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Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

Buckeye Lore: The hire that made Ohio State football

Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

cleveland.com

Sports, Football

4.51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

What are the most important moments in the history of Ohio State football? These are the moments that define the program, paving the way for where it is today. They span over 100 years, interweaving themselves into the fabric of the sport. Here on Buckeye Talk, we will spend the next nine Mondays diving into those moments, discussing why they matter so much and the impact they continue to have today. We continue that today with a look into the hiring of Woody Hayes. A low-profile Ohio native who'd spend the next 28 years becoming the single most important figure in program history. This is the story of Woody Hayes and the hire that made the Ohio State football program. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk and sign up to get text messages from experts ⁠Stephen Means⁠, ⁠Stefan Krajisnik⁠ and ⁠Andrew Gillis⁠ at 614-350-3315. Get the insider analysis, have your voice heard on the Buckeye Talk podcast and connect with the best Buckeye community out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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for more the woody hayes athletic center also known as just the woody it's the kind of place that explains

0:37.0

Ohio state football before anyone says a word.

0:40.5

Because it's not just an indoor practice facility.

0:43.7

It's a headquarters.

0:46.4

A living breathing memorial.

0:50.0

When it was dedicated in November of 1987, Ohio State described it as one of the most extensive indoor facilities of its kind.

0:59.0

And like everything else in the sport, it's been renovated, upgraded, and modernized over time.

1:05.6

Because the machine's never allowed to stop.

1:09.2

Now, step inside, and you'll hit the part that feels less like a football building,

1:14.8

but more like a museum.

1:17.5

There's a space in here, the big lobby, the trophy room area,

1:22.1

but it's described as being filled literally floor to ceiling with Ohio State football history.

1:29.6

Not one trophy case,

1:38.7

not a shelf, a wall of proof. You've got Heismans, you've got National Championship trophies, you've got bowl trophies big and small, you've got rings. You've got jerseys. You've

1:45.3

got the whole idea of Ohio State football turned into objects behind the glass. Not the most subtle

1:52.7

thing to have. And right outside that space, right where the program keeps its memories,

1:59.6

there's a statue of Woody Hayes.

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