What Ohio State Must Accomplish in Preseason Camp

Ohio State is one day away from the start of preseason camp and one month away from the first game of the season.Thirty days before the Buckeyes begin their much-anticipated 2024 campaign against Akron on Aug. 31 at Ohio Stadium, Ohio State will take the field for its first of 25 preseason practices at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center on Thursday.The good news for the Buckeyes entering preseason camp is that most of their starting lineup is already set. Everyone expects the defense to be one of if not the best in the country, and there’s no doubt the Buckeyes will be explosive at the offensive skill positions with the likes of TreVeyon Henderson, Quinshon Judkins, Emeka Egbuka and Jeremiah Smith in their arsenal of weapons.That said, there is still plenty that the Buckeyes need to accomplish over the next four weeks before the games begin. On this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays, we preview preseason camp by discussing the most important things Ohio State needs to accomplish over the next month.At the end of the show, we also spend some time discussing Ohio State men’s basketball’s additions of Ques Glover and Ivan Njegovan to round out the Buckeyes’ 2024-25 roster.The full rundown for our final RPW of July:0:00 Intro3:07 Ohio State Must Try to Avoid Allowing Quarterback Competition to Bleed Into Season Again10:41 Firming Up the Starting Offensive Line Might Be Even More Important20:04 Sonny Styles vs. C.J. Hicks is the Only Real Position Battle on Defense (And Both Should Play)26:53 Ryan Day Says Ohio State Needs to Find Its Offensive Identity; What Will That Look Like?34:22 Buckeyes Must Balance Building Physicality, Toughness with Keeping Team Healthy38:17 Offensive Tackle, Safety, Running Back Among Positions Where OSU Must Build Depth45:00 Why Ques Glover, Ivan Njegovan Are Strong Late-Summer Additions for OSU Basketball