A First Look at Ohio State’s 2025 Roster

After recapping Ohio State’s national championship run on last week’s show, we’re beginning to look ahead to the 2025 season on this week‘s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays.Ohio State’s 2025 roster is set for the spring now that the winter window for players to enter the transfer portal has closed. With that in mind, we spend the entirety of this week’s RPW taking a first look at Ohio State’s 2025 roster and sharing our initial thoughts on how the Buckeyes stack up at every position.The full rundown for this week’s show:0:00 Ohio State Fends Off Efforts to Poach Its Players, Retains All of Its Projected Starters5:22 Julian Sayin is the Projected Starting Quarterback, But He Still Has to Win A Competition12:35 James Peoples, CJ Donaldson Lead Ohio State’s Running Back Room16:56 Ohio State’s Wide Receivers Should Be the Best in the Country Again21:04 Could Ohio State Have the Best Tight End Room in the Country, Too?24:21 Offensive Line Looks Promising with Transfer Tackles, Interior Line Play in CFP31:44 Rotational Defensive Linemen in 2024 Must Step Up As New Starters in 202537:18 Sonny Styles, Arvell Reese Backed Up by Plenty of Young Talent at Linebacker40:38 Ohio State’s Cornerback Room Remains Loaded with Davison Igbinosun’s Return44:34 Jaylen McClain, Malik Hartford Both Candidates to Start at Safety Alongside Caleb Downs49:40 Ohio State Returns All Three Starting Specialists, But Nick McLarty Remains A Punter to Watch54:01 There’s Still Too Many Unknowns for Us to Call Ohio State A 2025 Championship Favorite