Daily Buckeye Blitz: Ohio State Linebacker Breakdown 2026: Replacing TWO First-Round Picks | Snap Counts & Stat Predictions

⭐️ Get Your Buckeye Gear ON SALE NOW!!! VISIT TheBuckeyeCast.com https://thebuckeyecast.com/ Ohio State is replacing TWO first-round linebackers in 2026. With Sonny Styles and Arvell Reese off to the NFL, the Buckeyes enter a new era at linebacker under James Laurinaitis. Can Payton Pierce, Christian Alliegro, and Riley Pettijohn prevent a drop-off? In this episode, we break down: 🔄 How Ohio State replaces 150+ tackles and 1,300+ snaps 📊 2026 snap count projections for every linebacker 📈 Stat predictions for Payton Pierce, Alliegro & Pettijohn ⭐ Freshman impact watch: Cincere Johnson 🧠 The leadership question after losing Styles & Reese 🏆 Is this still a championship-caliber linebacker room? With a brutal 2026 schedule featuring Texas, Oregon, USC, Michigan, and more — this position group will be tested early and often. Is this reload… or a rebuild? 👇 Drop your linebacker stat predictions in the comments. 🔴 Subscribe for daily Ohio State football analysis 🎧 Also available on Spotify & Apple Podcasts Thursday, February 19, 2026   Join Kalshi and Get $10 Subscribe to the Podcast 📺 Watch On YouTube https://www.youtube.com/thebuckeyecast LIKE 👍 and SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel  https://www.youtube.com/@TheBuckeyeCast?sub_confirmation=1 ⭐️ Get Your Buckeye Gear ON SALE NOW!!! VISIT TheBuckeyeCast.com https://thebuckeyecast.com/ Questions or Comments? Call or text at 614-414-2274 Email at [email protected]    ⭐️ Find Us Here https://linktr.ee/thebuckeyecast #ohiostatefootball #gobucks #ohiostate #ohiostatebuckeyes #buckeyes #buckeyenation #buckeyesfootball #collegefootball #ryanday #ohiostatefootballrecruiting #ohiostatefootballrecruitingnews #ohiostatenews #recruitingnews #collegefootballrecruiting #signingdayfootball #buckeyefootball #ncaafootball #ohiostatebuckeyesfootball #JeremiahSmith #JulianSayin #RyanDay #CarnellTate #CFB #CollegeFootball #Heisman #TheShoe #SilverBullets #MattPatricia #ArvellReese #CalebDowns