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Ohio State started Tywone Malone at 3-tech on defense against the Ohio Bobcats instead of Eddrick Houston. And Ethan Onianwa came in to replace Tegra Tshabola at right guard for the OSU offensive line against OU as well. So are those indications that there could be major changes on the depth chart heading into Big Ten play?

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear the answer to those questions and several others directly from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day.

In his first season as Ohio State's defensive coordinator, Matt Patricia has the Buckeyes showing different looks up front as well as in the secondary, mixing and matching, and disguising coverages to change the picture for opposing offenses after the snap of the ball. 

So what is he doing, and why is it working so well so far this fall?

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down five plays from the Buckeyes' win over the Ohio Bobcats that show Patricia's influence on the Ohio State defense.

The Ohio State Buckeyes dominated almost all of their game against the Ohio Bobcats on Saturday night, but some repeated struggles in the red zone kept them from pulling away from a pesky OU team until midway through the second half. 

So why did the Buckeyes struggle to both run and pass the ball close to the end zone, and more importantly, how can they fix those issues before traveling cross-country to take on Washington in a little over a week?

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru from BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to d...

Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning: Top Three Defensive Surprises for Ohio State

In this episode of Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning, host Tom Orr is joined by Buckeye Huddle's Tony Gerdeman to discuss three pleasant surprises on the Ohio State defense this season. They highlight standout performances from Caden Curry, Arvell Reese, and Jaylen McClain. The discussion delves into each player's contributions and their impact on the team's early successes. The episode also previews upcoming games, including the much-anticipated matchup against the Washington Huskies. 

00:00 Introduction and Upcoming Games 
00:11 Sponsor Message: Grateful Griddle 
00:23 Offensive Surprises Recap 
00:30 Defensive Surprises: Over...

Ohio State Offensive Surprises: Julian Sayin, Bo Jackson & Philip Daniels - Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

In this episode of Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning, host Tom Orr and guest Tony Gerdeman from Buckeye Huddle discuss three offensive players who have been pleasant surprises for Ohio State this season. They break down the impressive performances of quarterback Julian Sayin, running back Bo Jackson, and offensive lineman Phillip Daniels. The duo also touches upon team prospects moving forward as they head into Big Ten play. Tune in for in-depth analysis and updates on the Buckeyes' journey this season. 

00:00 Introduction and Upcoming G...

It took a while to get going, but the Ohio State Buckeyes eventually pulled away from the Ohio Bobcats in a 37-9 win inside Ohio Stadium on Saturday night. 

Kevin Noon and Tom Orr of BuckeyeHuddle.com discuss some of their key takeaways, including the good and bad of Julian Sayin's night, the emergence of true freshman RB Bo Jackson, another huge night for the wide receiver duo of Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate, a dominating performance by the Buckeye defense, and more.

Ohio State tight end Will Kacmarek has spent much of his college career outside of the spotlight. The first three seasons of his FBS experience were as a tight end for the Ohio Bobcats in the MAC, and since coming to Ohio State prior to the 2024 season, he has mostly been known for his outstanding blocking. 

But last weekend, he scored his first touchdown as a Buckeye on a nice catch-and-run in the first quarter against Grambling, and now he's at center stage again as his current team gets set to take on his former team. 

In...

This isn't a podcast, but we thought you might enjoy it anyway. It's an audio version of the Ohio State Marching Band's pregame show, including the Ohio State Alumni Marching Band from last Saturday inside Ohio Stadium. 

Close your eyes (unless you're driving, obviously) and enjoy the sensation of being inside the Horseshoe on a fall Saturday, just minutes before kickoff.

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day met with the media to preview the Buckeyes' upcoming game against the Ohio Bobcats. He discussed a wide range of topics, but had some interesting things to say about the OSU passing game, new starting QB Julian Sayin, and how his ability to get the ball out has helped keep opponents without a sack through two games, and how he has been placing throws in exactly the right places to allow receivers to pick up big yardage.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast you'll hear directly from Day about...

Through two games, Matt Patricia's Ohio State defense has allowed just one touchdown to Buckeye opponents, a strong start to his time as defensive coordinator. 

In this episode of Ross Fulton Analysis, Ross discusses how Patricia has used simulated pressures, as well as mixing things up along the defensive front and in coverages to make things difficult on opposing offenses.

The Ohio State Buckeyes put up 70 points in a drama-free win over Grambling, but they tried to mix things up to show some new looks as QB Julian Sayin starts taking on a bigger role in the offense. 

In this episode of Ross Fulton Analysis, Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru from BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to look at what Ryan Day and Brian Hartline were trying to do with the run game, including the related RPOs. Plus, how they used motion to set up some big plays, and some signs of progress in Sayin's s...

The Ohio Bobcats enter Saturday's prime time game at Ohio Stadium coming off one of the biggest wins in program history. 

OU knocked off West Virginia last Saturday in front of the largest crowd in Peden Stadium history, and now they'll head up Route 33 to take on the top-ranked team in the nation. 

So can the Bobcats pull off the massive upset under the lights in Columbus?

In this special bonus episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear from Ohio head coach Brian Smith about the Bobcats' big win over WVU, the ch...

Ohio State QB Julian Sayin is still adjusting to life as the Buckeyes' starting quarterback, but he made major strides between game one of his career and game two. 

While the challenge posed by Texas is obviously very different from what Sayin saw from Grambling, his performance - 18-for-19 for 306 yards, 4 touchdowns, and an interception - would have been impressive regardless of opponent. 

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Sayin about his first couple of starts, what it's like to play with such a talented supporting cast, and more.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are 2-0 on the 2025 college football season, with a dramatic win over then-No. 1 Texas, and a comfortable 70-0 blowout against Grambling. 

Other than the outcome, the two games didn't have much in common. The Buckeye offense struggled to sustain drives against the Longhorns, but marched up and down the field repeatedly against the Tigers.

Julian Sayin finished the Grambling game 18-for-19 for 306 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. Did that represent a big step forward in his young career?

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll h...

The Ohio State Buckeyes dominated from beginning to end of their 70-0 win over Grambling on Saturday inside Ohio Stadium. 

Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down some of their key takeaways from the game on this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast.

Saturday's game against Grambling should be a great opportunity for Ohio State to take a deep dive on its depth chart and give dozens of players a chance to see game action for the first time this season. 

What's the plan for the quarterback position, where Julian Sayin, Lincoln Kienholz, and Tavien St. Clair all need as many valuable game reps as they can get?

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day about all three of his young quarterbacks and much more.

What is is like to cover one of the biggest regular-season games of the year in college football?

In this episode of Ohio State Football Behind The Scenes, photographer Tom Orr of Buckeye Huddle takes you along through his entire day covering the Buckeyes' massive game against the Texas Longhorns.

Starting before dawn, and ending more than 12 hours later, you'll be along for every step of the day, from the final College Gameday broadcast of Lee Corso's career to a front-row seat for some of the most exciting moments of the day.

In this special bonus episode, Juck joins Marc Givler to break down the big Ohio State recruiting weekend that coincided with the Buckeyes knocking off top-ranked Texas. 

If you enjoy this, make sure to subscribe to the Skull Session Recruiting Podcast wherever you get Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning.

New Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia and his defense held Texas and mega-hyped QB Arch Manning scoreless for 56 minutes in a 14-7 season-opening win over the Longhorns. 

After a long offseason of speculation about how similar or different this season's defense would look compared to previous iterations under Jim Knowles, Patricia rolled out some very different looks up front, as well as some creatively disguised coverages on the back end. 

Ross Fulton, the Xs and Os guru at BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss six plays that showed Patricia's gameplan, and why it wa...

Ohio State knocked off Texas, 14-7 in its season opener and earned the top spot in both the Associated Press and Coaches' polls on Tuesday. But there is still a long way to go this season, and a lot of areas where the Buckeyes still need to improve. 

On Tuesday, OSU head coach Ryan Day met with the media to discuss the win over the Longhorns, including:
How redshirt freshman QB Julian Sayin graded out in his first career startWhy the coaching staff took a conservative approach at times, and whether that needs to change in the f...

The Ohio State Buckeyes opened their 2025 college football seaon with a 14-7 win over Texas. And while there was a lot to like about the win over the top-ranked Longhorns, Ryan Day, Brian Hartline, and the Buckeye offense have plenty of area for improvement as well. 

In this episode of Ross Fulton Analysis, he joins host Tom Orr to discuss why the Buckeyes struggled in the run game, some of the ways that OSU tried to get creative to get the ball into the hands of Jeremiah Smith, how they schemed Carnell Tate open on their second touchdown o...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are 1-0 on the 2025 college football season after knocking off top-ranked Texas, 14-7, on Saturday inside Ohio Stadium. 

After the game, there was a lot to talk about, ranging from the raucous crowd, to the stellar debut of new defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, to the starting debut of QB Julian Sayin. 

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from OSU head coach Ryan Day to get his thoughts on those topics and more.

The Ohio State Buckeyes started their national title defense off with a bang, knocking off top-ranked Texas, 14-7 in front of a raucous crowd inside Ohio Stadium.

So what did we learn from the defensive slugfest, and what will it mean for the rest of the season? 

Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss Matt Patricia's dominating debut as defensive coordinator, Julian Sayin's efficient first start, and what it all means for the Buckeyes' and Longhorns' chances of meeting again later this season.

The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes are set to face off with the No. 1 Texas Longhorns in one of the most anticipated games of the 2025 college football regular season. 

So which team will get a massive resume-building win to start its year?

Kevin Noon of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss four reasons that Ohio State will beat Texas, including the Longhorns' shaky offensive line, UT's rebuild secondary, what promises to be a solid OSU offensive line, and the homefield advantage the Buckeyes will enjoy inside the Horseshoe.

Then the conversation turns to f...

Ohio State head coach Ryan Day met with the media to preview the Buckeyes' massive No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown with Arch Manning and the Texas Longhorns. 

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear directly from Day about his interactions with the Manning family during Arch's recruitment, what the young quarterback can do to be so dangerous on the field this weekend, and much more.

Day also discussed his team's own former 5-star quarterback recruit, Julian Sayin, who will be making his first career start on Saturday. What's a reasonable expectation for him?

Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian met with the media on Monday in Austin to preview this weekend's massive No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown between the 'Horns and the Ohio State Buckeyes. 

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear everything Sark had to say about the game, what's on the line for his team, mega-hyped QB Arch Manning, the Buckeyes' new starting quarterback Julian Sayin, dealing with the crowd noise inside Ohio Stadium, what's really on the line this weekend, and much more.

One of the biggest games of the 2025 college football season is just days away as the Ohio State Buckeyes and Texas Longhorns get ready to face off inside Ohio Stadium in a matchup of the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the nation. 

In this super-sized episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear Buckeye Huddle's Xs and Os gurus, Ross Fulton and Justin Whitlatch breaking down what to expect during Saturday's showdown between the Buckeyes and Longhorns. 

How did Texas shut down Jeremiah Smith during the Cotton Bowl, can they do it again, and what wi...

The Ohio State Buckeyes are set to kick off their 2025 regular season on Saturday against the top-ranked Texas Longhorns, and there is a TON to talk about in the leadup to that massive game.

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, Ross Fulton and Justin Whitlatch, two of the Xs and Os gurus at BuckeyeHuddle.com join host Tom Orr to preview the Ohio State season, including a look at how changes in both personnel and on the coaching staff might impact what the Buckeyes do this fall.

Matt Patricia is just over a week away from his first game as Ohio State's defensive coordinator, and it is going to be a big one. The top-ranked Texas Longhorns are coming to Columbus to face No. 2 Ohio State in one of the most-anticipated non-conference matchups in years. 

Patricia has a long history with the Manning family from his days with the New England Patriots, but this will be his first matchup with mega-hyped Texas QB Arch Manning. 

Patricia discussed what he knows about Arch, what he's learned from previous Manning matchups, and much more. You'll he...

With the massive No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown between Ohio State and Texas now just over 10 days away, there are still questions to be answered for the Buckeyes' defense. 

We know that star safety Caleb Downs will play a crucial role at the back of of the Buckeyes' defense, but who will be playing at the safety spot next to him?

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com tried to get the answers to that question and more from OSU safeties coach Matt Guerreri and cornerbacks coach Tim Walton on Tuesday inside the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. Tony joins h...

The 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes have their starting quarterback. Monday, OSU head coach Ryan Day announced that redshirt freshman Julian Sayin would start the season-opener against the Texas Longhorns, setting up a showdown with another former 5-star QB prospect, Arch Manning. 

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss why the coaching staff picked Sayin over Lincoln Kienholz, and also share updates on several other key positional battles on this year's team.

Ohio State named its 2025 captains over the weekend, including three players in just their third seasons of college football. 

So what makes Austin Siereveld, Brandon Inniss, and Caleb Downs a good fit to lead this year's Buckeye football team? And why was senior linebacker Sonny Styles named both a team captain and the Block O jersey recipient?

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss that and more on this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast.

Will the Buckeyes have standout defensive tackle Eddrick Houston for the season opener against Texas? Tony Gerdeman joins Tom Orr to break that down.

The 2025 college football season will kick off with one of the biggest games of the year in week one inside Ohio Stadium, as two of the best teams in the nation square off. 

When the Texas Longhorns take on the Ohio State Buckeyes, both teams will be breaking in new quarterbacks with impressive recruiting pedigrees, with Arch Manning leading Texas, and either Julian Sayin or Lincoln Kienholz quarterbacking the Buckeyes. 

What are some areas to watch when those talented teams square off? Brett Ciancia of PickSixPreviews.com joins host Tom Orr for a Texas vs. Ohio St...

With less than three weeks to go until the season-opening No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown with the Texas Longhorns, the Ohio State Buckeyes are still trying to figure out who their starting offensive line will be in Week One. However, there are signs that new O-Line coach Tyler Bowen may be getting close to a decision.

Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr of BuckeyeHuddle.com discuss what they learned while talking to Bowen and his players in this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast.

Following the first scrimmage of 2025 fall camp, how close is Ohio State head coach Ryan Day to naming a starting quarterback? 

Monday, Day met with the media, and both the questions and the answers seemed to point to one candidate being the most likely to win the starting job. And with the titanic season-opening showdown with Texas now less than three weeks away, that decision could be coming soon. 

Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joins host Tom Orr to break down the Ohio State quarterback battle between Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz, which player is seemingly ah...

The 2024 Ohio State football team saw a huge benefit from splitting carries between TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins, as both backs stayed healthy throughout the season and reached 1,000 yards on the ground. 

Now, with both of them off to the NFL, will Carlos Locklyn's room produce another pair of backs with that level of production? 

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear from Locklyn about that and much more. 
How sophomore RB James Peoples has grown since his first season with the BuckeyesHow CJ Donaldson's background as a receiver could impact his...

Before the 12-team College Football Playoff format went into effect, Ralph Russo of the Associated Press found that on average over the previous 10 seasons, a 12-team CFP field would have consisted of:
4 of the top-5 teams in the preseason AP Poll2 of the teams ranked from 6-10 in the preseason AP Poll2 of the teams ranked from 11-20 in the preseason AP Poll1 of the teams ranked from 21-25 in the preseason AP Poll3 teams not ranked at all in the preseason AP PollLast summer, Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeHuddle.com joined host Tom Orr to take their shot at...

With Cody Simon off to the NFL, Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese is set to take on a much bigger role in the Buckeyes' defense in 2025, starting with the massive No. 1 vs. No. 2 season-opening showdown with the Texas Longhorns. 

What has linebackers coach James Laurinaitis seen from Reese that makes him think he's ready for this bigger role?

In this episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, you'll hear the answer to that and much more from Laurinaitis, as well as Ohio State quarterbacks coach Billy Fessler.