Deep dive on Buckeyes' linebackers

Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast

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🗓️ 7 June 2023

⏱️ 27 minutes

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We continue our look at various position groups for Ohio State on today's show with a deep dive on the linebackers. What can fans expect from Tommy Eichenberg, Steele Chambers, C.J. Hicks, Cody Simon, Gabe Powers and the crew? How much will James Laurinaitis help this unit? We also field questions from our live audience, including whether Ohio State is the only team that could beat Georgia in the CFP this coming season. Matt Baxendell joins Dave Biddle for that and much more on the Wednesday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Good morning, Buckknutters. Welcome to the Buckknuts.
0:29.8	This morning 5 here on Wednesday, June 7th, 2023.
0:33.0	I am Dave Vittel, very happy to join by Matt Baxendell.
0:35.6	We're going to do a deep dive on the Buckknuts linebackers today.
0:39.2	Let's start at the top of Tommy Eikenberg.
0:41.0	Thank goodness he's coming back for a fifth year.
0:43.2	As Jim Knowles called him, Tommy No Thumbs.
0:45.8	Because by the end of the year, he had two broken thumbs.
0:48.2	I'm still out there making plays.
0:50.1	What a great year he had last year backs.
0:52.0	First team all, big 10, second team all, American.
0:55.1	I don't know if he's going to be a good NFL player,
0:56.6	but he's one hell of a college linebacker.
0:58.7	Best middle linebacker, the Buck guys have had since,
1:00.9	at least Rayquan McMillan.
1:03.0	Your thoughts on what to expect from Tommy Eikenberg this year?
1:06.8	Well, you're right.
1:07.6	He had an exceptional season last year.
1:09.6	He's one of the best linebackers in the country.
1:11.8	You couldn't have asked much more.
1:13.0	And it was candidly a bit of a surprise
1:14.6	that we got that much out of him.
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