{"podcast":{"title":"The Buckeye Weekly Podcast","slug":"the-buckeye-weekly-podcast-444280","podcast_index_feed_id":444280,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/2630697/episodes/feed","website_url":"http://www.buckeyeweekly.com","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/511d2221f1ae37e741a240d83fd42a94.jpg","author":"Tony Gerdeman","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr discuss Ohio State football, Ohio State football recruiting, and share insights and analysis from inside the Buckeye beat. You can also find them at BuckeyeInsiders.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T04:21:33.365585+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buckeye-weekly-podcast-444280"},"episode":{"title":"Five Ohio State Predictions That Could Define the Season","slug":"five-ohio-state-predictions-that-could-define-the-season","published_at":"2026-07-04T15:33:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buckeye-weekly-podcast-444280/five-ohio-state-predictions-that-could-define-the-season","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buckeye-weekly-podcast-444280","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-ohio-state-predictions-that-could-define-the-season--72818032","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72818032/five_ohio_state_predictions_that_could_define_the_season.mp3","summary":"Tony Gerdeman has five Ohio State football predictions for Tom Orr to judge. Some are bold. Some are reasonable. Some may depend on opportunity, schedule, injuries, development, and how quickly new faces emerge for the Buckeyes this season. Tony and Tom discuss several areas that could shape Ohio State’s year, including young offensive playmakers, linebacker production, special teams pressure, close-game situations, and whether the Buckeyes can answer one of the biggest questions facing the offense. 00:00 — Intro 00:11 — Tom prepares for Tony’s predictions 00:26 — Prediction No. 1 01:36 — How realistic is the first prediction? 03:01 — Prediction No. 2 04:39 — Why early-season narratives matter 06:56 — Texas games and linebacker expectations 08:44 — Prediction No. 3 09:40 — Prediction No. 4 10:24 — Late-game kicking situations 12:12 — Prediction No. 5 13:48 — Why the final prediction may be more realistic than it sounds 15:46 — One key difference from last year 16:57 — BuckeyeInsiders.com launch update 17:36 — Wrap-up Which prediction do you think is most likely to happen? Drop your thoughts in the comments. Subscribe to Buckeye Weekly for daily Ohio State football talk, recruiting coverage, analysis, and more. Visit BuckeyeInsiders.com for updates on the launch of the new site.","meta_description":"Tony Gerdeman has five Ohio State football predictions for Tom Orr to judge. Some are bold. Some are reasonable. Some may depend on opportunity, schedule,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1174,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-buckeye-weekly-podcast-444280/episodes/five-ohio-state-predictions-that-could-define-the-season/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-buckeye-weekly-podcast-444280/five-ohio-state-predictions-that-could-define-the-season.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}