Evaluating Ohio State's 2025 defensive line depth heading into the season

Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Ohio State is in the middle of the largest defensive line reload Larry Johnson has probably ever experienced. Not only is Johnson trying to replace the production left behind by four starters now on NFL teams, but he's also looking for new leaders. Johnson is trying to both quickly assemble an inexperienced group for a massive season opener while also setting up OSU's future at the position. On this episode of Buckeye Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down how that's going by looking at the names most in need of a breakout season. 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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1:34.3	Hey, hey, hey, come on in. Welcome back to Book I Talk. I'm Stephen Means. That's the fun Christicke. And that is Andrew Gillis. We talked with the defensive line on Thursday. That's Larry Johnson, Kenyatta Jackson,
1:40.3	Beau Atkinson, C.J. Hicks, Edrick Houston, Cade MacDonald, Jason Moore, and Will Smith, Jr.
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