The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk

It's a full Ohio State vs. Texas lookahead on this episode of Around the Shoe, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined by two outstanding media members to dive in on the Buckeyes vs. Longhorns on Sept. 12.  Joining Bill and Doug this week are:  • Jonah Booker from Bucknuts.com  • Shehan Jeyarajah from CBSSports.com  The topics covered:  • How important is a game like Ohio State-Texas to college football  • Is Arch vs. Sayin a QB rivalry?  • What are the chances both the Buckeyes and Longhorns will make the 12-team College Football Playoff?  • Who are the most important non-QBs in the game?  • What could Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian learn from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day?  Thanks as always for joining Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com where they will be going deep on this Ohio State-Texas showdown all week. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The American Football Coaches Association backed three ideas for a college football playoff recently: • A 24-team field • Eliminating conference championship games • Finishing the postseason by the second weekend in January Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises got to work on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show to figure out how difficult or easy it might be to make all three of those ideas come true in a way that doesn't ruin the sport. Can it be done? Yes. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We are going to start Ohio State opponent previews on The Bill and Doug Show, talking to an expert each week from a team on the Buckeyes' schedule. We'll run through the schedule in order, planning to do one show a week here and one written piece on our Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com Up first is Ball State, as the Buckeyes host the Cardinals to open the 2026 season on Sept. 5. Cade Hampton, the Ball State writer for the Muncie Star Press (thestarpress.com) joins Bill and Doug to break it all down, with the conversation somehow also verging toward Nick Saban and O.J. Simpson. Thanks for joining us on The Bill and Doug Show and look for these opponent previews once a week through the end of July. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Talking Ohio State football topics continues on Around the Shoe into the offseason, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined on The Bill and Doug Show by two great OSU media members. On this episode, it's two writers from Buckeyes Sports Bulletin: Bobby Gorbett and Greg Wilson.  The topics covered are:  • The Ohio State player injured this spring you are most interested to see in August.  • Is Ohio State playing two MAC teams this season OK?  • Describe what James Laurinaitis is doing with the Buckeyes linebackers.  • Which current freshman are you most curious to see in the 2028 season?  • Since it is May the 4th, what is your relationship to Star Wars?  Thanks to Bobby and Greg for their time, and thanks to you for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A bevy of college football topics are on the docket in this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, as Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises run through: • Georgia coach Kirby Smart acknowledging the rise of the Big Ten  • The eligibility plan for players to get five years to play five  • Probable expansion of the NCAA Tournament to 76 teams and the college football playoff to 24 teams  • The SEC expected to dominate the NFL Draft next year  • Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby and gambling issues  • The idea of cutting some Olympic sports  Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. To get more Ohio State football coverage from them, check out billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ohio State had 11 players taken in the 2026 NFL Draft. On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises run through those players and their expected replacements for this season and decide which Buckeye will be the most difficult to replace. From Sonny Styles to Arvell Reese, from Carnell Tate to Davison Igbinosun, from Caleb Downs to Kayden McDonald, they evaluate the players likely to fill their roles. And they assign a score from 1 to 10 of how well they think Ohio State will be able to fill the gap. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack at https://billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.