2024 Ohio State Football Team Draft

Caleb Downs, Donovan Jackson, Emeka Egbuka and Denzel Burke were the first four players off the board as we drafted lineups for a head-to-head game of Buckeyes vs. Buckeyes.

RPW: Gene Smith Reflects on Career

Gene Smith joins Real Pod Wednesdays to discuss his upcoming retirement, how Ohio State is preparing for revenue sharing and his proudest achievements as OSU’s athletic director.

Drafting Lineups from the 2023 Buckeyes

Marvin Harrison Jr., JT Tuimoloau and Donovan Jackson were the first three players off the board as we drafted head-to-head lineups for a hypothetical game of Buckeyes vs. Buckeyes.

Real Pod Wednesdays

Dan Hope and Andy Anders bring you inside the Ohio State football beat every Wednesday with a podcast covering everything you need to know about the Buckeyes.

RPW: Taking Stock After Three Games

An underwhelming performance against Tulsa leaves concerns about the defense and C.J. Stroud, and this week's game against Akron might be Ohio State's only easy game.

22 Sep 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

12 Comments

RPW: Can Ohio State‘s Defense Be Saved?

We discuss the challenges Ohio State will have to overcome to get its defense back on track this season and why it's still too early to write off the Buckeyes as CFP contenders.

15 Sep 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

44 Comments

RPW: What We Learned in the Season Opener

After five days to digest and rewatch Ohio State's season opener, we discuss our many takeaways from the Minnesota game and look ahead to this week's game vs. Oregon.

08 Sep 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

9 Comments

RPW: Minnesota Preview & Bishop Sycamore

We preview Thursday night's season opener at Minnesota and discuss what it was like to be on the sidelines for the infamous IMG Academy/Bishop Sycamore game on Sunday.

01 Sep 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

4 Comments

RPW: One-on-One with Ryan Day

Dan Hope sits down for a one-on-one interview with Ryan Day and Griffin Strom makes his co-hosting debut on this week's episode of Real Pod Wednesdays.

25 Aug 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

14 Comments

RPW: How the Stroud-Led Offense Will Look

We discuss how Ryan Day will call plays with C.J. Stroud at quarterback, how the defensive scheme could change and more as Kyle Jones guest hosts this week's episode.

18 Aug 2021
by Dan Hope and Kyle Jones

6 Comments

RPW: What to Make of O-Line Changes

We discuss the massive upside of Ohio State's reshuffled offensive line and more takeaways from preseason camp, and Colin predicts a national title in his farewell episode.

11 Aug 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

8 Comments

RPW: Media Days and Conference Realignment

We discuss our biggest takeaways from last week's Big Ten Media Days and discuss the impact – or lack thereof – that conference realignment could have on Ohio State.

28 Jul 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

4 Comments

RPW: Time for Big Ten Media Days

We look forward to this week's Big Ten Media Days and what we could learn from Ryan Day, Thayer Munford, Zach Harrison, Jeremy Ruckert and Kevin Warren in Indianapolis.

21 Jul 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

5 Comments

RPW: Going Head-to-Head

In our annual preseason draft, we pick 22 players each from Ohio State's football roster to create dueling lineups for a head-to-head game of Buckeyes vs. Buckeyes.

14 Jul 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

RPW: JTT Raises Expectations Even Higher

We discuss why anything less than a national championship would be a failure for Ohio State's recruiting class of 2021 following the addition of J.T. Tuimoloau, and much more.

07 Jul 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

10 Comments

RPW: Adding Gaoteote, Hosting Tuimoloau

We discuss where Palaie Gaoteote could fit in on Ohio State's linebacker depth chart and what it was like covering J.T. Tuimoloau's airport arrival for his official visit.

23 Jun 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

8 Comments

RPW: 12-Team Playoff? We're Here for It

We discuss why College Football Playoff expansion should be good for college football and for Ohio State, plus we discuss this month's developments so far on the recruiting trail.

16 Jun 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

13 Comments

RPW: Andrew Ellis Talks Recruiting

Andrew Ellis joins Real Pod Wednesdays to discuss who's on commitment watch, where things stand with J.T. Tuimoloau and more as a huge recruiting month begins.

02 Jun 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

4 Comments

RPW: Gene Smith Joins the Show

Gene Smith joins Real Pod Wednesdays to discuss how Ohio State has navigated the COVID-19 pandemic, potential College Football Playoff expansion and much more.

26 May 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

3 Comments

RPW: The 2021 Schedule, CFP Expansion

We dissect Ohio State's 2021 football schedule, weigh the pros and cons of College Football Playoff expansion and share our latest thoughts on the running back battle.

19 May 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

1 Comment

RPW: Impact of To'o To'o Choosing Bama

We discuss the outlook for Ohio State's linebackers this season and how Henry To'o To'o's decision adds another layer to the Buckeyes' efforts to catch the Crimson Tide.

12 May 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

12 Comments

RPW: NFL Draft Review and 2022 Preview

We discuss our takeaways on where each of Ohio State's 10 NFL draft picks landed and look ahead to which Buckeyes could emerge as top prospects in the 2022 draft class.

05 May 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

RPW: Where Every Buckeye Could Be Drafted

We predict where we think Justin Fields will end up and the order in which we think the rest of Ohio State's prospects will be selected in our NFL draft preview episode.

28 Apr 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

RPW: Takeaways from the Spring Game

We discuss how the quarterbacks looked, how Jack Sawyer and several other freshmen made big impressions and more of what we learned from Saturday's spring game.

21 Apr 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

2 Comments

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