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That's Stefan Kreiske, and that is Andrew Gillis, and this is your official game preview

pod for Ohio State's final home game of the regular season. It's also senior

day, though we do know that Carson Hinsman is not planning to walk. So I guess that might be a look

inside the mind of the Hinsman family and what they might be thinking in terms of when that

Ohio State's starting center will be returning in 2026 or if it'll be a new guy in 2026. I don't think Kenyana Jackson is walking either,

and I think he has another year of eligibility, so that one's another interesting one to talk

about. Caleb Downes is not walking, but that gives us no insight into what he's thinking. He is

probably leaving our Val Reese. If you want to check out some of the third year guys we talked about, go listen to the Thursday

pod, which was also a live show that we do on Wednesday. But I do want to ask this question,

though, Stefan. I want to start with you. Michigan's at Maryland this week. Ohio State's hosting

Rutgers this week.

Are you on alert for the week before the rivalry game, trap game scenario?

Do you think that can be applicable to either one of these teams this year?

If you had asked me last week, excuse me, if you had asked me last week, I probably would have said yes because I still thought maybe Maryland was a decent team and maybe Michigan going on the road would be kind of tricky. And then I saw Maryland give up 35 points against Rutgers. It turns out Rutgers is even better than Maryland. So I have to take that back, I guess. Not particularly.

I will say I think there's elements to the Michigan game that's more intriguing just because,

you know, depending on the status of Jordan Marshall, what exactly does Michigan's offense kind of look like and can, I'm already slipping on the guy's name, the guy who would be the starter

if Marshall is out. Haynes we know is out for at least the rest of the regular season. and can i'm already slipping on the guy's name the guy who would be the starter if marshall is

is out haines we know is out for at least the rest of the regular season um so i can't remember

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