Huge Development with Ohio State Football's Young Players
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🗓️ 18 February 2026
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Summary
🚨 HUGE Development with Ohio State Football's Young Players | Buckeyes Future Shift?
BIG NEWS out of Columbus.
There's a major development involving Ohio State football's young players, and it could reshape the future of the Buckeyes heading into the 2026 season.
From freshmen and sophomores stepping into bigger roles… to surprising depth chart movement… to transfer portal implications… something significant is happening inside the Woody Hayes facility.
Today we break down:
🔥 Which young Buckeyes are making serious moves
🔥 Who's climbing the depth chart heading into fall
🔥 Are veterans losing ground to younger talent?
🔥 How this affects Ryan Day's long-term roster strategy
🔥 What this means for Ohio State's 2026 championship window
🔥 Is the culture shifting toward youth and development?
🔥 Portal implications — who stays, who leaves, who steps up
🔥 LIVE fan reactions and insider-style breakdown
Ohio State's success has always depended on elite recruiting — but this development may prove that the next wave of Buckeyes is closer than anyone thought.
If these young players hit their ceiling early, the entire Big Ten could be on notice.
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Ohio State Football is one of the most successful college football programs in history. With a total of 9 National Championships, the Buckeyes have established themselves as a powerhouse in the NCAA. Led by head coach Ryan Day, Ohio State has become known for its hard-hitting, aggressive defense and a high-octane offensive attack. While their recent success has been rooted in their strong recruiting class and their 2014 national championship, the program has a long and storied history in the college football world. On any given Saturday, the OSU faithful can be found inside the famous Ohio Stadium cheering on the scarlet and gray. Regardless of the opponent, each game brings out the passion and excitement that Ohio State fans are so well known for. Follow the Buckeyes and join the Buckeye Nation in their quest to reach another championship. Go Bucks!
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| 0:00.0 | It is Wednesday a hump day. February 18th, 2026. What a great day to be alive. It's Cam Cam, |
| 0:12.0 | gets his license today, Chris. That's terrifying, bro. You sent that text to me last night. I'm like, |
| 0:16.8 | gee, Willie Cruz, bro. That's fried. It's a wild time because, you know, as you, it's also my birthday. And so, like, I was thinking about it on the way in, like, and I wasn't thinking about the show, but then I was like, I should talk about that on the show. Like, as you get older, like, you know, as you're growing up, like birthdays are huge, right? Like 16th birthday, you get your license, 21st birthday, you could drink, like all these things. And you're like so excited to get a year older. And then once you hit a certain age, maybe it's like 30. Maybe it's 40. I don't know when it was, probably 30 where you're like, all right, I don't really care. |
| 0:54.5 | Like, I'm not trying to get older. |
| 0:55.7 | Like, it's not exciting. |
| 0:56.8 | It used to be exciting. |
| 0:57.9 | It's not exciting anymore. |
| 0:58.4 | There is like the birthdays aren't that fun anymore. |
| 1:01.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:02.1 | And they're just like, now they're, what I've come to grips with is there, they're just |
| 1:07.5 | events. |
| 1:08.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:08.8 | There are moments in time where you can provide you an opportunity or a reason to kind |
| 1:15.9 | to step back and look at your life. |
| 1:18.5 | Right? |
| 1:18.7 | You're like, damn, I'm a year older. |
| 1:20.2 | And you start to reflect on your life. |
| 1:22.9 | And like as a parent, you start to, you know, I take events and I figure out, all right, |
| 1:26.8 | what can I use this event |
| 1:28.4 | for one to create great quality time with my kids with Justine and also like teach them something |
| 1:33.8 | that like you should honor and celebrate those you love on their birthdays because just because |
| 1:38.3 | you care about them and it's like a reason it becomes like a reason it used to be a spectacle |
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