How long will the Buckeyes go into the season with head coach Ryan Day having to answer questions about whether or not the starting quarterback situation is finally settled? It took a few games last year, so what about this year?

That is one of the questions that is discussed by Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr in today's episode of The Buckeye Weekly Podcast. It's a listener questions episode that also features conversations about any possible dropoff at linebacker for the Buckeyes, whether or not the NBC evening timeslot is better than the Big Noon slot on FOX, absurd trends in college football, and more.

A handful of kickoff times for the Ohio State Buckeyes are expected to be released over the next month. Rather than wait for those crumbs to be tossed to you on the ground, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman from the Buckeye Weekly Podcast attempt to reason out and predict the kickoff times and networks for every Buckeye football game this year. This isn't an exact science, but that didn't stop the fellas from wearing lab coats.

There will eventually be major changes coming to college football. One of those changes is the idea that NIL contracts will eventually have language that requires players to play in postseason games in order to collect what they are owed. In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss this topic as well as the impact that House vs. The NCAA is having right now on the possibility of some settlements and fixes coming down the road in pretty short order.

For the third time on the final day of the spring Transfer Portal window, the Ohio State Buckeyes have lost a player to the portal. 

This time, it's redshirt sophomore WR Kyion Grayes, who announced on Tuesday evening that he was leaving the Buckeyes after two seasons. 

Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr of BuckeyeHuddle.com break down the impact of Grayes' departure on what could be a thin Ohio State wide receiver unit. 

The Buckeyes have lost another player to the transfer portal on the final day of the transfer window. Former 4-star linebacker Nigel Glover is leaving Ohio State and headed into the portal. In this emergency episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman is joined by Kevin Noon as the two discuss this most recent departure, why it came about, and where that leaves the Buckeyes at linebacker.

With just days before the transfer portal closes, the Buckeyes have lost a veteran safety to the portal. Senior Ja'Had Carter is entering the transfer portal. In this emergency edition of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss what this loss means for the Buckeyes and why it may have come about. They talk about Carter's impressive history and what the Ohio State defense will now do without him.

The 2024 NFL Draft is Thursday night, so in honor of one of America's great sports holidays, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast go head to head by drafting five all-time Ohio State defensive backs and four all-time Ohio State wide receivers, and then go back and forth as to who has gotten the better of each selection and who would have the advantage in each matchup.

Michigan held its spring game this past Saturday. How did the Wolverines look? In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss what they saw from Michigan. They spend plenty of time talking about the Wolverines' quarterback situation, eventually discussing the possibility of Michigan trying to lure a quarterback like Texas' Arch Manning into the transfer portal.

A number of Buckeyes on the defensive side of the ball had fantastic camps this spring. In this episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss eight of those players and how their stock has risen over the last six weeks or so.

There are conversations about sophomore cornerback Jermaine Mathews, Jr., junior linebacker CJ Hicks, junior defensive end Caden Curry, some talented freshmen, and more.

Spring practice is now over the Ohio State, so there are plenty of happenings to look back on. In today's episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tom Orr and Tony Gerdeman discuss the eight Buckeyes on offense whose stock rose more than anybody else's from January to April. The fellas mention names from every position on the field. There are first-year players and fifth-year players. Which should tell you just how deep the Buckeyes are this season.

The first of what are expected to be several NCAA punishments were handed down to Michigan today, as the NCAA announced the the Wolverine football program was being placed on three years of probation, with several members of the coaching staff receiver one-year show-cause penalties, and additional upcoming penalties all stemming from violations during and around the COVID-19 pandemic, including campus visits, on-field and off-field coaching, and more.

In this live episode of the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss this breaking development while also having to remind the viewers that these penalties have nothing to do with the cheating scandal from 2021-2023. That investigation is still ongoing.

The fellas also discuss the last few months of Michigan news and answer questions from the live viewers.