# Buckeye Lore: The hire that made Ohio State football Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast-by-cleveland-com-991743/buckeye-lore-the-hire-that-made-ohio-state-football Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast-by-cleveland-com-991743/buckeye-lore-the-hire-that-made-ohio-state-football.md Podcast: [Buckeye Talk: Ohio State podcast by cleveland.com](https://stenobird.com/podcast/buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast-by-cleveland-com-991743) Published: 2026-06-08T14:05:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.cleveland.com/osu/ Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/ADLM7597448815.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast-by-cleveland-com-991743/episodes/buckeye-lore-the-hire-that-made-ohio-state-football Duration seconds: 1620 ## Resource What are the most important moments in the history of Ohio State football? These are the moments that define the program, paving the way for where it is today. They span over 100 years, interweaving themselves into the fabric of the sport. Here on Buckeye Talk, we will spend the next nine Mondays diving into those moments, discussing why they matter so much and the impact they continue to have today. We continue that today with a look into the hiring of Woody Hayes. A low-profile Ohio native who'd spend the next 28 years becoming the single most important figure in program history. This is the story of Woody Hayes and the hire that made the Ohio State football program. Thanks for listening to Buckeye Talk and sign up to get text messages from experts ⁠Stephen Means⁠, ⁠Stefan Krajisnik⁠ and ⁠Andrew Gillis⁠ at 614-350-3315. Get the insider analysis, have your voice heard on the Buckeye Talk podcast and connect with the best Buckeye community out there. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast-by-cleveland-com-991743/episodes/buckeye-lore-the-hire-that-made-ohio-state-football/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/buckeye-talk-ohio-state-podcast-by-cleveland-com-991743/buckeye-lore-the-hire-that-made-ohio-state-football.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.