How Ohio State plans to deploy its secondary for Texas and beyond

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🗓️ 20 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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There are two ways to discuss Ohio State's secondary as it prepares for the 2025 season, given the current state of affairs. OSU's has a loaded defensive back room this season, filled with players you can make a case for why they deserve to play. As the season progresses, all of those options are sure to be explored. But playing Texas in Week 1 as the nation's preseason No. 1 team means right now isn't the time for exploration. Ohio State is starting the season with a, 'Win now, and figure the rest out later' mindset and that's driving the way Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis talk about an important defensive group...for now. 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	Welcome back to Book I Talk.
1:35.0	I'm Stephen Means.
1:35.8	That's Defon Christnick.
1:36.9	And that is Andrew Gillis. We talked with the defensive backs ahead of Ohio State's game against Texas.
1:40.8	We're about 10 days out from that game now, number one versus number three in Ohio Stadium at noon next Saturday, Ohio State versus Texas. I feel like with the defensive
1:50.3	back room, Stefan, this is the group that has the least to learn about in terms of what it
1:56.4	means for week one, thanks to the fact that they're playing a top three opponent, especially at
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