OSU Insider-Predicting The 2026 Ohio State Starting Lineup!!

0:00Oh What's up book high school family book our nation happy Monday hope all as well Hope you had a great Easter weekend with your family relaxed chilled all that stuff man Do me a favor hit that like button y'all know to drill hit that like button if you have not subscribed Go ahead and hit that subscribe button Also if you don't always do YouTube Apple people hit us up on Apple save us there Not Apple people like me speaker.com save us there all the bases are covered Appreciate that also. We're gonna be talking about the 2026 starting lineup It's early. We should call it the way to early starting lineup But it's fun and we're gonna talk about it and so I'm excited about that Also some low happenings over the weekend and whatnot. We'll get into all that

1:02Also remember when you say those wonderful superchets helps to go towards the pay it forward Which is our military and our first responders? We're gonna look out for them because they always Look out for us Nevada Buck. How are you on this glorious Monday evening, sir? I Have master I have master the art of making scallop potatoes. I have oh, yeah, how to turn out I'm a dashy but that I Make the best scallop potatoes. I like I didn't know that I had a skill for that like I think it takes a special skill and I nailed it. I mean, I absolutely nailed it on an industrial skill of 20 people and they were all talking about hey man You know these potatoes are really good. I'm a right. Thank you. It's first time that I made them so I forgot about that As I know you were a little a little outside. I was concerned very concerned. I'm talking man They may become one of my go-to staples now is Nevada's scallop data, so I'm very very excited about that I smell a business. I smell a food truck

2:04To see you in the side of the truck holding the trail scallop potatoes Chopped up some ham, but then they're too old. It's like oh, yeah, no, that's that's though I forgot about that, but I'm glad it turned out Because again, it's one thing making a dish of any kind for three or four people It's another thing for ten or more That's that's more challenging. So congrats one at brother. I'm glad it turned out well Yeah, I feel like I just won the national champaget percent of the skill I guess so I got a question for you national tension tonight. There's a basketball national champs are going Yeah, there is I'm not gonna be watching How many basketball national championships in college are worth a football national championship To you like how many like how many how many football national championships would you trade for one that basketball national team for chip And you can use track you can use actions if you want Yeah, I would trade zero football 90s for any basketball 90s. I think

3:05What the ratio is maybe what Three three to one three basketball 90s is maybe worth one. I was even thinking about five. No, I don't Yeah, to me, I think it's I mean in it. I'm ashamed to say, but it's probably higher than that You know, I'm saying like I would I mean it's at least 10 to one. I would say Oh just in just in terms of just it's just just my my care, you know, just like how much I care It's like I really think it's 10 times as much About college footballs that is by college basketball and that's it didn't used to be that way My care thing is definitely flipped over time, but yeah, I think I'm probably 10 to one right now Yeah, I mean, that's a little high. I was thinking five. I think five is crazy But I think the point is is that college football rules Yes, we want our Buckeye basketball team to be good, you know the march madness is always entertaining But it's just not the same. There's just levels to this

4:07So I probably will not be watching tonight either unless I get an alert in my phone It says you kind of is up 13, but two minutes left for something or whatever Um, you know, uh look skumbasca balls probably going to win tonight Um, barring some I mean you kind of as a good team. They're a good program I just I just don't I mean what is Michigan minus seven? I mean yeah, it's it's not looking good But because here's the thing Yes, my care level is like uh, okay, like okay, whatever I just don't want Michigan fans to be happy at all like I don't want them to have any glee any joy So I'm go huskies tonight for sure, but I'm not about to be losing sleep and tossing and turning Hey either it's just I don't care that much. I just don't want Michigan has to be happy I mean, that's I was born with that trait in that uh that gift Nevada Yeah, I I wonder how much they're I mean, I'm sure they're kind of coping right now kind of oh yeah

5:07These basketball championships are worth the same as a football, but you know No, no No, I had a funny story. I just gonna tell you I know you're not a gambler, but you'll appreciate the story bet somehow Got something a betting Auburn yesterday in basketball And I don't even know if you know that Auburn was even playing in basketball yesterday, but it was the final of the NIT It's kind of interesting. They they have all the finals of the NIT division two division three all the same weekend as the final four in the same city So it's like it's like a weekend a basketball championship It yeah, it used to be at Madison Square Garden and all this stuff like that But I actually think it's a good idea because you have D2 championship D3 championship and I D championship But anyway, so I'm betting and I bet I'm in it's about even because it's like a pick-up game and Auburn goes out to a 21 point lead in the second half So I'm up 21 points and so those the lines flips to Auburn's now a hundred to one Favorite, you know to win this thing and I could hedge off my thing, you know bet a little bit on me like pennies

6:09Just to cover my downside, but I'm like, no, I'm not gonna do that also goes on a 22-0 run And retakes the lead over Auburn and Auburn's best player fouls out and I'm down five with 10 seconds to go on a gigantic bet I'm gigantic bet be like a bet that would have made me uncomfortable losing, okay They get a two-pointer they they get a five-second violation on the imbalance and then hit a three To send it to overtime and then they win it over time Wow, it was a miracle So my all the sun called me up because dad considering this is Easter that was the second biggest resurrection of all That's well played that is well played So anyway, but that was my little I know I didn't know how I had betting Auburn I didn't know they were playing and I was just sort of betting the better and just went crazy on me It was just what a big mistake. Don't keep gambling kids of your gambler. Don't be a gambler. That's Nevada bucks passage for the day So you dodged a matrix bullet oh my you have 10 seconds ago. I'm sitting and going. I cannot believe I just

7:17It's so real to do we on this thing, you know, this is just so bad. Well, congratulations because I mean You won I won but to me it feels like On a on a smaller scale back-to-back weekends of you on a emotional roller coaster smaller scale It's small smaller scale, but emotional roller coaster and the less than you know I think the message you don't ever be afraid to hedge to take you just to cover a little bit of your downside there Because I could literally could have hedged for like pennies To to cover all the angst that limited all the angst of my life and I didn't do it They can shirts, you know, why you buy insurance? So you hope you don't need it. That's why you buy insurance Yeah, but you but you uh, you got it done. No I mean So I know in hindsight Yeah, you're glad you didn't it was so bad that Charles Berkeley was on the sideline sobbing Was about 10 seconds ago because they pull on the lead for all but the little day was that bad And then and then all all everything turned So So let's do this real quick

8:18I'm going to mention this real quick since we're on basketball then we're going to get to the topic at hand Which is predicting the how I'll stay line up So First of all, I got a nice basketball source Nevada Who has been given me some information So first of all, let me say this I know Chapman and Cups and Colin white are gonzo. They're gone I know some people in Nevada were upset about Chapman. I was not he was fine. He was okay Maybe he could have got better and been more consistent, but yeah And then of course Colin white and Cups All right, so but I see rumblings of people that something's going on something's happened ended Yeah, it's called they're being processed out because they're bringing other guys in And the good news that I'm hearing from a little birdie is that some influx of cash is coming in for the b-ball program around 15 milli Okay, influx. So this basketball program from when I'm being told They are doing some work behind the scenes. There's some some names in Nevada

9:20I can tell you this if you even care after the show behind the scenes because I can't say it publicly yet um, there's some names that are You know being said. I hey there. We're going to get them. I just can't say nothing yet publicly The point is book. I basketball. They're doing things behind the scenes I know listen. I told y'all my trust level has not been great with the basketball program But what I've been hearing has been very encouraging about them. Just wanted to share that Yeah, I mean, I think you know You're told Ross Bjork that he planned to flip that they're that they're going to flip about 70% of the roster And I think that's about right you know between guys leaving and you know those tough conversations But you know, you see the stats on the starters in the final four and it's just it's heavily weighted towards Rotten towards transfers You know, I'm like do you have teams of entire teams of transfer portal? I think that's just the nature of college basketball in 2026 and just think we all got to get used to it. Yeah We do it is what it is just make moves man

10:21I mean, we want to be able to compete consistently every year And I mean, I think that's that's it. That's the baseline the imposition for big-ten championships and most of all Turnip deep turnip runs and I think we'll be good as a as a fan base. So make it happen So there you go all right. So let's get into it man. Let's get into it helping technician and bring us some heat And um this post was you know a prediction based off of what they've been hearing all the until they've been getting Um, so we're going to go through it Nevada because I want to get your opinion and thoughts on it And uh, we're going to start with the offense and then we'll get to the defense Well, I think that's the order anyway, but let's let's have a nice little backdrop of these these excellent Young men as we discuss this all right, so Looks like a lost Nevada for a second. I'm going to pull up the post. He'll be back So basically with this uh with this prediction and from a helping technician

11:24What's up Nevada you back You dare brother. I'm here. Okay, there you go Yep, so basically what I was saying with this prediction uh from helping technician again It's based off of what he's hearing what he's seen coaches. He's talked to player all of that stuff We're going to give our thoughts on it, but I wanted to walk through it because I'll be honest with you some of these names I saw you respond Nevada to uh One name on the divine on that thread Say and tell me more and I one thousand percent agree. I told you I was high on this dude I went on a little rant uh, maybe we could go about him and it was exciting to see another confirmation about it So anyway when to intro this uh nugget we can get right into it from top to bottom Yeah, let's let's do it lots of good stuff in there again. These are all too early projections. They're one person's projections You and I may have different projections that that's and that's fine, but it is uh

12:26It was it was a nice to see a start point and there was one thing I know that I thought was kind of a Hidden nugget in there is I'm kind of reading between the lines on stuff is You know, and I don't want to jump ahead to the but it sounds to me like a house takes moving to more of a three four type of defense and the traditional four three and um, I don't know if you've been kind of picking that up But you know the way that they're playing Christian and Epi and Quay at that stand-up defensive end man That just sounds more like a three four to me than a four three Yeah, I mean to me what what Matt Patricia he's so clever and savvy that He would probably look this is my prediction I predict because you know What after a while more people even those who are slow to the ball on this will start picking up on it and ask questions I even if it is even if we do see a three four type of scheme as far as what we're seeing on the field alive I think the coaches Patricia will still say oh no, we're still four three team

13:29But we're going to just you know vary our our fronts and looks But yes to your point though Because I don't think we're like turn into a three four team like as a principal base defense But honestly, it doesn't matter because the look is the look We can call ourselves a four three defense and and do that you know a good amount of time But if we're walking up linebackers on the edge and have Quay having Quay resolve stand-up like you Said a lot. It's it's going to be a lot like you know a three four defense either way. I love That we're moving guys around and playing to strengths if filet grill is is dope and getting at the quarterback Which is what we heard all weekend then walk him up You know, I'm saying like I mean we have enough and I don't want to jump ahead of myself But I'll wait I'll get I'll wait till we get to the defense. Let me back let me back down Because start with the offense because coach day and his pressure today Mention some linebackers that also got me excited. So anyway anyway. Let's let's get to it in about it

14:33Um, did you want to respond to that or did you want to go ahead and go down a list? I want you to let you get on the list and all all respond again Got you all right. So the obvious QB Julian and I'm going to read the note next to the name obviously Julian Usain and it says NFL ready now. I'll say this um Dom to bury I believe it was Dom to bury. Yeah shot at the Dom to bury one of the local media guys that I really love great guy He was asking what has he improved on and what he needs to do So Ryan Day was saying he improved on his command and confidence and you know in the huddle You know and lead the team like last year he was new to it this year They're expecting to be at another level. They're seeing that and then also the uh what he needs to get better at is what he's been saying He's he's he's the word physicality in the pocket Um, so obviously taking off and running when he needs to um and you know moving the chains and leading his team down the field He mentioned how a lot of these games are going to be in the fourth quarter

15:35So he's going to have to engineer that so obviously Julian saying but any thoughts on that Nevada No, I mean I just I mean like I think that's probably one of the more chalky picks you know that we have I think people have been asking about The the whole idea of a tagging St. Clair package or something like that. I don't see it Um just because I don't think you can afford to take You're one of your best players a high NFL draft pick off the field for anybody in any type of situation So I'm not seeing that could that change sure But uh, you know definitely Julian or Boston 2026 Yeah, and listen, I love tagging St. Clair he can run But he's not to me he's more dangerous when you're not expecting him to run As opposed to dialing up a you know um A package for a running quarterback who you know, it's just no I don't see that either I will be very surprised if we saw that so obviously next up bow Jackson

16:37Says has to be the guy So let me ask you about your thoughts on bow Jackson about it because I had to debate with my buddies and um A few of them were kind of mad on bow Jackson like hey if he would have left in the portal so what I was kind of like Pull like this. I liked bow Jackson. He ran for a thousand yards as a freshman Um, he needs to improve he needs to get a little stronger. He needs to uh work on his breakaway speed all of that is noted But do you see him The do you see a trajectory with him being an elite back at a house date or like what's a comp? What is it what is a comp for his silly is there any a house they running backs that you can think of that's a comp for a bow Jackson as far as silly I mean Antonio Pittman. Yeah, maybe that's I love to know Yeah, I love that man and and you know, I mean, but you look at bow Jackson You know, average six point yards six point one yards for carry

17:39Without really a lot of breakaway You know, there wasn't a lot of you know long runs in that last year and frankly, we weren't good at great at running the ball last year And um, I'm I'm not sure that has to do with your coordination Um, the lack of a credible winning threat for the quarterback position You know, whatever you want to you offensively whatever you want to put the the things but he had a really good year One year come fresh off an injury like a massive injury that ended a senior year in high school So um, I like I think this guy's the limit for this guy. I think he could come in Um, you know, I wish that we saw him a little bit in the spring But you know from what I'm hearing, you know that athletically he's gonna be full-go in the summer and obviously into the fall So now I think he's got to be the guy you know, obviously you can talk about Turbo Rodgers I was I say a West legend bay you think what all the other guys that can bring stuff But you need a bell cow and I think he's got to be the bell cow and he's got to be the guy and I think he's he's forced to do it Yeah, I like I like that pitman comparison because pitman I think that's fair

18:41Pitman was not one of the best backs in the house a history, but to me he was underrated and slept on he was very good He had he broke away obviously multiple times He had pretty good vision. He fell forward like pitman to me Is a an unappreciated back in a house to history. I'll say that So um, I like that calm. I think Bo Jackson I think he has a chance to be to be slightly better than pitman at his highest level But we'll see it's still it's still very early But we shall see uh, okay, obviously JJ Smith Uh, you know, there's nothing really more to say about that now Kyle Parker Okay, so let me just name the all the receivers JJ Smith, Kyle Parker, Brandon, and it's now next to Parker He put a note speed next to and it's better than ever. Okay So interesting. What are your thoughts? I want to ask you this no matter What are your thoughts on Parker and in this starting in the top three

19:43Because a lot of people and I'm not saying I agree with this, but a lot of people think it's either in this or Parker in the slot As opposed to both and then my other question is If we go for wide who's the fourth receiver against uh, who to heck we played first game I forget Kent state or somebody Those are my questions for you Nevada Well, I think there's you know, I think mix in there's another thing you got to remember is that you know Arthur Smith has a propensity for the two tight-end looks to true and if you do that That means you're only having two wide receivers out there, you know, I'm giant. So you know When when when we're two You know, it's it's it's hard to imagine that that's not in us and Smith but right Parker's really making a move and you know because he does provide that big speed You want it's three, you know, obviously Parker's the guy when it's four Um, I think it's got to be presented in junior But Devin McKeon's Devin McKeon's making a play though, you know, I mean, and he's a real player as well

20:44So yeah, I think it maybe depends on you know the matchup and what they're trying to do and and I think for Arthur Smith It's going to make a difference You know whether you know he's loving playing around with these hashmark things for the putting you know Three guys to one side have been putting jg on the other because he's got a lot of room to roam out there when they do that. So you know I think it really I think it really depends and I think lots going to be played out here Through the end of spring and into fall camp, but that's how I'd have him ranked right now. I agree. I definitely agree And thank you for mentioning it. That's actually in my notes earlier when I was thinking about the two tight-end sets 12 personnel and Just all of that like I don't think we're going to see a bunch of four-wides Because of that, but when we do and if we do I agree Chris Henry Jr. and I know people are saying Brock Boy But Brock Boy to me Chris Henry Jr.'s size and match-up nightmare ability Trump's even Brock Boy's White Lightning, you know, antics That doesn't mean Brock Boy won't be rotating in you know

21:47I'm saying because Hankton plays a deeper rotation but Top four I think Chris Henry Jr. is going to be that fourth and then of course McEwen and Boyd And I feel like I'm forgetting maybe Gilford he might be pushing you know to get in there But we'll see I agree with that top four for sure all right Titanate Roberts says good catching or blocking so this is an interesting one Nevada And of course hunter-walsing transfer here from I believe Northwestern Oh, and we played ball state. I said I forget who I said kid state ball state. It was learning them states Ball state week one so anyway With the tight ends Nate Roberts To me Nevada, I feel like I'll be watching Nate Roberts the high four stars stood tight in that we went all in for The for the first time as a true tight end this year because he was lined up at fullback so much I can't Nevada. I can't even remember him running routes or just being out there as a true tight end

22:50I know he was at times But it's burnt in my brain of him in at the fullback position Lee blocking So to me, I'm kind of intrigued and excited to see how much of a stud he is as a actual true tight end Nevada. Do you share those thoughts? Yeah, now I think I think the whole utilization of the tight end In both the passing and the running game is is one of the big stories because again, that's an Arthur Smith staple You know that you know he loves to use the tight ends and if you remember what Pittsburgh did last year With that giant number that that giant tight end that guy that was like six foot eight three hundred forty power, you know whatever that monster was and they bring it out there and and you know If you lined up a corner back against them He just pushed them around they ran right at you and if you You put somebody bigger he ran past them and then those won't one of the games one of the favorite targets for Rodgers So I think he loves the matchup concerns that that tight ends provide On both sides of the ball and yeah, it'll be interesting to see how Nate Roberts does and this is

23:52We've got a bunch of tight ends, but you know whether to Hunter Welching what you know, whoever the guy is It's I think tight end utilization is really one of the big exciting stories And not in a negative way like it last year every time I saw them put it that 13 or 14 person all out there I wanted to throw up, you know, and we said that from day one never changed. It never worked. Not sure why we did it This year you're going to get intelligent tight end utilization and again That's more to Arthur Smith's specialty, so I'm excited about that. Yep exactly And you know the intelligent tight end utilization because Ryan Day And then look hard line First year on the job is an OC. I mean if you're going to try to be innovative in NFL like It's kind of hard to do it with for OC that is not NFL like So yeah, Arthur Smith is going to know how to use these tight ends and really scheme it up Darnell Washington is the is the cat from Pittsburgh and he was an absolute monster. You're right

24:53For the Steelers. I had to look it up remember his name But let's do the next thing here, which is the oh line. Let's do the whole line so we can move a little quicker. So he has Left tackle Ian Moore stud left guard Luke my gummery experience center Carson rimmington right guard Austin cerebell versatile and then right tackle Philip Daniels better than folks think so This oh line we've been talking about this oh line all all season I know early on a lot of fans wanted them gone Get them out of here. They suck Miami beat up on them in the ante beat up on them. They're done Well in Ryan Day's pressur today he reiterated that he felt That the staff felt the guys that came back could get better with more reps Okay, these are not bums Some of these guys have rings on their fingers and some of them are up and coming young guys who are like Ian Moore who these They get more reps but has flash and show talent

25:56What's your thoughts on his starting lineup? Because I know you mentioned cook or right now not that's because you mentioned there's this some some guys dinged up But Jake Cook was rapping First team right guard. So anyway, what's your thoughts on his starting lineup? I like it. I mean, I like it You know clearly you've got a guy like Austin Sireveld is whose Versatile enough to kick out the tackle if he needs to and either side left side or right side But you know, that's alignment over a hundred starts combined between I'm going to the next season which is that's a crazy number of starts and starts in big game the the biggest games and this is I guess where um You know, I know if I know this is frustrating for H2 probably more so for H2 than for me When people are on the offensive line you just have to kind of look back and kind of go Man that offensive line You have three starters from two years from that magical run of two years ago where we ran through

26:58you know Tennessee Oregon Texas Notre Dame and you know consecutive you know the like you have three of those guys started from two years ago You know You're clearly You know, it would be unusual for all of them have to have degraded in inability You know so and so either you had some problems schematically, you know, oh and or you played good opponents in last year you look at the two games we Conoco struggled in They were against the two teams to play for the national championship. They were against Indiana Miami They're against teams that they both have guys are going to be highly ranked and the Drafted in the effort Bainby go before any player on our team. That's how that's how good Bain is so You know and and frankly in both those games, you know in one game We gained his many yards the other one we outgain the other point So like sometimes you got a tip you're half the opponent too and not just throw up your hands and go Oh, wow, you know all hope is lost because

27:59Indiana isn't doing that and they won the national championship and they didn't have exactly a stellar game against us and same thing with Miami But you know You know, we got beat by an opportunistic team. We churned them all over they didn't we missed a field goal They didn't their quarterback scrambled ours didn't you know, you know saying so you can break it down and in a lot of different ways as you look at it and I just think the offensive line is gonna be I like the fact that we're not just depending on one guy or two guys or three guys We could lose multiple guys on the offensive line without a degradation in thing I think I have an Arthur Smith a former offensive line on himself Coaching the offense as a former NFL head coach. I just think it's gonna be a nightmare difference And I'm a super I'm as excited about the offense line as I am in a group on the team and HT said it best He said it's the deepest unit on the team and it's I don't think it's particularly close and that's really saying something That is that was a that was a great

28:59Breakdown about a you said a lot of good things um And I just It's just funny man with with some fans This is why I always encourage people to and I know people are going some people aren't gonna listen But listen to me. This is wisdom if you're going to be vocal on social media If you're going to be at the water cooler at your job if you're going to be wherever Try to educate yourself a little bit go back and watch the games Go back and watch to get Nevada the amount of fans who go into the offseason From months without rewatching some of these games Have such a warped understanding of what actually happened and not just what actually happened But the lack of perspective on what happened The stuff you just mentioned you you mentioned like we missed it Figo They didn't our quarterback didn't like like all of that those little tidbits were very very very important Those were close losses the Indiana game was a close down to the in lost. That was a very good team

30:04They had a veteran quarterback They made a couple more plays than we did And that's just that's just what happened. Mendoza when asked said we were the tougher matchup over Miami I mean Listen, we just we came up short. Does that mean that we settle with that and we're happy with that of course not What do we do to get over that hump that's always going to be the discussion But I'm just trying to tell fans like going into the offseason like we just bombs get rid of everybody. You know we blew it Nah, man. We're gonna be right back this year. I think even stronger so Well be and I want to do one more point and there's like you think of that Indiana game and again These are none of these are excuses, but the I always say what is it an excuse or is it a reason Just another reason just trying to think about okay that Indiana game was a week after we beat Michigan up in Ann Arbor Okay, that was that it meant Michigan was an emotional game You know, I'm saying we had a lot vested in that game emotionally, you know

31:06Just you personally had a lot best in that game. Oh, you know how you felt when that thing I mean our guys finished you to sit in this thing in the stands crying. I like like it was a big game And then you have to run it back a week later on the road You know, that was a big 10 chance supposed in their house basically in their house Um and and and and that week went up and hardline announces these leaving to go software in our tire often the thing goes and you know Into the thing, you know, I'm saying. Yeah, so it's like yeah, you know You had a lot to deal with That that goes just beyond that these aren't robots these aren't guys just on you know Xbox 360 where you just punch in a number And they go out there and play at the thing like they're again, none of that are excuses But maybe just made their their reasons why We wouldn't quite as finish sharp or might not have been able to make that one because like you said that was like that That game was literally a one game play I cannot do one game one play And they made one more play than we did and you know, we don't need to talk about missing a 28 yard field goal

32:08What that means but you know Hey, we came up short to the national champ Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water. I think I think we're going to be fine Yep, it's just listen, you know, the new making excuses. It's just perspective. We're stating facts The opinions that we're concluding with are based off of facts and so it's just a reminder. I'm looking again, man You know, Julian saying 258 yards 21 for 29 one TD one pick Fernando Mendoza the high smith trophy winner and eventual first overall pick 15 for 23 222 yards one TD one pick Again, the ball bounces our way once or twice We win that game. Julian saying wins the high smith trophy And who knows what pathway we have to the nadi etc college football It's it's inches and and bounces and uh, we know I think our youth show last year a little bit I think all the things about a mentioned show and it's just what it is and this is why

33:13I don't go into the offseason especially with this program that I wrote for all broken up and depressed because I go back and watch the games I look at the facts and I say you know what that really sucked that hurt I feel like we had a shot. We came up short Now let's circle the wagons and Ryan Day and Ryan Day fashion You can say what you want to say about him Ryan Day haters I know you're going to hate him regardless But this dude always goes out in the offseason and makes moves to try to improve this team And you bring in Arthur Smith and you bring in all the other coaches we brought in the Hankins and all the special teams coaches You know Hawkins from Baylor a nice portal class. It's already popping How could you as a Buckeye fan not be encouraged and I'm speaking to the miserable depressed Buckeye fans that I see out there It's I'm trying to encourage your soul Like be excited man this Buckeye team is going to be right back there again So anyway, we can get back to the list but little little sidebar to try to you know

34:16Encourage the Buckeye fans out there who need encouragement Nevada Yeah, no, like it's an exciting year and it's yeah this this show is exciting to me because I love talking about The potential starters possible starters from because it's a loaded team And I I can't wait for the fall Absolutely All right, so let's move to The defense Maddie P's defense. I'm excited excited. So let's just do the whole defensive line So good Edrick this is the one I was excited about Nevada been unreal Will Smith Jr better than last year And then J Smith James Smith big load All right, so I'll just dive in can yada was very good last year and I've said this before in Nevada Can yada to me what's exciting about can yada is We saw some really good things from him last year, but we know there's another level

35:17He could have went to the league and maybe got drafted in the four fifth round Maybe maybe maybe a team would have took him late third. I doubted four fifth round as my guest Not because he sucks just because he has an incomplete film Coming back this year. I expect him to take another leap and just be a dog and possibly work himself into Depending on how great he does late first second round third at the worst guy Can you out of Jackson? Edrick Euston is who I was very happy about I saw your response in the thread in Nevada That said tell me more, you know, I thought about Greece tell me more tell me more anyway up to young for that Point is Edrick Euston is a former five star came in here as a dm moved down to the three tech for matchups and Him next to James Smith can yada jai I mean this lineup we have a lot of guys But this lineup will be crazy Depending on you know what's going on and then of course will Smith Jr I don't know about starter

36:18But if he starts Nevada That will be insane to me Because I expect big things from Will Smith doing it to be a contributor But do you expect him to start? Well, I think again, I think this gets to that whole point of what you consider star I think H.T. came in later and said he was talking about four best Because people don't talk about do you move Edrick to defensive end? What do you do? It's just you know, I think You know for Ohio State What we've got is we've got some guys that can play and then that we throw John Walker in that list We throw quay were solved in that list You know, you know, I we obviously we talked about Christian Allegro. We talked about it Epi you know it's a stand-up defensive end. So I think you've got guys. So do I think they'll start those four guys No, I don't and but I'm not sure he meant it that way. I think it was more to You know, it wasn't position centric as more as Because I'm not sure we're gonna run a three four I'm not sure if we're gonna run a five minute. You know what I'm saying? I think it's all gonna be dependent on what we're doing

37:22To me the good news was Apparently, Edrick has been unblockable. You know, Edrick has been you know unbelievable and we we knew Ken Yada was gonna be good But I think Ken Yada's gonna level up. I think Ken Yada is gonna be he's gonna take that That step up where he's gonna go for like you know really really good player to like really really good player And if we do that that's that's gonna be excellent news for the Buckeye defense in 2026 Yep, for sure and um shot up to wc um For point now kenyada was held by indy the whole game. Oh my goodness. I I won't even thinking about that But you brought back bad memories Because it was criminal that that was terrible That was criminal and of course, oh you Buckeye fans are wanting. No, we're not whining There were non Buckeye fans in the national media Doing little clips and reels of free pausing it to show you him getting mugged I don't care who it was. I don't care if it was tosser versus Ball state and we saw that egregious hole. I'm gonna be like man. That's an egregious hole

38:25It was trash. So thank you for reminding me of that. You gotta be fired up about it But yes, very very true. He's gonna come back with a vengeance, man. I really believe that Ken Yada's gonna be really good this year so There's that all right uh Allegrio and he put coming out this linebackers coming off the edge Christian legril from Wisconsin and then Peyton Pierce reliable Okay, so the linebackers. So he he put those two now Ryan Day he did also call a legril out and Pierce For being um really good so far, but then he also this was the name I mentioned earlier I didn't want to say the name yet was tj offer he said um Let me look at my notes. I don't butcher his quote But he said about offer He said he is um tj offer is going to find himself playing a lot of football this year He's knocking on the door more and more every day So we've been here a little little by little more and more about offer turning heads

39:26Doing good and they're Ryan Day just solidified it even more today And then of course petty John was mentioned And so also side note shout out to uh to Duke and Juliet petty John the parents of uh Uh, Riley petty John there was some beat writer who put a picture up of um Petty John what what you know what that what his back turn like walking away with number five and they said it was Kyle Parker And they would they were on the thread like I think I know my son. It was Duke petty John in the picture Trinity way shout out to the petty John's But yet Ryan Day was just talking about how kind of like dang how disappointing he was and not for a Duke for I'm sorry, Riley not to get the reps But they're going to get him squared away in the summer. He's going to be a dog man He flashed last year. It's just unfortunate. He can't get the spring reps But he's a smart tough kid. He's going to be doing a lot of mental reps They'll get him prepared But the point I'm making is Nevada and everyone is that we got some real excitement in that linebacker room

40:29We just need to see it pay off on the field from some of these guys like offered We've seen Christian from in Wisconsin. We know he's good Peyton Pierce shows some things last year, but there's another level That's a position Nevada. I'm really really excited to see who pops this year Yeah, no, I I agree. Yeah. I mean, Alfred's just so You know, so athletically gifted and you know, obviously petty John is as well, you know You know out for this the uh for the spring But no, I think this is the beauty of the trance reporter This is where Defensively when you talk about the first two positions for you can add a James Smith a John Walker a quay Resol of Boac and sin a Christian allegory You know, I'm saying like where would we be without those guys? You know, I mean we'd have a lot of we saw names. He'd have other names But they would be unproven guys that hadn't played at the college level. So You know, another reason why I love the way the Ohio State's doing the portal and and I think you know this position group is certainly one that's

41:31That's been helped by it and I think you know for For a guy like Matt Petroche who likes to stand up guys off the defensive end spot Like to play a lot of different exotic fronts whether it be three four four three's five twos Having versatile lineback really helps you out and we certainly have a lot of guys that are versatile and that that's great news for us Yep definitely definitely and um and the in the great thing about Maddie P. He's going to he's very intentional about Playing to the strength of stress of each player You know, I'm saying so it's just like I mean we're going to maximize every guy and you're going to have to account for them And I just I love it and and that's why I'm just I'm even more encouraged and excited that these guys that need to show on the field of the potential That man is going to get the potential out of them Alfred he when he gets in a field he will be used properly. I'm very confident in that so um anyway So next up Second to last position group here is uh the the DB's so he put a gentleman claim underrated

42:38Which I've been you know, I've been screaming for months now. He don't get enough love Jermaine Matthew Swagger of course Devin Sanchez leveled up and then little Junior from Florida state veteran So yeah, Ryan Day mentioned little again or a little again. I think it was 10 May who asked him You know guy standing out almost out the ball or a little was mentioned again. I mean he he keeps getting mentioned He's he's go to me. I think at this point It will be very disappointing Nevada if Earl Little Junior was not an impact player this year Not saying he's going to be Caleb Downs, but an impact player Back there based off this. I mean he's come in just Almost out the gate. It seems like no doubt out the game to turn ahead to Nevada You know, I think Earl Little's been great. Um, you know, I've been asked about Terry more He's slower to come along, you know, have that injury slower to come along Enter the system, but as Terry more may have been a little bit of a disappointed thus far

43:41Earl Little's been a bright spot and certainly a guy that you know, the house. They feels like they can kind of lean into and you know when you look at McLean Sanchez You know, Matthews little that's that's for that's for pretty good players and you've got the dominant Kelly as that you know third corner slot guy Third safety potential. I mean, I mean you got a lot of different options In terms of doing it and I think I think I'll have to like in what they're having they feel like they they they had a home when the port over They're a little for sure Yep, and you you mentioned Sanchez here's Sanchez picking off Jeremiah Smith. I don't know who threw it But the point is he got a pick and Sanchez his potential man his size speed athleticism I mean he is the prototypical NFL corner He just needs to step up and prove it and we've been hearing good things right day said some good things, but obviously Um with as a coach should with the compliments comes the pressure and the

44:44We you got to step up prove it You know me like there's more to do and so I'm definitely excited because Sanchez to me has the highest stilling talent wise on the team as far as the corners go And so yeah if he can step up and just be what we think he could be Yeah, that's going to be a real nice corner tandem for sure in Nevada Yeah, when the Sanchez you know noticeably thicker and you know stronger doesn't look he looked a little slight last year Um, obviously a guy that they had playing early on that great defense So you know what they thought about him I think he's again poised for a breakout season here Um or how to say the guy doesn't like for confident him and Jermaine both don't like running confidence I love that uh that Things been going around to the Brock Boy versus Jermaine Matthews were brought kind of cooked them Um, but yeah, that's gonna happen even the best ones But those those guys don't ever shut up they keep it going the whole time and uh stir it stuff absolutely set the tone for the defense

45:44Yeah, as fun of you mentioned that I was gonna try to bring that up real quick. This is not the one against Matthews um Looks like I lost Nevada. I'll get them back. This what I'm about to show y'all is not the one versus Matthews but it's still A cooking nonetheless Nevada got you back, right? I'm back. All right. Uh, I'm going to show This clip of Brock Boy easily Cooking this kid. I think it's a walk on I don't care. It's still dope. Check this out Oh So yeah um Apparently Brock Boy just does stuff like that in practice every day and yeah the one with uh what Matthews was similar It was about 10 yards out in the red zone and he just made it look easy and Matthews was beat from the beginning

46:48Now listen, that's our starting corner so you don't like to see your start starting corner get beat Matthews is pretty good is he he need to meet look Before y'all get started on Matthews Matthews needs to step up this year here and be better Was he trash last year? No, he was very good. He was a good corner But he he was not great. He's not marsh on ladder more. He's not I mean he there's another level. He needs to ascend to Uh in my opinion, but he's solid But Brock Boy is just he's really good. I mean there's been way too many people Coaches players sources everybody is like yo this dude Is is is like that like he he's just good. He's good. So anyway Nevada Yeah, I mean like man he's he's I don't know how anybody plays defensive back to be honest with you with all these fast guys coming at you You can't put your hands on him. You don't know where they're going. They know where they're going You don't know where the ball's me throwing the quarterback knows where he's throwing I don't know how anybody covers anybody, but I would remain does a great job of it

47:51And uh certainly guy we're gonna be leaning into this year on defense Yep, I remember that pick you got against Texas right there You know in the sweet we high-fired each other Afterwards um, and that was a nice. I had to reach out to do like you're like six for eight, man I'd reach up. There's like jump up there Thank come on Nevada Get up here That's funny, but no that was that was great. I mean from that view seeing him pick that off He has talent Jermaine Matthews has talent. He's really good, but he needs to be better And I think he knows that he knows that there's another level He wants to be a first-round pick and I don't think he has a first-round gray right now Nevada. Do you? No, no, he definitely doesn't but you know that that's why you play the games That's why you go out there you know he certainly knows this is a money year for him and uh, you know He's got his eye on the prize teams have a big year And Ohio State's gonna put him in position now one Yep, and I would not bet against them. So lastly The kicker Hawkins will be showed you the clip yesterday

48:54Of Hawkins around the um, you know on student appreciation day all the kids around him all the pressure You got to run gasters if you miss well, you know all that he nails it like a 50-yard plus could have been good for 60 Now I know that's not in a real game, but we've seen him Kick a game winning 50-yard field goal at Baylor. I mean Ryan Day seems to really like him and has really confirmed his consistency and veteran experience So I'm excited about this kicking game. We went in we we hire special teams coaches. We brought a few guys in uh, namely Hawkins so to me I'm very happy about this because as I've said before Over the past I don't know Years few years back. It just seemed like we've been Nevada like man. Oh, here we go. We got a kicker field goal. She's in square You know me like I don't want that feeling anymore Kickers aren't perfect, but we've had some reliable kickers here and I want that back Nevada Well, I mean, I think Hawkins is that guy and I know I don't want to put the jinx on him because

49:55It doesn't take many kicks to go from being that guy to being not good and and and and vice versa I mean, I've said this many times. Mike Nugent was seven for 14 his freshman year. I don't have to say 50% And they ended up being the maybe the best kicker in school history. So yeah, you know, I'm not sure in these days With the fan base B be patient with the guy that was seven for 14 For freshman year, not tonight. Not today. Not with social media But seriously, I'm serious like I mean, you know, I mean, so you look back on that and you can I mean that happened You can go look check that out that the he was seven for 14 his freshman year, which is not good and So yeah, I the time to change so I think you just got to be a little patient and believe at the kickers and I certainly believe with Hawkins Yeah, I agree that's a great perspective because he went from that to Nugent like Love we who didn't love Nugent. I mean, he was money money money money and Tressel and he was blessed to be at a house

50:58They're in a Tressel era when he was the star. He was the star of the team According to Tressel, you know So anyway great great stuff. So let's move on to super chats. I see him coming in Stilly mat. Thanks for the one and nine tech mo Moses and scallop potato buck Man your your names be you know are consistently better than mine. I see I like tech mo Moses but I mean Votages has so much complexity with his names, but you travel a lot. So you got more opportunity buffalo buck and Everything but anyway chubby, but chubby but scallop potato buck though that not like I mean after this thing I'm gonna go have some leftover scallop datas and and We get a little leftover ham. So I know I'm actually gonna think there's a little platter after this. I'm gonna I'm getting kind of excited thinking about it. Hey, listen, it's it's funny, man I'm going to tap into my fatness as well because in my mind First of all my wife, you know shot into my wife. She's dope. She She's great at many things But she's I don't know if I tell you that she's a baker like she's

52:00She does cakes and and cupcakes now she doesn't do it as much as she used to because you know Her full-time job takes away from that, but she has her own cake business And she really she's really good at it and she made a yellow cake with chocolate icing For Easter weekend, and I'm definitely going to dive into that after this live matter fact Our book I scooped a lubrication until next time I'm joking, but no after I'm going to get some more cake So yeah, I was just thinking of myself like while you were talking about the defensive backs. I was like cake I should make a scoop of vanilla ice cream to that. Oh, yes, just absolutely no no one thousand percent That's what I had last night. I had vanilla ice cream eaties vanilla ice cream with the uh the cake That's a little bit of a cream one at a time You drink that with like milk or water or what would you would you go to beverage no no no beverage um I mean if anything water if anything, but um usually it's just you know just the ice cream

53:00You know is is the you know the the beverage I guess That's ice cream Be the father beverage Fat fat fat All right Melo my man. What's up, bro? Are you still in Germany? I think you are thanks for the two only one freshman is driving a Lambo truck. Who is Who driving a Lambo truck? Melo, I mean not that I'm surprised. I mean NIO exists, but It's got to be Chris Henry. Let's got to be Chris Henry, huh? Chris Henry, Jr I mean I know he's kind of a low-key guy, but he's also a very rich low-key guy Yes, he is put it in the chat Melo or text me or something, bro I'm just curious who got the Lambo truck Stutten out here. I love it and what colors did they get to? All right, um stilly mat kenyata wasn't held he was tackled. Yes, he was terrible dubsy

54:02You thank you for bringing it back up But no, thank you for bringing it back because now I'm thinking about it again. I'm just like Like Like caught a freaking I don't know what it I think it was a stat Nevada somebody brought out some months ago about we'd like the least We get the least amount of holding calls or some crazy stat and other fan bases. Oh you croit about referees No, we're not this is this is a prop. This has been a problem for a while And it's just like what in the world we can't get a holding call It's crazy anyway Nevada You know we're dead dead last and opponents penalties called it at last 20 years dead last like 130 six schools But but having said that That game in this specifically the stuff that was going on with kenyata and it was it was it was right out in the open It was like it wasn't like obscure Inline played you could it was the stuff where he was like going for the quarterback and I'm pulling him down And they don't call it that that was freaking brutal. I'm not saying I would have changed the game I'm saying

55:03But it was brutal Yeah, that's all yeah, I want again. I won't even say it's why we lost But the point is when you see something egregious like that. It's like come on dog Come on It's it's crazy and then when kenyata was asked about it he tried to play it off But you know we could tell he was like Yeah, what I got to do, you know, so anyway All right mellow again. Thanks for the tin kenyata jackson is going to be a monster. He'll be healthy for once and he didn't come back to cage rush Okay, yeah, yeah, man. Let him loose let him loose, man. He definitely has skills He was better against the run last year. I mean he stepped up and played Very well, but there's another level and I think it's coming Nevada Yeah, I mean kenyata's a guy that could have very well gone by the and if he'll draft, you know I read a both Saturn said I he should have come back. He would you know whatever But guys like that have gone to the NFL many many times over so to get it back to me

56:05Is such a blessing because I think he's going to be actually dominant this year and um they I can't wait to see it Yep Me as well. All right Will the thrill. Thanks for the 1999 my 13 year old daughter told me Tonight that she wants to go to OSU to be a cheerleader She's been in cheer since she was eight and is very passionate and dedicated Would you guys mind giving her a quick shout out her name is Emma Emma What's good? We shouting you out now. We appreciate you. We love you. We appreciate your pops to um be in here every night and doing what he does But listen if you want to be in a house state cheerleader I have full confidence. You're gonna you're gonna you're gonna handle business You've been doing this since you were eight you're passionate I know you probably have the skill talent everything. It's just the dedication to be you know for you to continue on the path You're going and I have I'm not gonna bet against you reaching that goal So I'm going to say you Emma are going to be a future Buckeye cheerleader out there doing your thing on the field you know go bucks

57:07Whatever the cheerleaders do with camera when the camera pans. It's gonna be Emma You know getting flipped in the air and all that other stuff Listen, man. You got this Emma. That's my pep talk. What you got Nevada Yeah, and I think um I think for a house state cheerleaders. I think that they all like they all have to be like gymnasts or Tumblers or something like that So make sure you work on your gymnastics and you're tumbling thing because At some point like you see all you gotta be is pretty You know, I'm saying all they was cheerleaders is like yeah, and they do good. I'm pretty They do they didn't really go to a pro-house state. They're like a little bit more athletic So like you want to be on a house state cheerleader Gotta work on that tumbling and those acrobatics. We're gonna that's a big that's a big part of a get your scheme right there That's interesting. I did not know that so will the thrill I didn't know if you knew that either but you got an early start If that's the case you can get on it, but either way Emma Much love to you and good luck in all your endeavors. We believe in you that you're gonna get it done So there's that

58:08All right clueless what's up clueless. Thanks for the five planning a tailgate for the spring gang Everyone is welcome. Not sure what lot yet clueless make sure um You because I met I was able to meet up with Jay hat from book high school last year Um, so make sure when we get closer to the spring game You tell us what lot and so we can find you it's it's hard sometimes to find people down Oh campus man around that stadium without proper landmarks It can be really challenging So if you could tell us as much as possible I will stop by and holler at y'all and see y'all. I would love to do that I just with time and getting through the crowd. I need to know where I'm going. So I can get there So please um do that clueless anything on that Nevada Yeah, I'm b-moses gonna have to represent us for uh for the scoop this year, but yeah um

59:08You can just look for the six foot eight guy Which was way through the crowd right there. That's b But yeah, get him in there early because b Bees like one of those last minute shoppers. He gets to like 15 minutes for the game That's love it that you got you got to get there earlier b You got to get you have a tailgate to go to you can have a reason to be there earlier You know, I'm sorry. Well actually I think I will be there we talked about it backstage um, okay So I think I'm going to be there early in the morning because of that So yeah, so I'll be there already so that that kind of increases the chances of me being able to you know Get out and about so yeah, good point All right, what we got here last super chai from mella. Okay. Thanks for the two is so is curious every junior Okay, he's the one with the uh the Lambo truck and he's definitely getting on the field. Oh yeah He's definitely in the field. I think Ryan Day wants him to be that fourth receiver that started that starting receiver in a four receiver set So to speak because Ryan Day should have said it like he his goal should be to start and to me

1:00:10I don't know breathe between the lines and just all the facts. We know everything we know He wants Chris Henry junior to come in here. They told him they need him to play That was before the portal and luckily we got some really good guys to come in But they're not Chris Henry junior. They're not six five and you know with his ability and his silling So absolutely mellow. I agree anything on that Nevada Yeah, now he like he's he's got to play. I mean there's a lot of reasons He's got to play NIL transfer portal million reasons But honestly he's insanely talented But you know as we talked about I really see him on that Marvin Harrison development past his thing is going to take a little bit Just a little tad bit longer than a JJ who has scored us all as to what freshmen wide receivers can do But Chris Henry junior is going to be terrific Yep, and a matchup nightmare. I cannot wait because that's the beauty He does not have to come in here with the pressure of being the number one receiver Like that's going to get him on the field earlier With his ability to really cause a matchup problems

1:01:13All right, Mark from Dupseed. Thank you for the one that you know I didn't mean to cause us think laugh out loud. Oh, H Nevada. I owe Definitely not man. I mean listen, it's it's just the reality of it. You brought up a Very frustrating memory that I kind of put to the back of my mind But yeah, listen he'll be motivated to come back this year this whole team will be Use it as motivation man, um, you know, Indiana Tip your captain Mendoza and the boys. They won. They won the natty Um good for them, but 2026 is our year Nevada I know I agree. I mean look we're gonna get cancer play them at least one more time this year at Indiana So it's gonna be a heck of a game. It's gonna this whole season's gonna be unbelievable good news is we're going to it fully loaded and It's uh, it's it's gonna be it's gonna be a funny year all the way around I agree. All right, uh, still you mad be moses at six nine and one fourth It's true Uh, I just looked taller than I am because I'm lanky um

1:02:18But yeah, you you'll see me in a crowd. Maybe I'll wear a goofy funny looking hat or something so you can spot me Um, I don't know But listen, I look forward to seeing y'all at the spring game if I can So anybody doing anything clueless make sure you hit us up, man. So I can meet y'all. I would love to do that But what Listen Listen, listen, listen Another week of spring practice more information coming in if you have not joined the Buckeye scoop board Join the Buckeye scoop board. Okay, excellent information excellent conversation excellent discussion topics Everything a lot of what we talk about over here. We get days hours whatever before we even talk about it So just another little plug for y'all to do that any last comments for we bang out of here in the butter No, just uh spring practice, you know continue to cook along Um, this team's starting to come into focus, but I I really feel like we've got to really get a handle on it and and uh Appreciate you guys all being here because I feel like every day we're getting more and more information

1:03:20Feel like we can give you a front row seat of what this team's gonna look like in 2026 and it's it's it's gonna be exciting Absolutely It's uh, it's great, man, and I appreciate it. I appreciate y'all Buckeye scoop family Buckeye nation Until tomorrow dev is not going tonight. He will not be going tonight He should be back tomorrow all right shout out to dev and until then we will see you go bucks and peace You