Bucknuts Morning 5: An Ohio State athletics podcast

On this edition of the Bucknuts Happy Hour, Patrick Murphy is joined by Bill Bender of The Sporting News to discuss the CFP picture and is also joined by the Dean -- Bill Kurelic -- to talk about the latest happenings in the transfer portal. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What is our confidence level that Ohio State will beat Tennessee? What does OSU have planned to juice up the atmosphere at Ohio Stadium? Jonah Booker and Dave Biddle discuss that and much more on the Friday 5ish.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New names by the minute. Offers being exchanged. Yes, the transfer portal is currently gobbling almost all the headlines. Who is Ohio State targeting? Which positions of need are going to be addressed? Who is after the same transfers? We have Bill Kurelic and Mark Porter here for their usual stay to bring you info on all that. A huge Nevada tackle ready for World domination? B1G transfers aiming to move up the standings? Relatives of incoming Buckeyes attracting interest? All that and a new offensive tackle in the Class of 2026 to obsess over in Baker-Sanders-like fashion? Want answers to all those questions? Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ohio State's first-round College Football Playoff game against Tennessee is just 10 days away, which is a bit hard to imagine. The Buckeyes have been the target of a lot of criticism lately, mainly for the egg they laid against a bad Michigan team to close out the regular season. Also, OSU fans have been called to the carpet for not making Ohio Stadium a difficult place for opponents to play. Can Ryan Day and his team silence their doubters on all fronts come Dec. 21? Matt Baxendell and Dave Biddle delve into that and much more on the Monday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some mornings go smoothly. Other mornings it takes four tries to produce a podcast with actual sound. Today was one of those mornings! Alas, Bill Kurelic and Mark Porter are here to brighten your day ... we hope. We discussed the Tennessee matchup, the transfer portal's big names and possible ramifications and reset the recruiting calendar. Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After much debate, we now know what the College Football Playoff field looks like. And it appears to be a daunting draw for Ohio State. The No. 8-seeded Buckeyes will host ninth-seeded Tennessee on Dec. 21 (8 p.m. ET; ABC/ESPN), and if the Buckeyes prevail, they will take on No. 1-seeded Oregon at the Rose Bowl in the quarterfinals.  What do we think of the Buckeyes' possible path in the CFP? Can they go on a magical four-game run? Might they be one-and-done against a Tennessee team that is very good on both sides of the ball up front? And how in the world did sixth-seeded Penn State get such a favorable draw? Dave Biddle and Dan Rubin discuss that and much more on the Monday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Sunday, Ohio State will learn its first-round opponent in the College Football Playoff, as well as what the rest of the bracket looks like. On today's show Jonah Booker and Dave Biddle discuss where the Buckeyes might land, look back on Ryan Day's comments Wednesday afternoon and much more. That is coming your way on the Friday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

National Signing Day has come and gone. Ohio State finished the Class of 2025 cycle with the nation's No. 5 overall class. Ohio State's group changed in the last 24 hours.  We review who is in, who is out and who you need to know from the talent show.  All that and another deep dive into the film room to learn about The Game's second half.  Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of the Bucknuts Happy Hour, Patrick Murphy is joined by the Dean of Ohio State Football Recruiting, Bill Kurelic, to talk about the Buckeyes' 2025 class and more from signing day. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ohio State landed in what appears to be a very favorable No. 6 spot in the College Football Playoff rankings, which were released Tuesday night. The Buckeyes will likely drop a spot or two in the final rankings, but they appear to be a lock to host a first-round playoff game. Also, is this the weirdest signing day ever? College football managed to shoehorn in a signing day on Dec. 4, which is one of the strangest decisions we can remember. We'll keep saying this until we're blue in the face: the early signing period should be the final week of July, right before training camp begins. The good news is this means the media will get a chance to speak with OSU head coach Ryan Day today. It is the signing day press conference, but of course many questions will be asked about the Buckeyes' offensive and special teams debacle in their loss to Michigan last Saturday. Dave Biddle and Steve Helwagen delve into all of that and more on the Wednesday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The sun came up again today. We move forward, 'Nutters! Tomorrow is National Signing Day - the new version - and we've got just the guys to get you ready: Bill Kurelic and Mark Porter. The Dean and Grand Poobah open with a breakdown of Brady Edmunds, the future 5-star QB who committed to Ohio State yesterday. We think you'll like our long-term comparison for California native with Ohio ties. Then it was a full preview of tomorrow's goings on. Who's in? Who's out? You know the big names - Na'eem Offord, David Sanders - but we dive deep on all possibilities. We even offer up 'Buck-Eye In The Sky' action from Saturday's heartbreaker. Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After one of the worst losses in recent memory, where does Ohio State go from here? Can the Buckeyes pick themselves up and get focused for a playoff run? Or did losing at home to 20-point underdog Michigan take too much out of this team? What might the future hold for Ryan Day? Dave Biddle and Dan Rubin discuss that and much more on the Monday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ohio State was favored by three touchdowns over visiting Michigan, but the Wolverines dealt the Buckeyes an embarrassing 13-10 defeat. It felt like 1996 all over again. On our postgame podcast, What We Learned Live, host Dave Biddle is joined by Matt Baxendell, Jonah Booker, Patrick Murphy and Steve Helwagen. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ohio State's mantra this year has been "leave no doubt." Will the Buckeyes accomplish that goal against visiting Michigan on Saturday (noon ET; FOX)? Jonah Booker and Dave Biddle talk all things The Game on today's show, including final score predictions and much more. That is coming your way on the Friday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this edition of the Bucknuts Happy Hour, host Patrick Murphy is joined by Alejandro Zuniga from the 247 Michigan site. Then Tim Hall and Dave Biddle join the program for the final 30 minutes. Yes, it's all about The Game on this edition of the BHH. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The countdown clock is very much on as we are just three days away from Ohio State hosting Michigan on Saturday. On today's show, Matt Baxendell and Dave Biddle discuss their confidence level for the Buckeyes in this matchup. Where does OSU have the biggest advantages over the Wolverines? What areas are possible concerns? How much would this win mean for Ryan Day and the senior class? Also, did you know that we are exactly a week away from the early signing period beginning in college football? Well, if not, now you do. The sport cannot seem to get this right and there is a very easy solution. We explain. All of that and much more is coming your way on the Thanksgiving eve edition of the 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Have you stretched out? Are you ready? We've got more recruiting info for you today than an unprepared soul can handle. Bill Kurelic is here. Mark Porter is here. The Game week is here. Recruiting is WILD!  We tried to cover as much as we could and among the names discussed in detail: David Sanders, Na'eem Offord, Jamier Brown, Jordyn Woods, Jahkeem Stewart, Chaz Coleman, Tyler Atkinson, Aydan West, Jakob Weatherspoon and more. This is not a show you want to miss! Spend 5ish with us this a.m., 'Nutters! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The week of The Game has arrived and we are talking all about it on today's show. Ohio State enters Saturday's contest favored by 20.5 points over visiting Michigan. What are thoughts on the matchup from the Buckeyes' perspective? Dave Biddle and Dan Rubin delve into that, discuss the David Sanders situation and more on the Monday 5ish. on the Monday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ohio State started slow, but pulled away and then some in its 38-15 win over visiting Indiana in an unexpected top-5 matchup. Our postgame podcast, What We Learned Live, has reactions and much more. Host Dave Biddle is joined at various points in the show by Bill Kurelic, Heath Schneider, Patrick Murphy and Steve Helwagen. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The top-5 matchup that no one expected is almost here. What are predictions for Ohio State's game against Indiana tomorrow? JBook joins Dave Biddle for that and much more on the Friday 5ish. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices