Ohio State Will Win the National Title If ________

About this episode

The episode discusses what Ohio State needs to win the national title, focusing on offensive line play, Julian Sayin, the running game, and defense.

What OSU Needs to Win the National Title: O-Line, Julian Sayin, Run Game & Defense | Buckeye Weekly On the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss results from Tony’s Twitter poll asking fans to finish, “Ohio State will win a national championship this year if ___.” The most common response was improved offensive line play (about 55–60%), driven by late-season issues like pass protection and lack of a running game. They also highlight Julian Sayin’s ability to make plays, process quickly, and add situational mobility, plus a better running game through broken tackles and incremental improvements from young backs. Defense was a smaller share of answers (about 10–15%), with the view that it only needs to remain close to last year’s historically strong standard under Matt Patricia. They also touch on Ryan Day, play-calling, and the addition of Arthur Smith to help address offensive consistency. 00:00 Stormy Show Opener 00:45 Championship If Question 01:56 Offensive Line Top Concern 04:01 Julian Sayin Mobility 06:33 Running Game Breakthroughs 11:21 Defense Expectations 15:20 Ryan Day and Arthur Smith 19:58 Wrap Up and Subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Tony Gerdeman, Tom Orr

Topics covered

• Ohio State football
• national championship
• offensive line
• running game
• defense
• Ryan Day
• Julian Sayin

Keywords

• Ohio State
• national title
• offensive line
• Julian Sayin
• running game
• defense
• Ryan Day
• Arthur Smith

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Buckeye Huddle Podcast Network, Matt Patricia

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