Should the transfer portal impact how Ohio approach building its recruiting classes?

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🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis delve into Ohio State football's recruiting strategy, particularly in light of the recent transfer portal dynamics. They discuss the implications of a large recruiting class, the emotional investment fans have in recruits, and the need for a shift towards quality over quantity in future recruiting efforts. The conversation also touches on how the transfer portal is reshaping roster management and the overall landscape of college football recruiting. 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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1:38.2	I'm Steve Ames, and that's Andrew Gillis, and this is your Tuesday episode of Buckeye Talk,
1:45.5	where we are talking about the transfer portal in relation to Ohio State football's recruiting efforts in terms of strategy and how they go about building out their recruiting classes. And we're doing this because Ohio
1:50.2	State is coming off of a recruiting class where they added 28 people. That is the most people
1:55.4	they've ever added in a recruiting class since Ryan Day took over as the head coach. And you're
1:59.7	probably asking yourself in a world where they added 28 people in the transfer portal. I mean, excuse me, as the head coach. And you're probably asking yourself in a world where
2:01.5	they added 28 people in the transfer portal, I mean, excuse me, in the recruiting class, why are they
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