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Is The Rebuilt Ohio State Offensive Line Ready For A Big Test From Indiana? · Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to buck Eyes Tomorrow morning for Saturday, November twenty third.
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  Speaker 1: I'm your host, Tom Moore. The Indiana game is today,
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  Speaker 1: the game against Michigan. Yes, in just seven days and
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  Speaker 1: not believe the twenty twenty four college football regular season
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  Speaker 1: is so close to being over. You will have two
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  Speaker 1: more chances to watch the Ohios date Buckeyes play in
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  Speaker 1: the Horseshoe this weekend or this season, starting with this weekend.
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  Speaker 1: That is the first one against the Indiana Hoosiers kicking
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  Speaker 1: off at noon. I'm gonna have plenty to talk about
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  Speaker 1: around that one. Today you're going to be hearing directly
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  Speaker 1: from Ohio State head coach Ryan Day and a couple
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  Speaker 1: of the buck Eyes. This is a show we typically
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  Speaker 1: get to earlier in the week, and we just had
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  Speaker 1: a lot of stuff to talk about this week, so
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  Speaker 1: getting a little later than normal, but that's okay. Still
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  Speaker 1: some interesting stuff to hear from Ohio State head coach
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  Speaker 1: Brian dead We're gonna start with him. Let's start with
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  Speaker 1: a big story of the week, the injury to starting
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  Speaker 1: center Sath McLaughlin and what the plan is moving forward
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  Speaker 1: for the buck Eyes.
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  Speaker 2: You know, Seth Tory's achilles on a non contact injury.
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  Speaker 2: And we're crushed for Seth, you know, and and our team,
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  Speaker 2: but you know, once that wears off, you've got to
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  Speaker 2: move on. And you got this an next man up mentality,
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  Speaker 2: and certainly nobody cares, and so you know, we'll make adjustments,
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  Speaker 2: and you know, we'll move uh, you know, Carson the
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  Speaker 2: center and and move Austin in there to left guard.
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  Speaker 2: And uh, those guys are in there today, had a
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  Speaker 2: very good practice, a very spirited practice, and I thought,
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  Speaker 2: you know, Will did a great job, you know, after
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  Speaker 2: that went down yesterday and then even today, and so
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  Speaker 2: you know, excited for those guys to get in there
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  Speaker 2: and and you know, have a great game. And it's
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  Speaker 2: a great opportunity for those guys now. And they both
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  Speaker 2: played a lot of football. We play, We want a
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  Speaker 2: lot of games with Carson and center and and Austin's
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  Speaker 2: played and so yeah, again, you know, it's like a
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  Speaker 2: body blow and something like that happens. You know, Step
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  Speaker 2: means a lot to this team and what he's done
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  Speaker 2: since he's been here. You know, we'll talk about that
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  Speaker 2: in another moment, but you know, we're gonna move on
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  Speaker 2: and focus on the future and focus on the guys,
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  Speaker 2: it'll be in the game.
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  Speaker 1: This is the second time in a row that Buckeyes
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  Speaker 1: have been headed into a really big game. One was
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  Speaker 1: Penn State, is when Indiana both Top five showdowns when
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  Speaker 1: they've been forced to make an offensive line change, and
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  Speaker 1: both times Carson Hinsman has been right at the middle
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  Speaker 1: of it, this time quite literally at the middle of it.
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  Speaker 1: Moving now from the left guard position where he started
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  Speaker 1: against Penn State and then Purdue and the Northwestern and
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  Speaker 1: now moving over to center. How has he continued to
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  Speaker 1: sort of grow and develop from the end of last
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  Speaker 1: year when he lost his starting job going into the
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  Speaker 1: Cotton Bowl until now.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I just I see some confidence in him. I
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  Speaker 2: think he's learned a lot from Seth this year. I think,
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  Speaker 2: you know, they've been great together. I think he he
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  Speaker 2: gained a lot of confidence coming out of the Penn
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  Speaker 2: State game. But he's playing with a lot of confidence.
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  Speaker 2: He had a very good practice today, so you know,
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  Speaker 2: he's he has experience to at center, so he's done it.
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  Speaker 2: And I think, you know, having Will there, Will's Will's
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  Speaker 2: been great today with him, and you know, they they
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  Speaker 2: communicate well in terms of making the IDs and and
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  Speaker 2: they'll meet together and make sure they're on the same page.
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  Speaker 2: But but yeah, I mean he's he's you know, every
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  Speaker 2: every year is an offensive lineman. You grow, you change,
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  Speaker 2: you learn, and he'll be He'll be ready this weekend.
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  Speaker 1: The Buckeyes ended up going with Hinsman and Austin Seerveld
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  Speaker 1: going into this game, but there were a couple other
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  Speaker 1: names that were sort of bandied about, and it sounds
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  Speaker 1: like they were bandied about within the building as well.
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  Speaker 1: Josh Padilla, Luke Montgomery. Those are other possible answers to
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  Speaker 1: the issue that they were facing this week. So what
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  Speaker 1: was that decision making process?
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  Speaker 2: Like, yeah, they're right there too, and you know, I
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  Speaker 2: mentioned that to to Luke last week. I think it
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  Speaker 2: was during a walk through, like, man, you're you're a
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  Speaker 2: player two away from being right in the middle of
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  Speaker 2: this thing when it matters most. And I think that's
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  Speaker 2: the part that you know, for for young players, young
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  Speaker 2: lineman is always difficult, is that you know you're putting
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  Speaker 2: the work in on a weekly basis, but maybe you're
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  Speaker 2: not seeing the feedback and the plays that you're looking for. Well,
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  Speaker 2: they're coming and they're going to have opportunities to do
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  Speaker 2: that I did think the three plays that that Padilla
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  Speaker 2: was in there last in the Northwestern game, he really
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  Speaker 2: took advantage of those. I had three really good reps
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  Speaker 2: and and so that that's what we're looking for when
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  Speaker 2: guys getting the game. And so those guys are right
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  Speaker 2: there and they'll they'll they'll have to be ready when
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  Speaker 2: when we call on them.
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  Speaker 1: Austin Siriveld started the first couple of games of the
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  Speaker 1: season at left guard, obviously facing a much tougher opponent
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  Speaker 1: than Akron or Western Michigan this week. But how much
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  Speaker 1: growth has Ryan Day seen from Austin Sereveld over the
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  Speaker 1: last year.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, a lot of growth, a lot of experience, and
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  Speaker 2: you know, being around guys like Donovan, being a ground,
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  Speaker 2: guys like Josh, being around guys like Seth who have
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  Speaker 2: played a lot of football, you just you learn how
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  Speaker 2: you go about your business. You learn about what it
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  Speaker 2: takes to prepare the calls, all the things that come
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  Speaker 2: with that. And you know, Seth was out there today,
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  Speaker 2: He's going to be with these guys and you know
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  Speaker 2: he's he's almost like a coach. And there's a lot
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  Speaker 2: that goes with playing with the offensive line and a
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  Speaker 2: big part of it is, you know, how you go
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  Speaker 2: about your business and the confidence that you you have
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  Speaker 2: across the board when you communicate right, and then ultimately
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  Speaker 2: it comes down to getting after people and knocking people
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  Speaker 2: off the ball. And you know, I think, you know,
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  Speaker 2: those guys have built confidence as the season's gone on.
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  Speaker 2: They know what it looks like. They've had success and
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  Speaker 2: now they've got to be at their best.
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  Speaker 1: And you heard Brian Day sort of make mention earlier
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  Speaker 1: about the fact that Seth McLachlan was still around the
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  Speaker 1: team this week. He has been around the team all
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  Speaker 1: week long, still making a real significant impact despite that season.
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  Speaker 2: Any any injury, Yeah, he'll have surgery next week.
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  Speaker 3: That's the plan.
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  Speaker 2: I don't know exactly what day he will, but he
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  Speaker 2: was in the meetings today, he was out in the field.
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  Speaker 2: I just think that, you know, he knows these guys well.
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  Speaker 2: He knows what's going on in terms of the calls
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  Speaker 2: and knows the dynamics. And I just think that, you know,
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  Speaker 2: it's one thing to have a coach, It's another one
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  Speaker 2: thing to have a player or a peer that you
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  Speaker 2: can go to for certain things. And is there some
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  Speaker 2: things you can talk to your coach about that are
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  Speaker 2: easier to talk to another player about, and you know,
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  Speaker 2: just about preparation. Guys who have been through it, you know,
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  Speaker 2: been through it this year, know the team dynamics and
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  Speaker 2: things like that, and so you know he's going to
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  Speaker 2: be around these guys the best he can and the
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  Speaker 2: most he can. Certainly, once the surgery happens, he'll need
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  Speaker 2: some time to recover, but this week he's going to
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  Speaker 2: be around you guys.
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  Speaker 1: Now on to Donovan Jackson, former Ohio State left guard,
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  Speaker 1: now Ohio State is starting left tackle. He was part
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  Speaker 1: of that last line shuffle before the Penn State game,
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  Speaker 1: and things have gone pretty well for him so far
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  Speaker 1: at that left tackle position. Does having to have having
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  Speaker 1: to shuffle the offensive line already once this year, is
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  Speaker 1: that in any way helpful with having to do it again? Now?
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  Speaker 3: I will say when we did the first time, we
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  Speaker 3: told the younger guys are guys who weren't que and
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  Speaker 3: stry enroll that that some of you all need to
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  Speaker 3: change your mindset. It's not just a starting five. Y'all
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  Speaker 3: need to have the mindset yet it's like you all
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  Speaker 3: have to play. So I would say that the younger
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  Speaker 3: guys have been practicing hard, that they've been improving at
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  Speaker 3: a fast rate. But it sucks what happens. You know,
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  Speaker 3: you never wish on anybody, especially as a guy. First
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  Speaker 3: of all, a man of that caliber, a player of
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  Speaker 3: that caliber, and you know we're all praying for him,
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  Speaker 3: and you know, I hopeully to be the recovery, of course,
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  Speaker 3: but you know it's it's kind of next man up man.
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  Speaker 3: We all wear block goos on chest for a reason.
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  Speaker 3: You know, we're not here for free, free vacation. We're
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  Speaker 3: here to play football. So guys, guys need to get going.
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  Speaker 3: And the guys who are going or are we're all
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  Speaker 3: confident in what they can do, and now we just
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  Speaker 3: got to put it on the field.
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  Speaker 1: The first offensive line change of the year came when
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  Speaker 1: Jackson's out the first couple of games of the season
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  Speaker 1: and Austin Siriveld stepped in for him at that left
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  Speaker 1: guard position. So Serveld replaced Jackson for the first two
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  Speaker 1: games of the season. Now he's going to be next
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  Speaker 1: to Jackson for the next couple of games. What is
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  Speaker 1: Tonovan Jackson scene from Siraveld this year?
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  Speaker 3: I believe he's prepared for this moment. He's a start
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  Speaker 3: two games when I was out, so he has game
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  Speaker 3: experience and he's just going to keep rolling for rolling
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  Speaker 3: with what we have. Obviously, you know, you have to
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  Speaker 3: be on the same page, Garden tackle. So I've been,
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  Speaker 3: you know, in the film room with him trying to
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  Speaker 3: get on the same page. Was make sure we see
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  Speaker 3: the same things. But yeah, you know, I'm excited. You know,
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  Speaker 3: he's an athletic monster. Man is just just getting on
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  Speaker 3: the same page as key in the situations like this.
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  Speaker 1: Coming into the year, there were obviously questions about the
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  Speaker 1: depth in the Ohigh State offensive line, and it was
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  Speaker 1: an area where I think a lot of people thought, well,
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  Speaker 1: as long as they don't have a bunch of injuries there,
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  Speaker 1: they'll be okay. They can sort of make up for it. Well,
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  Speaker 1: now they've kind of been hit with a tidal wave
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  Speaker 1: of injuries in the offensive line this room. How as
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  Speaker 1: an offensive lineman do you deal with that? Man?
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  Speaker 3: What is You know? Football is a violand sports sometimes
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  Speaker 3: you get banged up. Sometimes, unfortunately you get injuries such
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  Speaker 3: as the ones we've had in our room. You know,
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  Speaker 3: you you you try to prepare for it, but you
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  Speaker 3: never really can. So it's just making sure everyone's ready,
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  Speaker 3: making sure the young guys have the mindset of I
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  Speaker 3: can go in at any time, not oh, I'm just gonna,
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  Speaker 3: you know, chill out this year and hopefully next year
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  Speaker 3: I get my shot. Is like, no, like your shot
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  Speaker 3: might come this year. And so unfortunately that's the scenario
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  Speaker 3: we're in. But at the end of the day, you know,
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  Speaker 3: we're we're all recruited here to play football, So we're
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  Speaker 3: gonna We're gonna play football.
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  Speaker 1: And finally the switch from left guard to left tackle
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  Speaker 1: a few weeks ago for Donovan Jackson, what does that move? Like?
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  Speaker 1: How difficult of an adjustment is that?
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  Speaker 3: Uh, it's a It's a whole nother position.
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  Speaker 2: You know.
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  Speaker 3: I feel like people think that, oh, you're just moving
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  Speaker 3: one other one other spot, shouldn't be that big of
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  Speaker 3: a deal. No, it's a whole other thing. You know,
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  Speaker 3: your your footwork's obviously different. You work in space a
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  Speaker 3: lot more. You're gonna getst different people. You know, guard,
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  Speaker 3: you're going these guys who are you know, three thirty
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  Speaker 3: three forty You take one step and already trying to
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  Speaker 3: borush you to the quarterback at tackle. You got to
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  Speaker 3: set out to you know, deep waters against a guy
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  Speaker 3: who's probably on two fifty runs about as fast as
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  Speaker 3: a wide out and he has a ten yard head
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  Speaker 3: start into your chest. And so obviously there's different aspects
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  Speaker 3: of a different viewpoint when it comes to a run game.
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  Speaker 3: But I'll say past pass game is probably the biggest
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  Speaker 3: difference between it all. But you know, I've I've gotten
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  Speaker 3: a lot of help between the guys on this team,
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  Speaker 3: film room coach drev coas SLINI obviously Coach Fry of
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  Speaker 3: trying to get uh, trying to improve of where I'm at,
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  Speaker 3: so you know, I play at the highest level that
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  Speaker 3: I know I'm capable of doing.
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  Speaker 1: And finally, a couple quick ones with Ohio State safety
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  Speaker 1: Lathan Ransom. He had some interesting stuff to say this
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  Speaker 1: week as well. One of the things he was asked
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  Speaker 1: about was Indiana having an extra week to prepare. The
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  Speaker 1: Hoosiers were off last weekend, so they had an extra
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  Speaker 1: seven days and an extra week of practice to throw
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  Speaker 1: some new stuff into their game plan. How big of
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  Speaker 1: a difference does that make for the Ohio State defense
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  Speaker 1: trying to figure out what they're going to have coming
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  Speaker 1: against them today?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, obviously there's gonna be some unscouted places.
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  Speaker 4: They're gonna come in with some plays that we haven't
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  Speaker 4: seen on film before, just with having so much time
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  Speaker 4: to prepare for us. But I think just as far
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  Speaker 4: as obviously we still see stuff on film, but I
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  Speaker 4: think just executing our plan at the high level, just
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  Speaker 4: not worrying about all they could do there so they
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  Speaker 4: could do that. Just worrying about our plan x seking
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  Speaker 4: a high level and uh yeah, that's what we're gonna do.
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  Speaker 1: And finally, one thing that's been a little different for
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  Speaker 1: the Ohio State defense this year. They have played more
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  Speaker 1: depth than they have in the past. They've gotten a
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  Speaker 1: little deeper into the benches and at the rotations, especially
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  Speaker 1: in the last few weeks. So playing more depth than usual,
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  Speaker 1: playing some of these younger guys more than they maybe
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  Speaker 1: would have an a normal situation in the past. What
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  Speaker 1: does that do for the team?
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  Speaker 4: Yeah, I think it, I'll see. Obviously, keeps the guys
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  Speaker 4: everyone fresh, and then it rotates in some players. We
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  Speaker 4: had a lot of playmakers on defense from top to
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  Speaker 4: bottom of our depth chart, so everyone getting opportunity to
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  Speaker 4: play and make plays when their numbers called man is exciting.
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  Speaker 4: And like you said, I think this is the closest
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  Speaker 4: our team's ever been together. As so, just going out
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  Speaker 4: there and see a bunch of different dudes make plays,
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  Speaker 4: managers a lot about our team.
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  Speaker 1: Well, it is going to be a monster day at
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  Speaker 1: Ohio Stadium today, College game Day there, the big noon
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  Speaker 1: kickoff pregame show is there, and then of course big
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  Speaker 1: noon on Fox. When else would the Buckeyes play twelve
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  Speaker 1: noon kickoff on Fox? We will be there. We will
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  Speaker 1: have our usual pregame coverage for you, Tony Gerbman and
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  Speaker 1: I coming from Ohiose Stadium of punny that come in
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  Speaker 1: for you earlier in the morning, and then of course
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  Speaker 1: the game and well then we'll have our usual postgame
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  Speaker 1: coverage as well. Yes, it's the end of a top
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  Speaker 1: five game, but then guess what happens as soon as
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  Speaker 1: that top five game game ends. As soon as that
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  Speaker 1: clock hits zero. It is Michigan Week in Columbus, Ohio.
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  Speaker 1: One of my favorite weeks of the year. Guessing it's
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  Speaker 1: probably a favorite week for a lot of other folks
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  Speaker 1: as well. Oh boy, will there be a lot to
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