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The Good morning Bucknotters. Welcome to the Bucknuts Morning 5 here on Monday, December 29th, 2025.

I am Dave Biddle. Very happy to be joined by Dan Rubin. Two days in counting, my friend.

Two days in counting.

Ohio State enters this game very healthy. They came out with an injury report last night, which is now mandated by the CFP first year. They've done that. Tegra is actually listed as doubtful, even though Ryan Day said he's not going to play in the game. Maybe something's changed, but Tegra is doubtful. guys that are out for Ohio State.

It's not a long list.

Quincy Porter is the most notable,

but he's been hurt for a while. Logan George has been hurt for a while, Malik Hartford. So those are the guys that are out for Ohio State. Miami has one of their starting corners out, sophomore. So Ohio State enters this game very healthy. I like that a lot, Dan Rubin.

Yeah, we're going to get Ohio State's best punch. We've been talking ad knowledge of him

about this matchup since it got going. We'll get into the fact that there's many,

many out there who think Miami is a formidable,

legit opponent for Ohio State with a real chance to beat them.

But, look, they're coming off.

Ohio State is coming off a loss.

It's not like last year where that loss made us question our character

and our place on the earth.

But I do think there is reason to question whether or not Indiana took Ohio State's best

punch and how that will affect, you know, this game and what Ohio State team we will see.

I don't think we're going to see the team against Indiana.

I do think there was, what do you want to call them, extenuating circumstances.

But we've seen this movie once, and it is healthy Ohio State with a chip on its shoulder.

And you can ask anybody from Tennessee that likes to go shirtless in the cold how they feel about that.

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