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Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast

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🗓️ 8 October 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Ohio State has an interesting plan for veteran defensive players Malik Hartford and C.J. Hicks. They are going to try and redshirt both of them, but they will both be ready to play if needed. We think this is a very wise move and it's one of the main topics on today's show. Also discussed is why so much attention is paid to the transfer portal when it really doesn't matter to a program like Ohio State. We explain what we mean. And the Bucknuts Gang looks ahead to Saturday's OSU at Illinois game and how much of a test this will be for the Buckeyes. That and more is coming your way on the Wednesday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Good morning Bucknott's welcome to the Bucknuts Morning 5 here on Wednesday, October 8th, 2025.
0:32.1	I am Dave Biddle, Full House Backfield.
0:34.6	I'm joined by pretty much our entire Bucknuts gang here.
0:37.2	We have our newest member, Garrett Todd, making his... Yippie! Full House Backfield. I'm joined by pretty much our entire Bucknuts gang here.
0:40.7	We have our newest member, Garrick, Dodge, making his... Yippee!
0:41.7	Back-to-back appearances on the Bucknard's morning five.
0:44.2	He was on with Dan Rubin and the Poo Ball yesterday.
0:46.4	And I didn't see the show till, like, last night.
0:49.5	So I was doing some stuff yesterday morning and then in the afternoon.
0:52.1	So I invited Garrick on the show.
0:54.0	He said, sure. And then I realized after I watched the show last night, I was like, oh,
0:58.2	Garrick was already on today. So maybe he doesn't want to come on two straight days,
1:01.3	but he's such a good guy. He's on two straight days. We have Steve Hellwagon live from
1:05.9	Big Ten Basketball Media Days in Chicago. And we have Patrick Murphy live from here in Columbus, Ohio. All right, boys. Let's start with this. We'll kick it to you, Garrick. First, I really like this idea with CJ Hicks and Malik Hartford, you know, try to redshirt them, keep them at the ready if they're needed. And in theory, if they do redshirt, they'll come back to Ohio State in 2026. I know, in theory, right? I like this. I think this is a wise move by all parties.
1:32.4	Your thoughts, Garrick. Yeah, if you can preserve your eligibility, absolutely do it, right?
1:37.9	I mean, Ohio State's defensive line for all the questions it had entering the preseason,
1:42.2	it's so loaded up front, especially at that edge. And what it also does in the terms for CJ, questions it had entering the preseason, it's so loaded up front, especially at that
1:44.2	edge. And what it also does in the terms for CJ, is it gives him another year to develop that
1:49.6	since he's gone from linebacker to defensive end, and it really gives him another year to home
1:53.6	that craft. And for all we know, next year, maybe CJ's a starter or at least a very
1:59.2	meaningful contributor at defensive end. And same thing for Malik. You know maybe CJ's a starter or at least a very meaningful contributor at defensive end.
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