Menace2Sports with Zach Smith
by Menace 2 Sports with Zach Smith
Former Ohio State Football Coach Zach Smith keeps it REAL talking all things college football and sports in general! Zach and Akron's Finest Kris Drew tackle all things Ohio State Football, B1G Football and overall Midwest Football. Unfiltered and RAW... The best College Football show on the planet!
Episodes
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Curt Cignetti Is 8-1 And His Only Loss Is To Ryan Day
Curt Cignetti's Indiana is 8-1, and the only team to beat the Hoosiers is Ryan Day's Ohio State. After the College Football Playoff committee dropped Indiana from No. 4 to No. 9 during a bye week, Cignetti fired back on social media: "Bad losses don't count anymore? Are first downs still 10…
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Jelani Thurman Left And Keenan Bailey Still Has A Job
Jelani Thurman left Ohio State, and now he's a John Mackey Award semifinalist at North Carolina with 45 catches, 525 yards and 8 touchdowns through nine games. Keenan Bailey, Ohio State's co-offensive coordinator and tight ends coach, still has his job. Zach Smith and Kris Drew dig into what...
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Chip Kelly Is Back And Ryan Day Won't Talk About It
Chip Kelly returns to Ohio Stadium this Saturday, but as Northwestern's offensive coordinator, and Ryan Day dodged the question of bringing him back to Columbus. Kelly called plays on Day's staff during Ohio State's 2024 national championship run. Now he's on the other sideline against a 6-3...
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Boom Herron Says Ryan Day Has To Fire Arthur Smith
Boom Herron wants Ryan Day to fire Arthur Smith, and Ohio State fans are asking the same question. After the Buckeyes' 41-28 loss to Oregon, the former Ohio State running back posted on X: "Coach Day we want Arthur Smith gone by noon today." Noon came and went with Smith still on the staff, and…
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Ryan Day Fired Robby Discher To Save Arthur Smith
Ryan Day Fired Robby Discher To Save Arthur Smith | Menace2Sports Ohio State has fired special teams coordinator Robby Discher, reportedly just nine games into his first season, two days after a 41-28 home loss to Oregon. The Buckeyes are 6-3 with their playoff hopes in serious trouble, and Zach...
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Dan Lanning Scored 38 Straight On Ryan Day
Dan Lanning just handed Ryan Day another brutal loss. Oregon stormed back to beat No. 12 Ohio State 41-28 at Ohio Stadium, scoring 38 unanswered points and leaving the Buckeyes' College Football Playoff hopes on life support. The Ducks, a 23rd-ranked team that was "left for dead" two weeks…
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Luke Fahey Has To Beat Dylan Raiola Or It's Over
Luke Fahey Has To Beat Dylan Raiola Or It's Over | Menace2Sports Ohio State hosts Oregon on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS, in what previews are calling close to a College Football Playoff eliminator. It's a battle of backup quarterbacks. Ohio State's true freshman Luke Fahey makes his...
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Ryan Day's Team Had "Uncomfortable Conversations"
Ryan Day's Team Had "Uncomfortable Conversations" | Menace2Sports Ohio State is 6-2, ranked 12th in the first College Football Playoff rankings and the first team out of the projected field. This Saturday the Buckeyes host Oregon in Columbus at 3:30 p.m., after a 30-18 loss at USC. Zach Smith and...
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Hunter Yurachek Put Ryan Day 12th And Alabama 5th
Hunter Yurachek Put Ryan Day 12th And Alabama 5th | Menace2Sports The first College Football Playoff rankings of 2026 are out. Ohio State debuted at No. 12 at 6-2, the first team out of the projected field. That's after the Buckeyes' 30-18 loss at USC, where true freshman Luke Fahey made his…
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Ryan Day Is Facing the Biggest Challenge of His Career After the USC Loss
Ohio State's loss to USC is still lingering, and the reaction isn't slowing down. The Trojans beat the No. 2 Buckeyes 30-18 at the Coliseum, handing Lincoln Riley the biggest win of his USC tenure and leaving Ryan Day with the toughest stretch of his coaching career. Ohio State outgained USC 464...
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Luke Fahey Missed Devin McCuin Four Times Deep
Ohio State lost 30-18 at USC, and the Buckeyes' offense left a lot on the field. Luke Fahey missed Devin McCuin deep four times, and we put the film on to show exactly what happened. Fahey, the true freshman starting in place of the injured Julian Sayin, finished 21-of-38 for 260 yards, one...
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Lincoln Riley Exposed Ryan Day And Ohio State Is Done
Lincoln Riley just got the biggest win of his USC tenure, and it came against Ryan Day. The Trojans stunned No. 2 Ohio State 30-18 at the Coliseum, handing the Buckeyes their second loss of the season in their first game without Julian Sayin. USC set the tone on the second play from scrimmage…
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Luke Fahey Is Starting For Ohio State Against USC
Luke Fahey Is Starting For Ohio State Against USC | Menace2Sports Ohio State is headed to the Coliseum without Julian Sayin, and Luke Fahey, a true freshman from Mission Viejo, California, is the quarterback in the spotlight. Zach Smith and Kris Drew break down what a Fahey start means for Ryan...
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Luke Fahey's Trainer Compares Him To Jayden Daniels
Luke Fahey's longtime quarterback trainer says Fahey is "the next star at Ohio State," and that Fahey is "as good, if not better, than any of them that I've been around." The trainer is Ryan Porter, who has also worked with Jayden Daniels, the Washington Commanders quarterback. Porter is the...
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Ryan Day Is Hiding His Quarterback From Lincoln Riley
Ryan Day is being very careful about what he reveals at quarterback ahead of Ohio State's Halloween night showdown at Lincoln Riley's USC. Starting QB Julian Sayin, a Heisman finalist last season, left the win at Indiana with a throwing-arm injury and Day has shared very few details about his...
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Luke Fahey's First Start Is Against Lincoln Riley
Luke Fahey's first start could come against Lincoln Riley and USC in the Coliseum on Halloween. Zach Smith and Kris Drew break down what Ohio State needs from a true freshman quarterback in a road game. Ohio State plays at USC on Saturday, Oct. 31, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC. Julian Sayin is out...
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Ryan Day Says Refs Won't Call PI For Jeremiah Smith
Ryan Day says officials missed calls on Jeremiah Smith in Ohio State's 19-15 win at Indiana, and Zach Smith and Kris Drew react. Is Jeremiah Smith being held to a different standard because of his size, or is this a coach working the refs? Ryan Day said two plays in the Indiana game, both…
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Josh Pate Says Ohio State's Season Is Over Without Julian Sayin
Josh Pate says Ohio State will miss the College Football Playoff without Julian Sayin. In this video, Zach Smith and Kris Drew react to his take, and you can hear for yourself whether they agree with him. Is it a fair read on the Buckeyes, or an overreaction to a backup quarterback situation?…
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Julian Sayin's Alleged Elbow Surgery Changes Everything
Julian Sayin's Alleged Elbow Surgery Changes Everything Ohio State quarterback Julian Sayin is out "indefinitely," Ryan Day said Tuesday, and the Buckeyes are now planning for him to miss the rest of the regular season. Day also said the team is putting together a plan in case Sayin can't return...
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The Real Reason Julian Sayin Got Hurt
The Real Reason Julian Sayin Got Hurt Ohio State beat Indiana 19-15, but the bigger story was Julian Sayin leaving in the fourth quarter. He was sacked just past midfield, fumbled, went to the locker room and came out with his right arm in a sling. Ryan Day says Sayin will be out "at the least...
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Julian Sayin Is Out. Now It's Fahey Or St. Clair.
Julian Sayin Is Out. Now It's Fahey Or St. Clair. Ohio State beat Indiana 19-15 to end the Hoosiers' 22-game win streak, but the bigger story came in the fourth quarter. Julian Sayin was sacked, fumbled, left the field and returned with his arm in a sling. Ryan Day says Sayin will be out "several...
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Curt Cignetti Says He Has No Answer For Jeremiah Smith
Does Indiana have an answer for Jeremiah Smith? Curt Cignetti didn't hold back this week, calling Ohio State's star receiver "a wow player" and saying "there is no one like him right now playing at this level." Zach Smith and Kris Drew on Menace2Sports break down what Cignetti said, what Indiana...
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Legend Bey Is Getting His Shot Against Indiana
Is Legend Bey about to get his shot against Indiana? Ohio State's true freshman running back and kick returner is coming off his most involved game since the season opener, and Ryan Day says he's "starting to take some steps in the right direction for sure, and he's built a little momentum." With...
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Isaiah Jones Says Indiana Won't Let Jeremiah Smith Beat Them
Indiana linebacker Isaiah Jones has a message for Jeremiah Smith and Ohio State: "We're not gonna let you beat us with the guy that's been torching the rest of the country." With the Buckeyes heading to Bloomington this Saturday, Zach Smith and Kris Drew on Menace2Sports break down what Jones…
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Kyle Whittingham Is Blaming Bryce Underwood
Is Kyle Whittingham pinning Michigan's struggles on Bryce Underwood? Menace2Sports breaks down Whittingham's comments about his quarterback, why the hosts think Underwood is taking the heat, and whether the Michigan coaching staff deserves just as much of the blame. In this video: • What...
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Nebraska Showed Ryan Day How To Beat Curt Cignetti
Nebraska showed Ryan Day how to beat Curt Cignetti. The Huskers built an 11-point lead on No. 7 Indiana, the defending national champions, before losing 20-17 when the Hoosiers scored 14 points in 4 minutes and 48 seconds. Now Ohio State travels to Bloomington on Saturday, Oct. 17 (noon ET). We...
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Kirby Smart Is One Win Away From Burying The Big Ten
Kirby Smart is one win away from burying the Big Ten. No. 2 Georgia heads to Tuscaloosa on Saturday to face No. 6 Alabama, both teams are 5-0, and the winner takes sole possession of the SEC lead and a huge step toward the College Football Playoff. We break down why this game matters far beyond…
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Chris Henry Jr Is Taking Brandon Inniss' Snaps Saturday
Chris Henry Jr. is about to get his shot. With Brandon Inniss listed as questionable ahead of Ohio State's game against Maryland, the freshman receiver is set to see a bigger role on Saturday, and Buckeye fans have been waiting for this. We break down what Chris Henry Jr. brings to the Ohio State...
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Ryan Day Told Julian Sayin That Jeremiah Smith Is Always Open
Ryan Day told Julian Sayin exactly how he wants Jeremiah Smith treated: "If he's single-covered, he's open. If he's double-covered, he's sort of open. If he's triple-covered, he's covered." That message lands after Smith torched No. 14 Iowa for 11 catches, 206 yards and two touchdowns in Ohio...
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Michigan's Locker Room Is Leaking Text Messages
Michigan's locker room is leaking text messages, and it's getting ugly in Ann Arbor. Screenshots allegedly showing a Michigan group chat have surfaced, with the author reportedly criticizing offensive coordinator Jason Beck, the offensive scheme, and the staff, right after the Wolverines fell to...
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Jeremiah Smith Took Chris Olave's Last Record
Jeremiah Smith just passed Chris Olave. In Ohio State's 31-14 statement win at Kinnick Stadium, Smith hauled in his 36th career touchdown catch to take the Buckeyes' all-time receiving touchdown record from Olave (35), then broke Emeka Egbuka's career receptions record on the same afternoon with…
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Kirk Ferentz Is Going To Run At Matt Patricia All Day
Kirk Ferentz knows exactly what he's doing, and Ohio State just handed him the blueprint. After allowing 199 rushing yards to Illinois — including 113 to a single running back — the Buckeyes' defensive line walks into Kinnick Stadium against the deepest, most physical rushing attack in the Big…
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Ryan Day Won't Say If Phillip Daniels Gets His Job Back
Phillip Daniels is healthy again, and Ryan Day still won't commit to giving him his starting job back. Ohio State heads to Kinnick Stadium this Saturday to face No. 14 Iowa, and the biggest question up front isn't about scheme, it's about who starts at right tackle. Phillip Daniels was Ohio…
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Ryan Day Is Taking Applications On The Defensive Line
Ryan Day just told the world his defensive line needs to step up, and he's not being subtle about it. No. 5 Ohio State (3-1) is heading to Kinnick Stadium to face No. 14 Iowa (4-0) this Saturday, October 3rd at 3:30 PM ET on CBS, and Ryan Day is publicly putting his defensive line on notice after...
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Hank Brown Has To Beat Ryan Day Next
Hank Brown Has To Beat Ryan Day Next. Hank Brown just knocked off Michigan on the road. Now he's got to do it against a top-five team. No. 14 Iowa hosts No. 5 Ohio State at Kinnick Stadium this Saturday, and it's the biggest game the Big Ten has produced all season. On this episode we break down...
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Hank Brown Beat Michigan. Ryan Day Is Next.
Hank Brown Beat Michigan. Ryan Day Is Next. Hank Brown just threw the touchdown pass of the year. No. 17 Iowa went into the Big House and stunned No. 18 Michigan 20-19 on a last-second touchdown pass from Brown to Reece Vander Zee, and the Big Ten just got flipped upside down in Week 5. On this...
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Kirk Ferentz Is Waiting For Bryce Underwood
Kirk Ferentz Is Waiting For Bryce Underwood — Here's the Trap He's Setting 🏈 Iowa travels to Michigan for the Big Ten opener, and Kirk Ferentz just told everyone exactly how he plans to attack Bryce Underwood: patience. No gimmicks, no exotic pressure packages — Ferentz is going to sit back…
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Ryan Day Needs Arch Manning To Win At Neyland
Ryan Day Needs Arch Manning To Win At Neyland — Here's Why Ohio State hosts Illinois this weekend, but there's a game hundreds of miles away that matters just as much to Ryan Day's season. No. 1 Texas and Arch Manning head into Neyland Stadium to face Tennessee in one of the biggest games of Week...
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Ryan Day Says Ja'Kobi Jackson Ran Harder Than Bo Jackson
Ryan Day Says Ja'Kobi Jackson Ran Harder Than Bo Jackson — And That's a Problem for Ohio State's RB1 Ryan Day just said the quiet part out loud. Coming off Ohio State's Illinois press conference, Day publicly challenged his running backs to "run angry" — and made a point of saying Ja'Kobi Jackson...
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Trinidad Chambliss Is Living In Lane Kiffin's Head
Trinidad Chambliss Is Living In Lane Kiffin's Head — And He Just Proved It On National TV Lane Kiffin came back to Oxford for the first time since leaving Ole Miss for LSU, and Trinidad Chambliss made sure he'll never forget it. No. 8 Ole Miss knocked off No. 7 LSU 32-24, and Chambliss didn't…
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Julian Sayin Isn't Staring Down Jeremiah Smith
Julian Sayin Isn't Staring Down Jeremiah Smith — And That's Exactly Why Ohio State's Offense Works Everyone assumes a quarterback with the best receiver in college football just locks onto him every snap. Julian Sayin doesn't — and on this episode we break down exactly why that's the most...
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Urban Meyer Went To Michigan For Kyle Whittingham
Urban Meyer, the man who never lost to Michigan as Ohio State's head coach, just showed up in Ann Arbor to support his best friend. Meyer and Whittingham's bond dates back to Utah, where Whittingham served as his defensive coordinator before taking over the program when Meyer left for Florida.…
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Ryan Day Outspent Steve Sarkisian And Lost
Ohio State has the most expensive roster in college football — and it still wasn't enough to beat Texas. According to The Athletic's newly released 2026 roster spending estimates, Ohio State leads the entire sport at $49-54 million, edging out Texas' $40-plus million budget, yet it was Steve...
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Ryan Day Says Hard Decisions Are Coming. Payton Pierce Should Be Worried.
Ryan Day just put the entire roster on notice — and one starter in particular should be paying close attention. Following Ohio State's historic collapse at Texas, where the Buckeyes blew a 20-point fourth-quarter lead for the first time by an AP No. 1 team since 2004, Day admitted the loss is...
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Dante Moore Is Telling Defenses What's Coming
Oregon just suffered one of the biggest upsets of the season — and it might not have been a fluke. In this episode, we break down reports that Dante Moore and Oregon were tipping plays to Oklahoma State's defense before the snap, with Cowboys linebacker Tate Romney revealing exactly what gave his...
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197 Teams Had This Lead. Ryan Day Is The First To Lose It.
What was shaping up to be one of Ohio State's most dominant wins of the season turned into the most historic collapse in modern college football history. Ohio State led Texas by 20 points in the fourth quarter Saturday night, a spot AP No. 1-ranked teams had gone a perfect 197-0 in since 2004.…
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Ryan Day Is An Underdog To Steve Sarkisian
Vegas is disrespecting Ryan Day heading into Saturday's massive showdown — and the numbers don't back it up. In this episode, we break down why oddsmakers have installed Ohio State as 1.5-point underdogs against Steve Sarkisian's Texas despite the Buckeyes being the reigning national champion and...
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Steve Sarkisian Has Jeremiah Smith's Number
Jeremiah Smith has torched nearly every defense he's faced — except one. In this episode, we break down Steve Sarkisian's history of containing the Heisman-contending receiver, holding him to just seven catches for 46 yards across two meetings with Texas, including a brutal one-catch performance…
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Jon Steinbrecher Is Asking The CFP To Overturn Tony Petitti
The Michigan-Western Michigan "Clockgate" controversy just got a lot more serious. In this episode, we break down MAC commissioner Jon Steinbrecher's formal appeal to the NCAA and College Football Playoff, asking both bodies to recognize Western Michigan as the actual winner over Michigan in Week...
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Lane Kiffin Gave Dabo Swinney His Worst Loss Ever
Lane Kiffin's LSU debut couldn't have gone any better — and it came at Dabo Swinney's expense. In this episode, we break down LSU's 51-10 demolition of Clemson in Baton Rouge, a result Swinney himself called the worst loss of his 18-year Clemson tenure. We cover how thoroughly Kiffin's team...
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Former Ohio State Football Coach Zach Smith keeps it REAL talking all things college football and sports in general! Zach and Akron's Finest Kris Drew tackle all things Ohio State Football, B1G Football and overall Midwest Football. Unfiltered and RAW... The best College Football show on the planet!
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