you imagine if Ryan Day said that? He’d get dragged through the mud.” Follow-up jab: were they fatigued in Week 1 last year too? Sarkisian take: average head coach. Fired a top-3 defense’s coordinator, didn’t hire an OC, comes from a tree where the HC calls plays. Home record under Sark (cited ~20-1) against weaker home slates. Spread predictions: Denzel: 12–13 points, leaning 12–13. Garrison: 14 (two scores). Ohio State still the FanDuel underdog unless Week 1 goes badly for Texas. Denzel: “I’ve never seen Ohio State lose there.” Plan if they cover big: jump a Texas Space later that night. Lou Holtz RIP aside and “Ryan cry over Lou Holtz” chat comment. Clip window: 1:21–4:55 (Texas mess + spread calls + “if Day said that”). 5:00–8:30 — Tangent: fake 49ers player Unrelated but football-adjacent viral story. Guy posed as a 49ers player, scammed ~26 women out of $1.3 million (loans after they ran out of cash). Practice videos: pulling a wheeled sled backward while holding a football. Some actual 49ers followed the content. Hosts: scamming is illegal and he should go to jail; the videos and the dollar amount are still hilarious. “Do better research.” 8:30–11:20 — Julian Sayin: “dog in him,” captain, command Brandon Inniss (via camp/scrimmage comments): there were times Sayin told the offense what needed to be said. Fourth-and-go in a Saturday scrimmage — Sayin hits the throw, receiver catches it, Sayin is screaming. “He got that dog in him.” Garrison: the earlier “hoorah” criticism was never about on-field play. Sayin now looks comfortable as the leader and captain (could barely put the honor into words). Denzel trusts Inniss as a straight shooter; hopes the relationship tightens after a couple of missed deep shots in camp. Expects more swag, more command of the offense. Both want designed/RPO keepers: five rushing yards a game would open the run game because safeties can’t crash. 40-time guesses: Denzel 4.89 at best, more like 5.1–5.2 “Brady slow” if he won’t pull it; chat (Ed) also 5.1. Arthur Smith later (19:03): Sayin “doesn’t feel like a young player… sees the game so well… so smart I have to pull him back and let everyone else catch up.” Third OC in Sayin’s time at Ohio State; staff giving him checks and full command at the line. Clip window: 8:50–11:10 (Inniss quote + “dog” + run-game plea). 11:20–14:50 — Legend Bey must play / Heisman chatter Chat (Ed): “Bay must play.” Garrison set the number at 2.5 touches per game. Jeremiah Smith has said Legend Bey will at least be at the Heisman ceremony. Usage debate: not a true every-down back at ~190–195. Need slot/RB hybrid (Curtis Samuel / Percy Harvin / Deebo / Malachi Toney package) — jet sweeps, slants, returns, occasional QB. Hosts want him at 200–205. Denzel: if he’s touching it at RB, WR, and returner (and even a gadget QB snap), Heisman talk becomes real. Elite athlete; screens/slants/crossers aren’t complicated. Side note on DGG (stiff, one-cut, already NFL-built physically, still learning RB technique). Tennessee comparison: don’t run him into the ground like Ohio State did with Zeke/JK. Clip window: 11:26–13:10 (Heisman + how to get him the ball). 14:50–19:00 — Bo Jackson respect and 2026 projection Montana in chat: most excited for the whole team, but if one player — Bo Jackson, “disrespected by many.” Hosts agree. Ohio State had to raise the NIL ante to keep him. Freshman-record context (JK Dobbins marks). Missed his high-school senior year; last year he still looked like a high-school body. Now bigger. Michigan shows fixated on ESPN top-100 and Bo vs. Jordan Marshall. Garrison: Marshall is very good; the national lean toward Bo still lives in Wolverine crawls. Projection (Denzel): 1,200–1,300 yards, more explosive, work on finishing the long runs he used to break but not score. “At least five” TDs (none from distance last year). Shoulder rather than the previous injury. Isaiah West’s offseason jump (15 lbs, still twitchy) will push him. Last year he didn’t feel threatened by James Peoples/CJ Donaldson; this year he has to show out. Complete back: receiving, blocking, top-end 10- and 20-yard runs. Frustration that goal-line TDs went to CJ Donaldson last year (“Coach Lock, you messed up his stats”). 19:00–21:00 — Scheme additions, Patricia defense Offense: Smith giving Sayin more. Defense (Kenyatta Jackson Jr. comment): Patricia installing “everything.” Returning pieces at each level let them add wrinkles that weren’t there last year. Denzel more excited about defense: fewer household names than last year’s first-round cluster, so more blitzes, twists, and chaos. Linebackers and DBs should be fun. Devin Sanchez “going to be crazy.” Caden Curry was underrated a year ago. 21:00–42:00 — Ourlads / “Our Lands” depth chart walk-through Garrison pulls the updated chart and they agree/disagree position by position. WR Chart: Chris Henry Jr., Jeremiah Smith, Brandon Inniss; backups Brock Boyd, Devin McCuin, Kyle Parker. Hosts: don’t think it starts that way. Devin McCuin starts; Henry works in. Ryan Day rarely hands a true freshman the keys in Week 1 (JJ exception historically). Kyle Parker their pick as top “backup” receiver if Legend isn’t in the slot mix. OL Ian Moore LT, Luke Montgomery LG, Carson Hinzman C, Austin Siereveld RG, Phillip Daniels RT. Both fired up. Interior of Montgomery / Hinzman / Siereveld called best in the country (Montgomery top-5/10 G, Hinzman top-5 C, Siereveld top-10 LT / top-5 RG). You don’t move Siereveld inside unless you believe Moore is as good or better at tackle. Daniels the athletic freak who needs to stay technically clean. Depth: Sam Greer film is “nasty” (want that edge without flags). Gabe VanSickle (Denzel’s West Michigan / Coopersville guy) didn’t look great in his first start vs. Miami last year; should be better. Padilla, Cook, etc. solid. TE Nate Roberts (true soph, starter; lots of fullback last year) over Hunter Welcing (Northwestern portal) and Mason Williams (Ohio transfer). Unknowns besides Roberts’ toughness. Hosts would rather have found a LB to play FB and keep Roberts at TE. Big-bodied room. Curious how Arthur Smith uses them — not expecting a TE-spam attack. QB Sayin locked. Nervous energy that Luke Fahey is “pushing” Tavien St. Clair. Hope it’s coach-speak / a kick in the pants. St. Clair has the tools (6-4, ~230–240, can run, elite deep-ball accuracy); intermediate “money ball” still the question. Fahey is a gamer who faced far better high-school competition. If St. Clair hits, “cooking with hot grease.” RB Bo Jackson, Isaiah West, Ja’Kobi Jackson — all built similarly (~220). Wear-down group; defenses will be tired of tackling them in the fourth quarter. Ja’Kobi not ready for a full load but earned spring-game love; give him some burns. Legend Bey the change-of-pace/explosive piece. DL Ends: Kenyatta Jackson Jr. and Beau Atkinson / Bo Agbason grouping unsurprising. Interior: John Walker III and James Smith listed; no Eddrick Houston. Hosts want Houston over James Smith. Houston finally bought into DT, now 300, film popping. Walker the space-eater (UCF tape; down to the 300s). Behind them: Zion Grady, Qua Russaw, Will Smith Jr., true freshman Khary Wilder, Epi Sitanilei, 6-7 Jason Moore (redshirt junior who’s been passed; “maybe this is the year”). LB Christian Alliegro (Wisconsin) and Payton Pierce listed as starters. Denzel: Riley Pettijohn on the field by halftime of Texas — too good to keep off. Alliegro solid but not as complete. Tarvos Alford pushing. Garrett Stover one of the five fastest on the team and huge. Cincere Johnson: body is there, hasn’t clicked in reports yet. Eli Lee forcing the most fumbles in practice. “CTE boys” nickname (Drewski) — some listeners mad, hosts give comedians free range. Secondary Chart: Jermaine Mathews Jr. and Devin Sanchez outside; Jaylen McClain and Terry Moore; Earl Little Jr. at nickel. Dream / “if I were DC” lineups: Denzel lean: Sanchez and Dominick Kelly outside, McClain + Little at safety, Timmons at nickel (Timmons buzz is unusually loud for a freshman defender). Start-of-season practical: keep Mathews (came back for a final year; Day won’t bench him lightly), Sanchez opposite, McClain/Little safeties, Timmons or Mathews at nickel. Lots of interchangeable pieces (Leroy Roker III will play, Blaine Bradford, Cam Calhoun). Cam Calhoun comments showed “great self-reflection.” Garrison still has a prodigal-son caveat (left, spent it, came home to the robe). Comparison to an older Michigan-to-Ohio State transfer (Zach Boren’s brother era)

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