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Dan Hope and Andy Anders of Eleven Warriors bring you inside the Ohio State beat every Wednesday with a podcast covering everything you need to know about the Buckeyes.
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April 16, 2025
<p>Spring practice is in the books and the transfer portal has reopened, which means it’s time to assess where Ohio State stands in its quest to compete for another championship in 2025.</p><p>While only one of us would say we’re more confident in Ohio State’s championship chances coming out of spring than we were going in, Eleven Warriors‘ Dan Hope and Andy Anders both agree that there’s a lot to like about the Buckeyes based on what we saw this spring. Ohio State is loaded with offensive skill position talent and its defensive back seven looks like it should rank among the nation’s best once again. Ohio State’s offensive line also looks to be on a promising trajectory coming out of spring.</p><p><a href="https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-football/2025/04/155772/breaking-down-how-lincoln-kienholz-julian-sayin-and-tavien-st-clair-performed-in-ohio-states-2025-spring-game">Strong showings by Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz</a> in the spring game left us feeling better about Ohio State’s quarterbacks than we did just one day before, but the spring game exacerbated our concerns about Ohio State’s depth at defensive tackle, the position that stands out as the Buckeyes’ clear-cut top priority for adding to its roster in the post-spring transfer window.</p><p>On this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays, we make our assessments for what we think the Buckeyes’ biggest strengths and biggest areas of concern are coming out of spring and make our early predictions for what Ohio State’s regular-season record will be in 2025.</p><p>The full rundown for this week’s show:</p><ul><li><strong>0:00</strong> Are You More, Less or Just As Confident in Ohio State’s Championship Chances After Spring?</li><li><strong>6:56</strong> Ohio State is Absolutely Loaded with Playmakers at the Offensive Skill Positions</li><li><strong>12:29</strong> Ohio State’s Defensive Back Seven Looks Ready to Be Elite Once Again</li><li><strong>21:00</strong> Buckeyes Building A Strong Core Along Offensive Line</li><li><strong>26:44</strong> Ohio State Quarterbacks Finish Up-and-Down Spring on High Note in Spring Game</li><li><strong>33:55 </strong>Defensive Line Lacks Established Stars and Needs to Add Talent at Tackle</li><li><strong>43:34</strong> Replacing Departed Leaders, Coordinators Still A Big Question Exiting Spring</li><li><strong>51:40</strong> Why We’re Both Predicting A 10-2 Regular Season for Ohio State in 2025</li></ul>
April 9, 2025
<p>Ohio State’s starting quarterback competition will be in the spotlight during Saturday’s spring game at Ohio Stadium.</p><p>After Ryan Day said Monday that Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz are “pretty much neck-and-neck” in their competition to be Ohio State’s No. 1 QB this season, the biggest storyline on Saturday will be the performance of the Buckeyes’ top two quarterbacks as each of them look to make their case that they’re best the choice to lead Ohio State’s offense when it opens the season against Texas on Aug. 30.</p><p>Aside from quarterback, other positions to watch on Saturday include right tackle, where Austin Siereveld appears to be making a move in the competition for a starting job, and the defensive line, where the Buckeyes are still assessing whether they have the depth they need ahead of the transfer portal reopening later this month.</p><p>We discuss all of those storylines on our spring game preview episode of Real Pod Wednesdays.</p><p>We also conducted a fantasy draft in which we made our picks for which offensive skill-position players will have the biggest days in the spring game, keeping in mind that established stars like Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate will likely see only brief action. In a snake draft format, each of us drafted five players – one quarterback, one running back, one wide receiver, one tight end and one flex player (a spot each of us elected to use on a second wide receiver) – based on who think will score the most fantasy points using standard fantasy football scoring (one point per 25 passing yards, four points per passing touchdown, one point per 10 rushing/receiving yards and six points per rushing/receiving touchdown).</p><p>Our picks, which are explained in more detail in the show:</p><p>1. Dan - Bo Jackson, RB<br>2. Andy - Max Klare, TE<br>3. Andy - James Peoples, RB<br>4. Dan - Mylan Graham, WR<br>5. Dan - Quincy Porter, WR<br>6. Andy - Lincoln Kienholz, QB<br>7. Andy - Brandon Inniss, WR<br>8. Dan - Tavien St. Clair, QB<br>9. Dan - Jelani Thurman, TE<br>10. Andy - Bryson Rodgers, WR<br> <br>Finally, we wrap up the show by breaking down the two newest transfer additions for Ohio State men’s basketball – Christoph Tilly and Brandon Noel – and assessing what the Buckeyes should still be looking to do to round out their roster for 2025-26.</p><p>The full rundown for this week’s show:</p><ul><li><strong>0:00</strong> Playing A True Spring Game Completes Physical, Competitive Spring for Buckeyes</li><li><strong>4:47</strong> Competition Between Julian Sayin, Lincoln Kienholz Looks Quite Real Entering Spring Game</li><li><strong>16:28</strong> Austin Siereveld Making A Push to Be Ohio State’s Starting Right Tackle This Season</li><li><strong>24:08</strong> Defensive Line, Emerging Linebackers In Focus for Ohio State Defense in Spring Game</li><li><strong>31:55 </strong>Spring Game Fantasy Draft</li><li><strong>42:54</strong> Assessing Ohio State Basketball’s Roster Build with Christoph Tilly, Brandon Noel Additions</li></ul>
April 2, 2025
<p>Ohio State is now past the halfway point of spring practice, and it became more apparent this week how Ryan Day is feeling about all 10 of the Buckeyes’ position groups.</p><p>Day had lots of positive things to say on Monday about Ohio State’s running backs, tight ends, linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties, but indicated the Buckeyes are still looking for more than what they’ve seen so far this spring at defensive tackle, quarterback, offensive tackle, backup wide receiver and defensive end.</p><p>With that, we also talk about all 10 Ohio State position groups on this week’s Real Pod Wednesdays, in which we share our thoughts on what we heard from Day on Monday and what that could mean for the outlook of each of those position groups this season.</p><p>Following our position-by-position spring football updates, we also talk about the transfer portal movement thus far for both Ohio State basketball teams, the momentum Ohio State is building on the recruiting trail and the top standouts from last week’s Ohio State pro day. (<strong>Note: </strong>This episode of Real Pod Wednesdays was recorded before Ohio State basketball target Jonathan Powell’s commitment to North Carolina on Tuesday night.)</p><p>The full rundown for the show:</p><ul><li><strong>0:00</strong> Intro</li><li><strong>2:36</strong> Defensive Tackle Remains Ohio State’s Biggest Position of Concern</li><li><strong>4:21</strong> Ohio State’s QB Competition Likely to Continue Into August</li><li><strong>9:55</strong> Transfer Offensive Tackles Still Acclimating to Ohio State, But That’s To Be Expected</li><li><strong>15:06</strong> Ryan Day Looking for More from Backup Wide Receivers</li><li><strong>19:56</strong> Could Ohio State Still Add Another Transfer Defensive End?</li><li><strong>26:55</strong> Trajectory Keeps Pointing Up for James Peoples, Ohio State Running Backs</li><li><strong>29:11</strong> Loaded Tight End Room Looking Like the Best in the Country</li><li><strong>31:52</strong> Arvell Reese, Payton Pierce Turning Heads As OSU’s Second and Third Linebackers</li><li><strong>35:23 </strong>Jermaine Mathews Jr. Locking Up A Starting Job Despite Devin Sanchez Hype</li><li><strong>39:31</strong> Malik Hartford, Jaylen McClain Both Emerging As Starting-Caliber Safeties</li><li><strong>43:46 </strong>Ohio State Men’s Basketball Still Must Add Multiple More Transfers</li><li><strong>51:12</strong> Ohio State Women’s Basketball Suffers Huge Loss with Cotie McMahon Transfer</li><li><strong>53:41</strong> Blaine Bradford, Chris Henry Jr. Continue Recruiting Momentum for OSU Football</li><li><strong>58:55</strong> Will Howard, Jordan Hancock Among Standouts at Loaded OSU Pro Day</li></ul>
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