Real Pod Wednesdays

Dan Hope and Griffin Strom bring you inside the Ohio State football beat every Wednesday with a podcast covering everything you need to know about the Buckeyes.

RPW: Getting Excited for OSU/Notre Dame

We look ahead to Ohio State’s season-opening home night game against Notre Dame and share our thoughts on the early lines for the Buckeyes’ biggest games of the year.

12 hours ago
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

RPW: Raiola and What’s Next in Recruiting

We discuss what makes Dylan Raiola a special quarterback prospect, who could follow him as Ohio State’s next commitments and the impact of NIL on OSU recruiting.

11 May 2022
by Dan Hope and Garrick Hodge

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RPW: 2022 Draft Review, 2023 Draft Preview

We share our thoughts on how the 2022 NFL draft played out for Ohio State’s prospects and look ahead to which Buckeyes could hear their names called a year from now.

04 May 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

1 Comment

RPW: Predicting Where Buckeyes Will Land

We make our predictions for how high each Buckeye will be drafted and discuss the latest roster movement for Ohio State football and basketball as transfer activity continues.

27 Apr 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

2 Comments

RPW: Spring Game, Coaches Clinic Takeaways

We identify which players impressed us the most in the spring game and what we learned from attending last week’s Ohio State coaches’ clinic.

20 Apr 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

4 Comments

RPW: Haskins Memories, Spring Game Preview

We remember Dwayne Haskins and the impact he made on Ohio State, preview Saturday’s spring game and discuss how Jim Knowles’ defense could help OSU’s offense.

13 Apr 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

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RPW: Student Appreciation Day Takeaways

We talk about what we learned from watching Student Appreciation Day practice and discuss the impact of a busy week of transfers for both Ohio State football and basketball.

06 Apr 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

2 Comments

RPW: Nadine Muzerall Joins the Show

We talk to Nadine Muzerall about Ohio State women’s hockey’s journey to a national championship and discuss all the latest developments from spring football.

30 Mar 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

12 Comments

RPW: Basketball Season Wrap-Up

We discuss why Ohio State men’s basketball didn’t achieve its goals this year and why the Buckeyes could face an uphill climb to achieve more success next year.

23 Mar 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

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RPW: Can OSU Win One or Two This Weekend?

We analyze Ohio State’s chances of beating Loyola – and Villanova if it can get past Loyola – and discuss whether Chris Holtmann needs at least one win to avoid the hot seat.

16 Mar 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

2 Comments

RPW: Spring Football Day One Takeaways

We discuss what we learned on the first day of spring football and from a week at the NFL Scouting Combine and preview Ohio State basketball’s trip to the Big Ten Tournament.

09 Mar 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

RPW: Spring Football, NFL Combine Preview

We preview the start of spring football and the NFL Scouting Combine and discuss what must happen for Ohio State basketball to bounce back from two straight losses.

02 Mar 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

RPW: No Playoff Games in the Shoe?

We discuss why Gene Smith would opt not to host a playoff game in Ohio Stadium and why Ohio State’s basketball season should be viewed as mostly successful so far.

23 Feb 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

7 Comments

RPW: A 17-Point Favorite Against Georgia?

We make our early picks for who will make the College Football Playoff and assess Ohio State’s recruiting class of 2018 after four years.

16 Feb 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

11 Comments

RPW: Early Enrollees, Ann Arbor Drama

We share our takeaways from meeting Ohio State’s early enrollees, discuss the coaching staff drama at Michigan and debate whether Joe Burrow should be considered a Buckeye.

09 Feb 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

9 Comments

RPW: Projecting the Stars of the ’22 Class

We project which players we expect to become stars from Ohio State’s recruiting class of 2022 and share our first impressions from meeting the new assistant coaches.

02 Feb 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

RPW: Depth Chart Breakdown

We dive deeper into our initial 2022 depth chart projection with a discussion on every Ohio State position group on this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays.

26 Jan 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

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RPW: Coaching Changes, NFL Draft Decisions

We discuss why Ohio State replaced nearly its entire defensive coaching staff and how the NFL draft declaration deadline went as well as the Buckeyes could have hoped.

19 Jan 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

4 Comments

RPW: Title Game Takeaways, Coaching Moves

Kevin Harrish and Garrick Hodge join the show to discuss national title game takeaways, Ohio State’s coaching changes, incoming transfers and the latest in recruiting.

12 Jan 2022
by Dan Hope, Kevin Harrish and Garrick Hodge

5 Comments

RPW: Rose Bowl, 2021 Season Wrap-Up

We share our takeaways from one of the wildest games we’ve ever covered and make our picks for Ohio State’s biggest surprises and disappointments and best moments of 2021.

05 Jan 2022
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

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