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The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk
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The Ohio State Buckeyes are the most interesting team in college football, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis love talking ball and having fun with the fans of the defending national champions. Doug and Bill combine for more than three decades of on-the-ground experience covering Ohio State, and they've been talking Buckeyes on podcasts since 2015. On The Bill and Doug Show, the goal is to have a good time, provide insight, look at the big picture of college football, put fans first and fight Southern CFB bias. Thanks for riding with us.
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Ohio State vs. Texas; Arch Manning-Julian Sayin showdown; will both teams make CFP? Around the Shoe
2d ago00:58:11Summary readyIt's a full Ohio State vs. Texas lookahead on this episode of Around the Shoe, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by two outstanding media members to dive in on the Buckeyes vs. Longhorns on Sept. 12. Joining Bill and Doug this week are: • Jonah Booker from Bucknuts.com • Shehan Jeyarajah from CBSSports.com The topics covered: • How important is a game like Ohio State-Texas to college football • Is Arch vs. Sayin a QB rivalry? • What are the chances both the Buckeyes and Longhorns will make the 12-team College Football Playoff? • Who are the most important non-QBs in the game? • What could Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian learn from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day? Thanks as always for joining Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com where they will be going deep on this Ohio State-Texas showdown all week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Can a 24-team college football playoff with a reasonable calendar exist? Here's the solution
6d ago01:40:16Summary readyThe American Football Coaches Association backed three ideas for a college football playoff recently: • A 24-team field • Eliminating conference championship games • Finishing the postseason by the second weekend in January Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises got to work on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show to figure out how difficult or easy it might be to make all three of those ideas come true in a way that doesn't ruin the sport. Can it be done? Yes. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
SummaryOhio State schedule preview Week 1: Ball State might have a QB with a little juice
1w ago00:38:47Summary readyWe are going to start Ohio State opponent previews on The Bill and Doug Show, talking to an expert each week from a team on the Buckeyes' schedule. We'll run through the schedule in order, planning to do one show a week here and one written piece on our Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com Up first is Ball State, as the Buckeyes host the Cardinals to open the 2026 season on Sept. 5. Cade Hampton, the Ball State writer for the Muncie Star Press (thestarpress.com) joins Bill and Doug to break it all down, with the conversation somehow also verging toward Nick Saban and O.J. Simpson. Thanks for joining us on The Bill and Doug Show and look for these opponent previews once a week through the end of July. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
SummaryOhio State Around the Shoe: James Laurinaitis at work; future star freshmen; injured Buckeyes watch
1w ago00:56:42Summary readyTalking Ohio State football topics continues on Around the Shoe into the offseason, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined on The Bill and Doug Show by two great OSU media members. On this episode, it's two writers from Buckeyes Sports Bulletin: Bobby Gorbett and Greg Wilson. The topics covered are: • The Ohio State player injured this spring you are most interested to see in August. • Is Ohio State playing two MAC teams this season OK? • Describe what James Laurinaitis is doing with the Buckeyes linebackers. • Which current freshman are you most curious to see in the 2028 season? • Since it is May the 4th, what is your relationship to Star Wars? Thanks to Bobby and Greg for their time, and thanks to you for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Kirby Smart gives in to Big Ten; NCAA Tournament and College Football Playoff expansion & more
2w ago01:24:46Summary readyA bevy of college football topics are on the docket in this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, as Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises run through: • Georgia coach Kirby Smart acknowledging the rise of the Big Ten • The eligibility plan for players to get five years to play five • Probable expansion of the NCAA Tournament to 76 teams and the college football playoff to 24 teams • The SEC expected to dominate the NFL Draft next year • Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby and gambling issues • The idea of cutting some Olympic sports Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. To get more Ohio State football coverage from them, check out billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
SummaryWhich Ohio State football player will be the most difficult to replace this season?
2w ago01:25:22Summary readyOhio State had 11 players taken in the 2026 NFL Draft. On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises run through those players and their expected replacements for this season and decide which Buckeye will be the most difficult to replace. From Sonny Styles to Arvell Reese, from Carnell Tate to Davison Igbinosun, from Caleb Downs to Kayden McDonald, they evaluate the players likely to fill their roles. And they assign a score from 1 to 10 of how well they think Ohio State will be able to fill the gap. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
SummaryOhio State Around the Shoe: Where will Jeremiah Smith and Julian Sayin go in the 2027 NFL Draft?
2w ago00:58:27Summary readyIt's time to talk Ohio State in the 2027 NFL Draft on this episode of Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show, as the panel looks ahead to Jeremiah Smith, Julian Sayin and some surprise early picks in the draft a year from now. To do this, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by two excellent college football and NFL Draft reporters: • Bill Bender from The Sporting News • Dan Hope from Eleven Warriors Beyond draft hopes for Buckeyes next year, the discussion also includes other quarterbacks to like for the 2027 NFL Draft, and a look at how we should view the Buckeyes landing 25 players in the draft the last two years. Thanks to Bill and Dan for their time, and thanks to you for joining Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio Stat coverage, visit https://billanddougosu.substack.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
SummaryOhio State NFL Draft reactions with The Athletic's Dane Brugler, plus Big Ten beats SEC in 1st round
3w ago00:35:05Summary readyThe Ohio State Buckeyes saw four players picked in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday night. On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Doug Lesmerises is joined by one of the best NFL Draft experts around in The Athletic's Dane Brugler. Doug and Dane run through the selections of Carnell Tate at No. 4, Arvell Reese at No. 5, Sonny Styles at No. 7 and Caleb Downs at No. 12, plus they talk a bit about Jeremiah Smith and Julian Sayin in next year's draft. Then Doug wraps up the Big Ten beating the SEC in the number of first-rounders for the first time in 20 years. It's just another sign that the SEC is mid and the Big Ten is rising. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out https://billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
SummaryOhio State Around the Shoe: Questions and answers after spring football, Chris Henry Jr. predictions
3w ago00:57:43Summary readyOhio State finished spring football on Saturday with its spring game in Ohio Stadium. On this episode of Around the Shoe, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis wrap up spring ball with the help of two great members of the Ohio State beat: • Stefan Krajisnik of cleveland.com • Adam King of 10 TV and 97.1 The Fan All four panelists offer their biggest remaining questions and biggest answers they got from 15 practices of spring football. Then they predicted how many catches freshman receiver Chris Henry Jr. will have this season, talked about the 2027 Ohio State QB situation, and discussed the idea of the college football season moving up a week starting in 2027. Thanks as always for joining Around the Shoe, which will continue through the offseason. For more Ohio State coverage, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
SummaryOhio State spring game reactions: Julian Sayin, Tavien St. Clair, Chris Henry Jr. and more
4w ago00:38:24Summary readyOhio State held its spring football game on Saturday in Ohio Stadium, and Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises where there to take it ll in. On this postgame episode of The Bill and Doug Show, they react with the three most interesting things they learned on each side of the ball. For even more postgame reaction, check out their overtime show on Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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