A Post-Spring Assessment of Ohio State’s Roster and Championship Chances

Spring practice is in the books and the transfer portal has reopened, which means it’s time to assess where Ohio State stands in its quest to compete for another championship in 2025.While only one of us would say we’re more confident in Ohio State’s championship chances coming out of spring than we were going in, Eleven Warriors‘ Dan Hope and Andy Anders both agree that there’s a lot to like about the Buckeyes based on what we saw this spring. Ohio State is loaded with offensive skill position talent and its defensive back seven looks like it should rank among the nation’s best once again. Ohio State’s offensive line also looks to be on a promising trajectory coming out of spring.Strong showings by Julian Sayin and Lincoln Kienholz in the spring game left us feeling better about Ohio State’s quarterbacks than we did just one day before, but the spring game exacerbated our concerns about Ohio State’s depth at defensive tackle, the position that stands out as the Buckeyes’ clear-cut top priority for adding to its roster in the post-spring transfer window.On this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays, we make our assessments for what we think the Buckeyes’ biggest strengths and biggest areas of concern are coming out of spring and make our early predictions for what Ohio State’s regular-season record will be in 2025.The full rundown for this week’s show:0:00 Are You More, Less or Just As Confident in Ohio State’s Championship Chances After Spring?6:56 Ohio State is Absolutely Loaded with Playmakers at the Offensive Skill Positions12:29 Ohio State’s Defensive Back Seven Looks Ready to Be Elite Once Again21:00 Buckeyes Building A Strong Core Along Offensive Line26:44 Ohio State Quarterbacks Finish Up-and-Down Spring on High Note in Spring Game33:55 Defensive Line Lacks Established Stars and Needs to Add Talent at Tackle43:34 Replacing Departed Leaders, Coordinators Still A Big Question Exiting Spring51:40 Why We’re Both Predicting A 10-2 Regular Season for Ohio State in 2025