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BONUS: Why Austin Siereveld Was Okay With Moving Back To Guard · Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

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  Speaker 1: All right, we are back with more bonus coverage as
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  Speaker 1: we are about a week away from the start of
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  Speaker 1: Ohio State's 2026 football season, and we get it. You
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  Speaker 1: were trying to fill every possible moment between now and
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  Speaker 1: kickoff against Ball State. We're going to do our very
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  Speaker 1: best to help you out with that. Got a few
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  Speaker 1: extra shows coming for you this week. There's a lot
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  Speaker 1: to talk about. We got a chance to talk to
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  Speaker 1: a bunch of the captains for Ohio State, and we're
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  Speaker 1: going to let you hear in this episode from Austin Seereveld.
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  Speaker 1: He is the, well... He's not officially the right guard,
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  Speaker 1: but you can listen to this show and you tell
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  Speaker 1: me where you think he's going to play this year.
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  Speaker 1: He was asked about, OK, what's it like being back
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  Speaker 1: at guard?
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  Speaker 2: No, but it's fun. You have a dude in your
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  Speaker 2: face like every play and you got to work with
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  Speaker 2: both as a center and tackle. It's just it's just different.
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  Speaker 2: It's awesome. Violent physical play.
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  Speaker 1: So Austin Servald, who is not officially the starting right
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  Speaker 1: guard yet, was also asked about his new neighbors on
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  Speaker 1: the offensive line, what it's like playing next to Phillip
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  Speaker 1: Daniels at right tackle and Carson Hinsman at center.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, me and Phillip, I had a chemistry, obviously both
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  Speaker 2: from Cincinnati. We knew each other. We always been talking
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  Speaker 2: to each other. And I played with Carson when I
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  Speaker 2: was at guard, so we already had a connection. And
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  Speaker 2: now it's just like we can look at each other
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  Speaker 2: and we already know what's going to happen.
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  Speaker 1: Searfield came to Ohio State as a guard, then moved
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  Speaker 1: to left tackle and was the starter there all of
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  Speaker 1: last season. So is he OK with being back at
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  Speaker 1: guard this year?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I was going to get me like
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  Speaker 2: me personally is going to get me better for the
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  Speaker 2: next level. But like whatever the team wants, what they need,
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  Speaker 2: if I need to play a left guard, left tackle,
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  Speaker 2: right guard, even center. But Carson already has that spot,
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  Speaker 2: so I won't be taking that from him. But yeah,
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  Speaker 2: whatever whatever they need, I'll just play.
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  Speaker 1: Searveld was one of seven players named as a team
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  Speaker 1: captain this year. But what does it mean to him
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  Speaker 1: to be a team captain at Ohio State?
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  Speaker 2: It means a lot. Especially being from Ohio, it means
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  Speaker 2: even more. And then even O-Lyman. Shout out to all
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  Speaker 2: the guys out there for trusting me and voting me
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  Speaker 2: on captain. It's all them.
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  Speaker 1: Mentioned earlier that he has been on the move quite
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  Speaker 1: a bit over the course of his season. Started his
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  Speaker 1: career at guard. then moved to tackle last year, now
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  Speaker 1: back to guard. Is hopping all around the field, left
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  Speaker 1: side of the field, to the right side of the field,
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  Speaker 1: different positions, is that a challenge for him?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely. Last year was the first year I played
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  Speaker 2: at one position the whole year, and I was just
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  Speaker 2: so comfortable. Even in the spring, I told Coach Bowen
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  Speaker 2: I hated right guard. But as you get more and
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  Speaker 2: more reps, you get more used to it, and I
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  Speaker 2: get comfortable with it.
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  Speaker 1: The middle of Ohio State's offensive line, it is going
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  Speaker 1: to be pretty darn good this year. It is going
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  Speaker 1: to be pretty darn veteran this year. You got three
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  Speaker 1: veterans right in the middle of that offensive line. Luke
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  Speaker 1: Montgomery at left guard, Carson Hinsman at center, Austin Cerveld
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  Speaker 1: at right guard. What does it mean to get to
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  Speaker 1: do this with guys like Luke Montgomery and Carson Hinsman
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  Speaker 1: together in the middle of that offensive line?
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, obviously us three, we have a very high standard
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  Speaker 2: for us three. And We try to pass that down
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  Speaker 2: to the young guys. We try to bring them along
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  Speaker 2: and try to make that same standard to them. Just
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  Speaker 2: trying to get everyone on the same page. Obviously, we
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  Speaker 2: have all the snaps we have, but it's a lot.
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  Speaker 2: We're grateful for that and can't wait.
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  Speaker 1: No matter where he's playing, Austin Sereveld's main job this
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  Speaker 1: year will be protecting Julian Sayen. with Zane playing behind him.
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  Speaker 1: We keep hearing how Julian Zane is much more confident
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  Speaker 1: this year. What does that look like when you're in
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  Speaker 1: the huddle with him?
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  Speaker 2: Sometimes he's a little too confident. He gets on our
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  Speaker 2: butt sometimes. After some plays, we're trying to get coached
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  Speaker 2: up by Coach Bowen, and he already has the next play,
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  Speaker 2: and we're trying to roll. But, yeah, I mean, he's awesome.
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  Speaker 2: He's a great leader, great quarterback, and the sky's the
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  Speaker 2: limit for him, and I just can't wait for this
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  Speaker 2: preview for him.
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  Speaker 1: One of the big storylines this offseason for the Buckeyes
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  Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball is the new
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  Speaker 1: offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith. How much of an impact does
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  Speaker 1: he have on the offensive line and what kind of
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  Speaker 1: an impact does he have on the offensive line this season?
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  Speaker 2: He's with a lot. Um, every day he's with us.
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  Speaker 2: If we, if it's a soccer practice in Indy or
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  Speaker 2: in the film room, he's always talking to us, always
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  Speaker 2: trying to coach us, make us better. I said this earlier, but, um,
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  Speaker 2: when he first got here, we had a meeting with
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  Speaker 2: him and he just showed a highlight of all, all
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  Speaker 2: of his former offensive linemen, just mauling and killing people.
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  Speaker 2: And he just tried to have the same intensity with us.
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  Speaker 1: All right. Well, hope you guys enjoyed that getting to
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  Speaker 1: hear from one of the captains on this year's Ohio
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