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5 Positions Ohio State MUST Add In The Transfer Portal · Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning

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  Speaker 1: Welcome to Buckeyes tomorrow morning for Saturday, January tenth, I'm
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  Speaker 1: speaking of things that are sort of on the move,
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  Speaker 1: how about like half of college football talking transfer portal
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  Speaker 1: today doing that with our buddy Tony Gerdaman of bucke
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  Speaker 1: Huddle dot com. Tony's never going anywhere, He's stuck here
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  Speaker 1: with me forever. That sounded a little menacing, That's okay, Tony.
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  Speaker 1: We get to talk about where Ohio State has some
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  Speaker 1: work to do potentially in the portal. We get five
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  Speaker 1: positions that we got to talk about in terms of
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  Speaker 1: the places were Ohio State maybe looking to bring someone
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  Speaker 1: in in the portal this cycle, and I feel like
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  Speaker 1: we need to sort of timestamp this. We're recording this
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  Speaker 1: on Friday afternoon, so anything that happens after early Friday
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  Speaker 1: afternoon assume that it hasn't happened yet. So we don't know.
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  Speaker 1: Things are changing kind of constantly, but as of right now,
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  Speaker 1: early Friday afternoon, here are the five places of Ohio
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  Speaker 1: State needs to look at bringing someone into the portal.
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  Speaker 1: Let's start turning with the running back room. This is
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  Speaker 1: one where it feels like you might have, you know,
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  Speaker 1: things might be a little bit in flux. We did
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  Speaker 1: a show on a Michigan State running back who they
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  Speaker 1: are bringing in for a visit, so it feels like
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  Speaker 1: Ohio State knows. Yeah, there's probably a little bit of
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  Speaker 1: work to do at that position.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. And we also talked about how there's some similarity
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  Speaker 2: similarities to CJ. Donaldson in terms of usage or need.
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  Speaker 2: But last year they needed I guess this past year
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  Speaker 2: they needed a veteran presence, and that was CJ. Donaldson.
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  Speaker 2: This year, I think they could use a veteran presence
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  Speaker 2: again and just just to help out or to be
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  Speaker 2: the guy. I mean, you never did. I don't know.
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  Speaker 2: I don't know that anybody thought Bo Jackson was going
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  Speaker 2: to rush for one thousand and ninety yards this season.
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  Speaker 2: And I don't know that you could prepare for that
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  Speaker 2: or just assume that it would happen. And now you're
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  Speaker 2: you're without James Peoples, he's off to Penn s Date,
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  Speaker 2: you're without CJ. Donaldson. You just have a bunch of
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  Speaker 2: guys in their first year and that will be in
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  Speaker 2: their second year next year. And I say a bunch
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  Speaker 2: two or three. You know that that's that's not it's
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  Speaker 2: not a lot. And they'd prefer to have five guys
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  Speaker 2: in their room. And so, yes, this is one that
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  Speaker 2: they need to look at. It's tough to bring in
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  Speaker 2: two guys just because you're you're you're like one guy
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  Speaker 2: sees somebody going there, and it's like, why would I
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  Speaker 2: be Why would I be the second guy when there's
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  Speaker 2: already people there. So they have to be wise about
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  Speaker 2: what they do. But yes, I think this is one
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  Speaker 2: that right now or down in a week, they'll need
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  Speaker 2: somebody in that room from the portal.
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  Speaker 1: All right, next position group we got to talk about
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  Speaker 1: is on the edge. And this is a place where
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  Speaker 1: we're sort of working with some incomplete information. We know
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  Speaker 1: that Caden Curry is out of eligibility, so that's one
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  Speaker 1: guy they're going to have to replace. We do not
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  Speaker 1: yet know what Kenyata Jackson's decision is going to be
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  Speaker 1: in terms of going or staying. This is a you know,
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  Speaker 1: that feels like that is maybe the single most important
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  Speaker 1: piece of information for us to be working with, and
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  Speaker 1: we don't know if Ohio State knows for sure what
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  Speaker 1: they're working with there. I don't know that I would
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  Speaker 1: trade places with Mark Pantoni for Mark Pantoni's salary this week.
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  Speaker 1: I don't think that. I don't think that sounds like
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  Speaker 1: a whole lot of fun. But you know, regardless, it
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  Speaker 1: feels like that's a spot where they're probably going to
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  Speaker 1: have to find someone else. And this is another spot
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  Speaker 1: where we've seen them bringing some bringing some guys in,
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  Speaker 1: and they've certainly been linked to some specific names there.
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  Speaker 1: But it feels like that's a spot where they're going
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  Speaker 1: to have to bring in at least one guy and
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  Speaker 1: maybe more depending on how some stuff shakes out.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, they've been in contact with a handful of defensive ends,
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  Speaker 2: whether it was Jade Woods, at Florida and Chas Coleman,
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  Speaker 2: of course from Penn State, that they're still in contact with.
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  Speaker 2: There's some mention that they'd even reached out to Damon
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  Speaker 2: Wilson from Missouri, and that's just a handful that we
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  Speaker 2: know of. And so this is one where clearly they're
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  Speaker 2: looking for some help and they could use that help
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  Speaker 2: whether or not Kenyatta Jackson decides to stay go. And
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  Speaker 2: I think there would also be a chance to maybe
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  Speaker 2: incorporate more of a rotation in twenty twenty six, because
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  Speaker 2: you do at this point as we are recording, still
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  Speaker 2: have bo Atkinson as well in that mix, and he's
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  Speaker 2: somebody that came in last year from North Carolina and
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  Speaker 2: their high expectations. Maybe another year in Columbus would help him.
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  Speaker 2: But yeah, you look at the numbers overall and there
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  Speaker 2: are not a lot of guys there. And I do
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  Speaker 2: expect Carrie Wilder the two freshmen, to do pretty well
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  Speaker 2: in place some in twenty twenty six, but know that
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  Speaker 2: he's going to play anymore than say Zion Grady did
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  Speaker 2: and as a true freshman this past season. And Zion
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  Speaker 2: Grady is the guy that's gonna have to be counted
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  Speaker 2: on regardless of a portal ad. But yeah, you just
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  Speaker 2: look and it's like, well, it's a lot of young
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  Speaker 2: guys and then you've got Kenyana Jackson and bo Atkinson,
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  Speaker 2: and certainly you'd want to have somebody just add somebody
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  Speaker 2: that's a junior or older maybe in there, just for
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  Speaker 2: some more experience.
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  Speaker 1: And we're not going to have to go far for
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  Speaker 1: our next one because we are sliding just inside of
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  Speaker 1: the defensive tackle position. We know Taiwan Malone is out
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  Speaker 1: of eligibility. We can say that with a great deal
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  Speaker 1: of confidence. We know Maxwell Roy is in the portal.
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  Speaker 1: We know that they just had another defensive tackle, Jark
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  Speaker 1: West Carter go into the portal on Friday. We know
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  Speaker 1: Eric Mensa, who's kind of a depth guy, he went
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  Speaker 1: into the portal. We do not yet as of recording
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  Speaker 1: now again, know what the status of Caden McDonald is
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  Speaker 1: for the upcoming season. Will he head off to the
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  Speaker 1: NFL Draft? Will he stick around for another year? But
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  Speaker 1: this feels, you know, I just said a whole bunch
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  Speaker 1: of names in terms of guys who are leaving or
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  Speaker 1: potentially could be leaving, and you know this is not
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  Speaker 1: an area where they were you know, in terrible shaped
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  Speaker 1: depth wise last year. But it's also not an area
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  Speaker 1: where you can necessarily assume a true freshman is going
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  Speaker 1: to be able to come in and just play right away.
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  Speaker 1: It's just it is a tough, physical, demanding position. And
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  Speaker 1: to me this, you know, we we have talked about
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  Speaker 1: a bunch of defensive tackles already on these guys, you know,
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  Speaker 1: guys who are visiting sort of shows, and it is
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  Speaker 1: not hard to figure out why they might need to
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  Speaker 1: bring in a couple more veterans there, regardless of what
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  Speaker 1: happens with Kate McDonald.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, and this is a position where I mean, if
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  Speaker 2: they could bring into they would, And you know they've
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  Speaker 2: talked with They've had visits from Alabama defensive lineman James
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  Speaker 2: Smith as one is maybe the one of the main ones.
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  Speaker 2: Of course they've already signed Tom help me out, John Walker,
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  Speaker 2: John Walker, but so many names. This portal is amazing.
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  Speaker 2: I won't say a bad word about it, but you know,
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  Speaker 2: they have already brought in John Walker, and they're still
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  Speaker 2: pursuing other guys and whether they see Walker's and nose
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  Speaker 2: and then they want another three tackle, a three tech
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  Speaker 2: to go with Edric Houston, and who knows what's gonna
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  Speaker 2: happen with Jason Moore is he's sticking around Like all
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  Speaker 2: of the moving parts of this is fascinating to watch.
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  Speaker 2: It would be nice if there's a break from it
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  Speaker 2: at some point, and again in a week there will be.
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  Speaker 2: But yeah, you lose three defensive tackles in the span
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  Speaker 2: of say, you know, twenty hours or so. Granted they
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  Speaker 2: were young, but that's still bodies in the room that
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  Speaker 2: you were that you now have to basically replace. And
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  Speaker 2: so you mentioned you can't rely on a true freshman anymore.
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  Speaker 2: You can't rely on a second year guy either, because
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  Speaker 2: they may not be around.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, you can sort of put your depth chart together
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  Speaker 1: and sort of project things for next year, but I
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  Speaker 1: would advise you to do everything in pencil or with
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  Speaker 1: you know, with the marker. You know that make sure
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  Speaker 1: it is the erasable marker if you were doing this
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  Speaker 1: on a white board. You do not want to use
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  Speaker 1: any kind of permanent marker for anything at this point.
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  Speaker 1: And you know you're I'm sure you're starting to pick
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  Speaker 1: up a pattern here. Let's move back to the cornerback
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  Speaker 1: and nickelback position. Linebacker they brought in Christian Allegro. It
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  Speaker 1: feels like that probably that was maybe the least area
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  Speaker 1: of concern on this team in terms of depth, and
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  Speaker 1: feels like they've probably addressed whatever issues that they maybe
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  Speaker 1: had by bringing in Christian Allegro. So we're moving straight
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  Speaker 1: back to the corner slash nickel room, and you know,
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  Speaker 1: these are sort of interchangeable pieces, but you know, Devis
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  Speaker 1: Nignoson's gone, you know, Lorenzo Style's gone. Jermaine Matthews, he's
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  Speaker 1: sort of in the weld. There hasn't been an NFL
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  Speaker 1: draft declaration, but there also hasn't been in I'm back
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  Speaker 1: officially declaration, So that's kind of one big moving part there.
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  Speaker 1: Aaron Scott went to the portal, Bryce West went to
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  Speaker 1: the portal, and then you know, boy Tony. That was
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  Speaker 1: a whole lot of names. That was just about everyone
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  Speaker 1: who was you know, I said, I think I said
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  Speaker 1: pretty much everyone's name who was in any kind of
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  Speaker 1: a regular contributor outside of Devin Sanchez I think in
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  Speaker 1: that room in twenty twenty five. So you know, yeah,
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  Speaker 1: you'd love to get Jermaine Matthews back, but even if
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  Speaker 1: you do, you're probably still looking at one maybe two
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  Speaker 1: new editions there.
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  Speaker 2: Well, I think for me for this defense, the two
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  Speaker 2: biggest questions that I have right now is what's happening
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  Speaker 2: with Kenyata Jackson and then what is happening with Jermaine
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  Speaker 2: Matthews And is he willing to play strictly as a
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  Speaker 2: nickel next year and be that nickel or be be
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  Speaker 2: the nickel on nickel downs I should say, because generally, yeah,
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  Speaker 2: you probably like to have them outside when you can,
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  Speaker 2: but they don't have a nickel right now. Their most
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  Speaker 2: experienced nickel at this point outside of Jermaine Matthews is
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  Speaker 2: Miles Lockhart and he has not played much. And so
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  Speaker 2: if you can get Jermaine Matthews to agree to that,
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  Speaker 2: I think that's an easy fix. And yes, you're still
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  Speaker 2: going to need to bring in another corner. Frankly, if
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  Speaker 2: you can bring in two to solidify and make them older,
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  Speaker 2: you would do that because as you mentioned, like, it's
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  Speaker 2: Devin Sanchez and Jermey Matthews are the experienced guys in
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  Speaker 2: that room, and if Matthews is at nickel, then you
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  Speaker 2: know you're talking about one of your two freshmen. If
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  Speaker 2: you don't bring anybody else in being that guy or
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  Speaker 2: maybe reach your freshman Jordan Woods, but he has played
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  Speaker 2: so little and he's still pretty raw as a big
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  Speaker 2: six' four type of type of. Corner so, yeah they're
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  Speaker 2: thin at corner and they would be made thinner By
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  Speaker 2: Jamai matthews Playing, nickel BUT i think they need that
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  Speaker 2: if they don't go and sign A, nickel AND i
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  Speaker 2: don't know how Many nichols are out.
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  Speaker 1: There, yeah it feels like you can sort of shuffle
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  Speaker 1: the puzzle pieces, around and assuming you Have matthew's, back
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  Speaker 1: you can sort of shuffle the puzzle pieces around however
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  Speaker 1: you want, to but you're ultimately you need to Have
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  Speaker 1: there is going to be a hole whether you put
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  Speaker 1: him at nickel or you play him. Outside so wherever it,
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  Speaker 1: is there is going to be a hole. There and
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  Speaker 1: so we'll we will see. This that's another spot where
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  Speaker 1: there's been lots of names floated and they're going to
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  Speaker 1: need someone and we'll just see how that all sort
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  Speaker 1: of comes. Together the last, one this doesn't feel like
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  Speaker 1: One i'm going to have to explain in any detail
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  Speaker 1: to The Ohio state fan, Base, tony but the position
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  Speaker 1: of Placekicker Tony Ohio state needs a. Placekicker we know
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  Speaker 1: That Jaden fielding is out of, Eligibility we know That
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  Speaker 1: Jackson corville is in the, portal and we Know tony
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  Speaker 1: that finding someone who can kick the ball between the
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  Speaker 1: posts is a pretty important thing in the game of college.
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  Speaker 2: Football it is and watching The Miami All miss game
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  Speaker 2: where you've got two kickers that could you, know kick
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  Speaker 2: him from fifty yards and making them or jointing, them
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  Speaker 2: or just being really close and having the, confidence, yeah
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  Speaker 2: fifty four yards, Away, shoot let's, go let's let's kick.
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  Speaker 2: It because that's not something that The Ohio state has
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  Speaker 2: had since years and years as. Well twenty, NINETEEN i
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  Speaker 2: think we said with The blake hallbill with a fifty,
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  Speaker 2: yarder and so, YOU i, mean there's nobody. There AND
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  Speaker 2: i was looking at one of the transfer portal rankings
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  Speaker 2: And Jackson corville as like the number six or seven
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  Speaker 2: kicker in the, portal And Ohio state had him and lost.
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  Speaker 2: Him and they're gonna have to go get somebody out
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  Speaker 2: of the portal or or it's going to be a true,
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  Speaker 2: freshman maybe a'll walk. ON i, Mean Jade fielding began
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  Speaker 2: his career as the kickoff guy and walk on and
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  Speaker 2: you just you look back At Ryan day's losses over
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  Speaker 2: the years and you wonder if if they had had
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  Speaker 2: one of the nation's best, kickers how many of those
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  Speaker 2: losses are. Wins and so you'd think That Ryan day
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  Speaker 2: would be very involved or certainly emotionally involved in landing a.
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  Speaker 2: Kicker BUT i don't know that we've seen all. THAT i,
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  Speaker 2: Mean David alano they were interested, in and they're gonna
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  Speaker 2: they gotta get, Somebody SO i guess we'll see who
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  Speaker 2: else comes. OUT i, mean now that teams are being,
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  Speaker 2: eliminated more guys can enter the, portal and we'll see
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  Speaker 2: if somebody from one of these existing playoff teams jumps
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  Speaker 2: into the.
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  Speaker 1: Portal, yeah it is definitely a spot where you, know
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  Speaker 1: you Mentioned Jackson corville being a very highly ranked kicker
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  Speaker 1: in the. Portal Ohio state Had Jackson corville last year
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  Speaker 1: and never gave any indication that they had seen anything
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  Speaker 1: from him that would make him the best available, option
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  Speaker 1: so that you, KNOW i don't, know maybe that says
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  Speaker 1: something About Jackson, corville maybe that says something about the
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  Speaker 1: quality of the kicker is currently available in the. Portal
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  Speaker 1: but either, Way Ohio state will need to find someone
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  Speaker 1: because they can try and bring in a true freshman,
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  Speaker 1: kicker but you probably are going to want to have
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  Speaker 1: another guy on scholarship who can do. That so there you,
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  Speaker 1: go the five positions At Ohio state really needs to
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  Speaker 1: be looking for in the. Portal great, news there is
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  Speaker 1: still a week well great great news depending on your
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  Speaker 1: definition of. Great there's still a week left of the
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  Speaker 1: transfer portal being. Open and then once it, closes that
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  Speaker 1: is not when you have to have everyone. Signed that's
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  Speaker 1: just what guys can't continue jumping. In so the transfer portal,
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  Speaker 1: drama the transfer portal shuffle will undoubted the undoubedly continue
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  Speaker 1: for the next several weeks two months to hopefully not.
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  Speaker 1: Yours we'll, see but, whenever whenever it, is we'll be
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  Speaker 1: talking about all with you at buckeyehuddle dot com and
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  Speaker 1: i have been doing sort of profiles of you, know
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  Speaker 1: guys who are leaving so you can be up to.
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  Speaker 1: Speed you can update your rosters. Accordingly cross those names
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  Speaker 1: out on those rosters as those guys go back in the,
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  Speaker 1: portal and then also keep an eye on some of
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  Speaker 1: the guys who are Visiting Ohio state who could be
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  Speaker 1: the Buck guys of the future who might help fill
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  Speaker 1: some of these. Roles we'll be talking about all that
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  Speaker 1: Slash Buckey. Huddle that'll do it for. Today thank you
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  Speaker 1: guys all for joining. Us have a great. Day we
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  Speaker 1: will talk to you. Tomorrow