Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast

Ohio State jumped out to a 14-0 lead at home against Oregon on Saturday, and were then completely dominated by the Ducks in a loss that all but ends the Buckeyes' major goals for the season. Dave Biddle and our staff have postgame reactions on What We Learned Live. (1:30) - Dave's opening thoughts (8:27) - Heater's initial takeaways (11:00) - Garrick on recruiting (18:07) - Heater & Dave on...

Ohio State will host Oregon tomorrow and Jonah Booker and Dave Biddle talk all about it on the Friday 5ish. (2:00) - Intro (2:28) - Will we see an angry OSU team? (4:22) - OSU-Oregon predictions (6:25) - USC loss was mostly on the coaches (9:04) - Has Ryan Day lost his fastball? (13:10) - How much faith do we have in Fahey? (16:03) - Jeremiah Smith is once against Heisman favorite (20:52) - Best...

Now we know. Once the College Football Playoff Committee ranked Ohio State No. 12 in the initial rankings released Tuesday evening, it became clear: The Buckeyes need to win out.That is, if they want to make it to the last 12-team playoff before we double the field. Can they do it? Of course. Ohio State will most likely be favored in all four remaining games - including against visiting Oregon on...

Today's show with Dave Biddle and Patrick Murphy focuses mostly on Ohio State's coaching staff. Where do things stand with each full-time member of the staff? Which of them are meeting expectations? Which ones are leaving a lot to be desired? We also react to Ryan Day's interesting press conference from yesterday and much more. That is coming your way on the Wednesday 5ish. (2:00) - Intro (3:05)...

So where do you stand?Will Ohio State win out and pursue the the Big Ten title?Did the loss to USC expose flaws that cannot be fixed?Enter Garrick Hodge and Mark Porter. They fielded the questions above and responded in kind. Then we previewed the guest list for Saturday's tussle with visiting Oregon and there are heavy hitters expected.We finish with medicine. Mark breaks down the first half of...

Who is to blame for Ohio State's 30-18 loss at USC on Saturday? Well, there is plenty to go around. Dave Biddle and Dan Rubin discuss that and much more on the Monday 5ish. (1:50) - Intro (2:21) - Dan's thoughts on the USC debacle (10:46) - Is Fahey the answer at QB? (18:37) - Are OSU's goals still reachable? (24:46) - Plenty of blame to go around for Buckeyes

Ohio State lost to USC 30-18 on Saturday and we recap the disappointing performance. Host Dave Biddle is joined by Jonah Booker, Matt Baxendell, Patrick Murphy and Steve Helwagen.

Ohio State and USC will clash tomorrow night in LA, and the Friday 5ish with JBook and Dave gives predictions and much more. (1:50) - Intro (2:20) - Thoughts on Luke Fahey (11:17) - OSU-USC predictions (14:35) - Best Bets (16:04) - Concerned about RB recruiting? (19:36) - Injury update (22:05) - Dom Kelly/Cam Calhoun (24:33) - Patricia to be aggressive? (26:43) - What will be different about the...

Has there ever been a more interesting weekend for the Buckeyes? Maybe. But the trip to face USC is kind of like sailing into uncharted waters.We expect it will be Luke Fahey making his first-ever at quarterback ... on the road ... in an important Big Ten matchup ... against his 'hometown' school that did NOT offer him. So there's that.We also know now that Ohio State is almost fully healthy....

Is there really a close battle at quarterback between Luke Fahey and Tavien St. Clair? Or is that classic "coachspeak" from Ryan Day? Also, what are our vibes on the Ohio State at USC game on Halloween night? Dave Biddle and Matt Baxendell delve into that and much more on the Wednesday 5ish. (1:50) - Intro (2:04) - Coachspeak or close QB battle? (5:01) - How have expectations changed? (7:09) -...