What Ryan Day wants to see from Ohio State after Texas win
Ohio State got through the Texas game with a win, and now the real work can start.
Ryan Day took the moment to breathe after the game, but his focus has quickly shifted to building this team's identity. That's especially on offense after taking a conservative approach against the Longhorns. Now it has three weeks to perfect what the true version of this offense will look like. It's time for OSU to get aggressive against its opponents, starting with Grambling State.
On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis discuss what that could look like.
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A big picture conversation about Ohio State football's recruiting
How should you view Ohio State football's 2026 recruiting class and future classes?
The Buckeyes have set a standard to annually have one of the nation's top-five classes. But given the many changes across the sport, should that still be the expectation? Or should that expectation remain, but the road to get there be viewed differently?
On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means and Andrew Gillis try to break down what recruiting looks like in the modern era and how OSU fits into it. This conversation might get a little confusing, but maybe that mirrors exactly where things are in the sport right now.
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How Ohio State 'left no doubt' in its 14-7 win over Texas
Welcome to the 'Leave No Doubt' pod, an in-season Monday episode of Buckeye Talk where Stephen Means and Stefan Krajisnik constantly as a simple weekly question:
Did the Buckeyes leave no doubt on Saturday?
We kick things off by rewatching a 14-7 win over Texas, when OSU punctuated a run that has included wins over top-10 opponents in six of its last seven games.
Every week, Stephen and Stefan will explore the offense, defense, quarterback play and put things into a larger perspective for why what they saw every week matters in the journey towards repeating as national champions in 2025.
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Reacting to Ohio State football's 14-7 win over Texas
Ohio State kicked off its 2025 season with a 14-7 win over Texas as it continues to show up in big games.
The win marked the sixth time in its last seven games that the Buckeyes have faced a top 10 team, and they’ve won each of those games. Overall, they’ve won seven straight games against top 10 teams.
Now they can come up for air after getting through a tough stretch. On this episode of Buckeye Talk, Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis react to the win and the statement made because of it.Â
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What success and failure looks like for Ohio State’s defense against Texas
Ohio State's defense features a lot of new parts in 2025 and it just needs to figure out how to best deploy them.
Doing so could decide whether it can open its season with a win over Texas on Saturday. That’s what Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis will break down on this episode of Buckeye Talk by answering two simple questions.
OSU beats Texas on Saturday because its defense does (fill in the space), and OSU loses to Texas on Saturday because its defense fails to do (fill in the space).
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About Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com
The latest analysis on Ohio State football, basketball and recruiting from cleveland.com's Stephen Means, Stefan Krajisnik and Andrew Gillis. Usually, quite a good time.
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