Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast

Ohio State is crafting another strong recruiting class and is among the top-ranked programs early in the 2027 cycle. 

Well, wouldn't ya know, 247Sports has updated the '27 rankings for the first time in months and we are for all of it Scarlet and Gray style.

Where are the Buckeye commitments ranked?

Where are the prime Buckeye targets ranked?

Who rose?

Who fell?

Who is North Carolina linebacker A.J. Randle and why have at least 50 college programs offered a scholarship? We have the answer ON VIDEO.

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Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the BM5 and we threw you a little curveball. It's Steve Helwagen taking center stage and he's ready for the spotlight.

Spring Practice gets rolling in less than a week. Hard to believe but it's true. What do we need to see? Who do we need to see? We've got ideas and names.

Ohio State's finest just put on a show at the NFL Scouting Combine. Steve was there. How would he stack the board of Buckeyes if he was running an NFL team (or the Browns)?

We finish on the hardwood as the Buckeyes try and help senior star Bruce Thornton break all-time records en route to a potential NCAA tourney bid.

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Has Ohio State identified a top-of-the-board defensive end? Could he be part of special package deal?

Yes and yes. We talk Rashad Streets, his visit schedule and why we have real optimism about his future in college football.

Who else has an extremely sunny outlook when it comes to football? Louisiana native Easton Royal. His game matches his name.

And of course, we need to hit on Ohio State sending an Olympic team to the NFL Combine last week.

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We are happy to welcome in Juck Miletti -- from Buckeye Huddle and 'Juck on Bucks' -- to today's BM5. Juck and Dave Biddle will converse on many Ohio State football topics, such as defensive coordinator Matt Patricia trying to reload his unit after losing a lot of talent to the NFL Draft.

That and much more is coming your way on the Monday 5ish.

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Ohio State's Sonny Styles put on an absolute show at the NFL Scouting Combine on Thursday. The 6-foot-5, 244-pound Styles recorded a vertical leap of 43.5 inches, which is the highest for an off-ball linebacker in 23 years. He also ran the 40-yard dash in 4.46 seconds and recorded a standing broad jump of 11'2" which was also the best among all linebackers and defensive linemen who took part Thursday. (He was the only player on Thursday to top 11 feet.)

Also, many draft analysts now have Caleb Downs projected as the No. 2 overall pick in the draft, with Mel Kiper being the latest. Many others still have Arvell Reese going off the board at No. 2. Will the Jets' pick come down to one of those two Buckeyes? And did Styles enter his name in the conversation after wowing everyone in attendance in Indianapolis yesterday?

Jonah Booker and Dave Biddle discuss all of that and much more on the Friday 5ish.

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