Has Ryan Day established a philosophy regarding how he fills out his staff as Ohio State's head coach? On this Friday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik discuss how they feel about Day’s most recent hire of Matt Patricia as OSU’s next defensive coordinator. They look at the decision from a micro level regarding what it means for the 2025 defense. But also have a discussion at the macro level about Day, his hiring practices and why he’s well on his way to establishing something that could one day be on the same level as Nick Saban. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 14 February 2025
Ryan Day has found Ohio State's next defensive coordinator completing his 2025 coaching staff. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis give their instant reaction to the news of Day hiring Matt Patricia. Then they get into the real reason why this episode exists. It's time to wrap up two days of drafting rosters based on players from the Ryan Day era by letting the Subtext subscribers decide who the best GM was. A hint...a certain veteran member of the crew dominated the field. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 13 February 2025
It’s been a while since Buckeye Talk dedicated a few shows to getting their competitive juice flowing. Over the next few episodes, that’s exactly what they plan to do: draft teams and ask the Subtext subscribers who did it best. That starts with this Wednesday pod where Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis drafted an 11-player defense of Ohio State players strictly from the Ryan Day era. Only players who’ve gone through a season as Buckeyes can be drafted so members of the 2025 recruiting class or recent transfer additions don’t qualify. What positions will be valued early? Who can get creative with where they put players in the starting lineup? How many currently Buckeyes make the team? Listen to this 11-round draft to find out which 3 players between 2019-2024 made the cut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 12 February 2025
It’s been a while since Buckeye Talk dedicated a few shows to getting their competitive juice flowing. Over the next few episodes, that’s exactly what they plan to do: by drafting teams and asking the Subtext subscribers who did it best. That starts with this Tuesday pod where Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis drafted an 11-player offense made up of Ohio State players strictly from the Ryan Day era. Only players who’ve gone through a season as Buckeyes can be drafted so members of the 2025 recruiting class or recent transfer additions don’t qualify. What positions will be valued early? Who can get creative with where they put players in the starting lineup? Who will end up with Garrett Wilson? Listen to this 11-round draft to find out which 3 players between 2019-2024 made the cut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2025
College football entered a new era in 2024 with 'Expansion' being the season's theme. The Big Ten and SEC expanded, adding both traditional and new-age powerhouse programs to their conferences, one of which won the league in Year 1. The College Football Playoff expanded from four to 12 teams, producing the longest season ever. All of those things lessened the consequences for some and weighted the rewards for others. No team fit that description more than Ohio State as it won a national title despite losing to its rival and failing to even make the Big Ten Championship Game. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik discuss the 2024 season, sharing highlights, challenges, and everything else in between. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Published: 10 February 2025
Ohio State's coming off a national title where plenty of things went the way you'd expect while a few others didn't. Now that the season is behind us, it's time to look back on all those predictions and decide who was right about what. On this Friday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis revisit their Mark It Down Monday statistical leaders prediction episode from last summer. It's a long conversation about a few things we got right and a lot of things we got wrong,. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 7 February 2025
Ohio State is coming off a national title which means also having to replenish its coaching staff as people leave for other responsibilities. Ryan Day has done just that by promoting Brian Hartline to being a play-calling offensive coordinator, Billy Fessler to quarterback coach and hiring Tyler Bowen as the new offensive line coach. Bring that together with running back coach Carlos Locklyn and tight end coach Keenan Bailey and you have one of the youngest staffs in college football. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down the new hires and what it says about what Day might be creating in Columbus. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 6 February 2025
As a way to put the final punctuation on Ohio State football's 2024 season, it felt right to put together one last player ranking. On this Tuesday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik, and Andrew Gillis examine the roster and decide on the top 20 players. Some spots seemed like no-brainers, while others required a conversation to reach a consensus. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 5 February 2025
Ryan Day has to replace a few valuable pieces of his coaching staff as he heads into Year 7 running the Ohio State football program. On offense, he must find a new offensive coordinator and offensive line coach after Chip Kelly and Justin Frye left for the NFL. On defense, must hire a defensive coordinator following Jim Knowles' departure for Penn State. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the impact of those losses. Plus, give a description of who Day should hire in their place. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 4 February 2025
Ohio State is celebrating a 2024 national title this offseason while also turning its focus toward the future, needing to replace many of the players responsible for that championship. Defensively that means replacing eight of its starters with guys with just as much talent, but none of the experience. On this Monday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik project a 2025 defensive depth chart featuring a combination of guys who've patiently waited their turn and a few incoming freshmen capable of having Day 1 impacts. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2025
This episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the texter community delivering questions about practically everything under the sun. Among the topics discussed by Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis: Where Ryan Day sits in the Ohio State head coaching hierarchy; The OSU fan base; OSU's success in NIL; National championship vibes; Jeremiah Smith's NFL Draft stock Jelani Thurman's development; Favorite Buckeyes interview and 2024 game; Plus plenty more. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 31 January 2025
Ohio State's 2023 recruiting has spent most of its time in the background since arriving in Columbus, but that's about to change. That class enters its third season ready to take a larger role within the program. It is the core of a 2025 roster trying to repeat as national champions. So far, only one player from that class has established himself as a starter, but as OSU enters the offseason, more will surely join him. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss a few players heading into their third years who are gearing up for breakout seasons. Plus, Stephen takes accountability for a mistake. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 30 January 2025
Ohio State's recruiting focuses have turned to its 2026 class where it already holds four commitments. Headling that group is five-star Chris Henry Jr., as the nation’s top wide receiver. He’s joined by four-star cornerback Jakob Weatherspoon, four-star tight end Corbyn Fordham and three-star wide receiver Jaeden Ricketts. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis discuss how many numbers more people should join them as Andrew puts together the perfect 2026 class. The conversation is about the number of commits and types of players needed at every position for the 2026 class to be a success. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 29 January 2025
While Ohio State was in the middle of a national championship run, it was also trying to build for the next season. Thanks to how college football is set up, all of that was happening simultaneously. Now that the run is over, we finally have a chance to catch up on all the newcomers and outgoers of the past two months. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss at all the attrition and addition that's happened. Plus some thoughts on defensive coordinator Jim Knowles choosing to leave for Penn State. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 28 January 2025
Ohio State celebrated its 2024 national title on Sunday afternoon inside Ohio Stadium officially closing the chapter on that story. Because college football never stops. Now it's time to look toward the future as OSU starts its campaign to repeat. On this Monday episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik project a 2025 offensive depth chart featuring a bevy of new names everywhere. Plus, as promised, the Monday pod officially has a name. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 27 January 2025
It's time for another Buckeye Retalkables, and up on this episode of Buckeye Talk is Ohio State vs. Notre Dame in its recent College Football Playoff National Championship game win. This win made Ryan Day the third straight OSU head coach to win a national title and fifth overall solidifying his place in program history with a 34-23 win. It's by far the biggest win of his tenure surrounded by what may be three of the other top five on an historic run. Instead of letting time pass as we've often done with these Retalkables, Stephen Means lets Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis make their Retalkable debut by looking by on Monday night's game. There are all the usual ReTalkables categories, as a way to break down the game. Thanks for listening to another ReTalkables on Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 24 January 2025
Ohio State opened up the 12-team College Football Playoff the same way it opened up the four-team field by holding up a trophy. The Buckeyes knocked off Notre Dame in the championship game, 34-23, to reclaim their spot at the top of college football. It also punctuated an era of Buckeyes looking to close out their chapters on a high note after four years of riding an emotional roller coaster. On this postgame episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the win and what it means for Ryan Day. They also compareWill Howard to the two other OSU championship-winning quarterbacks of the modern era and where this title sits among them. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 21 January 2025
On this Sunday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's National Championship Game against Notre Dame and make their picks. Here’s what gets discussed: What a national championship could do for Ryan Day and Marcus Freeman as head coaches; Stephen, Stefan and Andrew give their game picks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 19 January 2025
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Transcribed - Published: 18 January 2025
On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. This one is Ohio State’s defense vs. Notre Dame’s offense Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 17 January 2025
On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between Ohio State and Notre Dame This one is Ohio State’s offense vs. Notre Dame’s defense. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 16 January 2025
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Transcribed - Published: 15 January 2025
The first year of the College Football Playoff has produced some exciting football allowing for more players to put on a show. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss all of them with an All-College Football Playoff team. The trio narrowed down who should be a unanimous selection on the CFP team, which ended up being nine players. The rest, a collection of players across almost every team that made the field including plenty of people from Ohio State's roster. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 14 January 2025
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Transcribed - Published: 13 January 2025
Ohio State is headed to the national championship. The Buckeyes knocked off Texas, 28-14, in the Cotton Bowl to punch their ticket with Jack Sawyer making the game-seeling play with a scoop-and-score with the Longhorns having a chance to tie the game on fourth and goal. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss the win, Sawyer's growing legacy and look ahead to what's next against Notre Dame. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 11 January 2025
On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio Sttae's College Football Playoff game against Texas and make their picks. Here’s what gets discussed: What a win looks like for Ohio State or Texas; A look at the potential X-factors; Josh Newman from LoneStarLive.com joins Stephen to talk about the Longhorns; Stephen, Stefan and Andrew give their game picks. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 9 January 2025
On this Wednesday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State offense and the Texas defense. Don’t miss the Tuesday pod when they did the OSU defense vs. the Longhorns’ offense. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 8 January 2025
On this Tuesday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Texas Longhorns. This one is Ohio State’s defense vs. Texas’ offense Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 7 January 2025
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Transcribed - Published: 6 January 2025
Ohio State is headed to the Cotton Bowl after its 41-21 win over Oregon in the Rose Bowl. On this postgame episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis breakdown OSU avenging its regular season loss and give their flowers to a group that has outscored its opponents 83-38 in the College Football Playoff. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 2 January 2025
On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's College Football Playoff game against Oregon and make their picks. Here’s what gets discussed: What’s the vibe of the Rose Bowl between the two teams? Is it better to be amped up or business-like for this game? Game score predictions Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 31 December 2024
Ohio State continues its postseason run getting to face Oregon in the Rose Bowl The lead-up to Wednesday’s game continues the bowl game schedule each side of the ball has their day to discuss the upcoming matchup. For OSU, the offense was up next with Chip Kelly, Will Howard, Emeka Egbuka, Quinshon Judkins and Jeremiah Smith stepping to the podium. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what they heard from a team hoping to put the Michigan game behind them. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 29 December 2024
continues its postseason run getting to face Oregon in the Rose Bowl The lead-up to Wednesday’s game continues the bowl game schedule each side of the ball has their day to discuss the upcoming matchup. For OSU, the defense went first with Jim Knowles Ty Hamilton, Jordan Hancock, Cody Simon and J.T. Tuimoloau stepping to the podium. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what they heard from a team hoping to put the Michigan game behind them. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 28 December 2024
On this Monday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State offense and the Oregon offense. Don’t miss the Thursday pod when they did the OSU defense vs, the Ducks’ offense. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 27 December 2024
On this Thursday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks. This one is Ohio State's defense vs. Oregon's defense Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 26 December 2024
Where does Ohio State's Ryan Day rank among the eight head coaches left in the College Football Playoff? On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis try to figure that out by ranking all eight of them. Along the way, there is a consensus bottom five and No. 1. But the rest of the top three require a debate with hopes of coming to a like-minded conclusion. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 25 December 2024
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Transcribed - Published: 24 December 2024
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Transcribed - Published: 23 December 2024
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Transcribed - Published: 22 December 2024
On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis break down Ohio State's game against Tennessee and make their picks. Here's what gets discussed: Who are the referees for this game? The importance of special teams Why OSU must get off to a hot start Should they take the ball first Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 20 December 2024
Where does Ohio State's Will Howard rank among the 12 quarterbacks in the College Football Playoff? On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis try to figure that out by ranking all 12 of them. Along the way, there is a consensus bottom five. But one through seven require a debate with hopes of coming to a like-minded conclusion. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 19 December 2024
It’s officially game week as Ohio State starts its postseason at home hosting Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The lead-up to Saturday’s game has a bowl game feel to it as each side of the ball has their day to discuss the upcoming matchup. For OSU, the defense was up next with Jim Knowles Caleb Downs, Lathan Ransom, Cody Simon and Sonny Styles stepping to the podium. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what they heard from a team hoping to put the Michigan game behind them. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 18 December 2024
It's officially game week as Ohio State starts its postseason at home hosting Tennessee in the first round of the College Football Playoff. The lead-up to Saturday's game has a bowl game feel to it as each side of the ball has their day to discuss the upcoming matchup. For OSU, the offense was up first with Ryan Day, Chip Kelly, Will Howard, TreVeyon Henderson and Donovan Jackson stepping to the podium. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what they heard from a team hoping to put the Michigan game behind them. Plus, Ohio State loses another quarterback to the transfer portal. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 17 December 2024
On this Monday Buckeye Talk from cleveland.com, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are breaking down the matchup between the Ohio State defense and the Tennesee offense. Don't miss the pod last Friday when they did the Ohio State offense vs. the Tennessee defense. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2024
On this Friday Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis are offering their first in-depth breakdown of the matchup between Ohio State Buckeyes and the Tennessee Voulunteers in the College Football Playoff. This one is Ohio State vs. Tennessee defense. First up -- the Tennessee defensive players that jump out, starting with potential first round NFL Draft pick James Pearce Jr. Then (41:49), a look at the Buckeyes that need to have big games on Dec. 31, starting with receiver Emeka Egbuka. Doug also reveals his secret plan suggestion for the Buckeyes in this section. Finally ((1:06:04), it's what the Buckeyes need to do to have a chance to pile up some points on the most talented defense in college football the last two years, and that leads to a long conversation about Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 13 December 2024
This Thursday episode of Buckeye Talk is brought to you solely on behalf of the texter community delivering questions about practically everything under the sun. Among the topics discussed by Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis: Julian Sayin's development as potentially Ohio State's next starting quarterback; Did we overestimate how good OSU would be? Stefan and Andrew's impression of Ohio State football; Favorite Big Ten cities Ryan Day's quarterback development credentials Plus plenty more. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 12 December 2024
Transfer portal season continues around college football with more names seemingly going into it every day and Ohio State has also seen its fair share with more expected to come. But instead of focusing on who's leaving, on this Wednesday episode of Buckeye Talk, we focus on who should be coming. OSU has some holes to fill this offseason and will need to be even more active in the transfer portal than in years before. Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis look at Ohio State's roster and what positions need portal help the most in 2025. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 11 December 2024
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Transcribed - Published: 10 December 2024
Ohio State's path to a national title set with releasing the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff bracket is final. The eighth-seeded OSU will host a first-round game against No. 9 Tennessee where a win will mean a rematch against No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl. Head coach Ryan Day discussed the matchup for the first time while reacting to his team's seed. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss Ohio State's playoff path and what Day had to say about it. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2024
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Transcribed - Published: 6 December 2024
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