Bucknuts Morning 5: Jan. 11, 2019
Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast
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🗓️ 11 January 2019
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
Tate Martell was adamant that he would stay at Ohio State and compete for the starting quarterback job, even if Justin Fields ended up transferring to OSU.
Well, Fields did end up transferring to OSU, and now it's Martell who could be on the way out.
It came to light on Thursday that Martell is in the NCAA's transfer portal. Does this mean Ohio State head coach Ryan Day had a heart-to-heart with Martell (read: told Martell that Fields was going to be the starter), which led to Martell changing his mind?
Also, what can be expected of Fields in 2019 if he in fact the Buckeyes' starting QB?
On the coaching front, is it a surprise that Marcus Freeman turned down Day's offer to be Ohio State's linebackers coach?
Jonah Booker drops by for his usual Friday visit for all of that and more.
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| 0:00.0 | The And the Good morning. |
| 0:29.2 | Good morning Bucknut is welcoming to the Bucknuts |
| 0:31.1 | morning five here on Friday, January 11th, 2019. I am |
| 0:34.8 | Dave Biddle. Very I have to be joined by Jonah Booker. Jaybook some interesting |
| 0:39.0 | news broke yesterday afternoon that Tate Martel is in the transfer portal doesn't mean for sure he's |
| 0:45.0 | transferring but it sounds like for sure he's transferring this is interesting because when he was asked |
| 0:49.8 | about you know Justin Fields perhaps coming into Ohio State when the Buckeyes were at |
| 0:54.3 | the Rose Bowl you know Tate was adamant that he would stick around he'd fight it out |
| 0:58.7 | Sounds like something has changed. Maybe Ohio State told him something he didn't like. Just your thoughts on Tate Martel, perhaps transferring from Ohio State. |
| 1:06.0 | It's really shocking to me, considering we're not even close to being Springball, |
| 1:11.0 | the guys just started their winter conditioning |
| 1:13.8 | workouts. So as you mentioned, something had to change. I thought at minimum |
| 1:18.7 | he would at least fight it out in spring ball to see what happens because we're still 60 weeks away |
| 1:25.3 | From the NCAA deciding if Justin feels even going to be clear |
| 1:28.9 | So Tate Martel technically still could have been the starting quarterback if the NCAA comes back and |
| 1:33.8 | say fields will have to set out another year. |
| 1:36.6 | Yeah with Justin Fields let's just focus on that for a second. |
| 1:40.3 | I mean it sounds like he's going to be eligible right away unless you know |
| 1:43.0 | everything we're hearing is wrong I mean Tate Martel obviously feels that way or |
| 1:46.7 | you wouldn't be taking this step what are your expectations for Justin Fields if he |
| 1:51.0 | has a Ohio State starting quarterback this fall? If he's a highest state starting quarterback this fall. |
| 1:53.0 | If he's a starting quarterback, I think he's going to flourish in the system. |
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