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: What We Heard from Assistant Coaches

We discuss what stood out to us during Tuesday’s interviews with Ohio State’s assistant coaches, including praise for C.J. Hicks and Sonny Styles and offensive line discussion.

31 May 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

2 Comments

RPW: Analyzing Early Betting Lines for OSU

We take a look at the game lines and futures lines relative to Ohio State that have been released so far and identify which bets we’d be most (and least) inclined to make.

24 May 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

1 Comment

RPW: Ranking OSU's New Transfers By Impact

Griffin and Chase take inventory of Ohio State's eight-man transfer class and rank each new Buckeye by their potential impact on the field in 2023.

17 May 2023
by Griffin Strom and Chase Brown

4 Comments

RPW: Recruiting Analysis and Predictions

We evaluate the state of Ohio State’s 2024 recruiting class and play a game of “In or Out” to project which of the Buckeyes’ top remaining targets will join the class.

10 May 2023
by Dan Hope and Garrick Hodge

13 Comments

RPW: Transfer Analysis and Draft Recap

We discuss how Josh Simmons and Lorenzo Styles will fit in at Ohio State, recap Ohio State’s 2023 NFL draft and look ahead to what could be a loaded 2024 draft class.

03 May 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

1 Comment

RPW: 2023 NFL Draft Preview

We discuss why C.J. Stroud’s Ohio State career should dispel any narratives about his processing ability and project where every Buckeye will end up in the NFL draft.

26 Apr 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

RPW: Spring Game Recap & Lineup Projection

We break down Kyle McCord’s spring game performance, discuss what impressed and concerned us most this spring and make our post-spring starting lineup projection.

19 Apr 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

RPW: A Look at OSU’s Newest NIL Collective

Todd Markiewicz and Tyvis Powell of The 1870 Society join us to discuss Ohio State’s newest NIL collective and we preview this weekend’s Ohio State spring game.

12 Apr 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

4 Comments

RPW: Takeaways from Scrimmage #2

We discuss what stood out to us most in Ohio State’s second scrimmage of the spring, including Carnell Tate being one of the best players on the field.

05 Apr 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

1 Comment

RPW: What We Saw at Scrimmage #1

We break down who and what stood out most in Ohio State’s first scrimmage of the spring and discuss why Buckeye draft prospects helped themselves most at pro day.

29 Mar 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

RPW: Spring Recruiting Visitors to Know

Garrick Hodge joins the show to highlight Ohio State’s most notable recruiting visitors this spring and where the Buckeyes stand with top targets at key positions of need.

22 Mar 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

RPW: Basketball Outlook for Next Season

With Ohio State’s 2022-23 men’s basketball season over, we look at what the roster will look like next season and what expectations should be for Chris Holtmann’s squad.

15 Mar 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

4 Comments

RPW: Takeaways from Day One

We discuss the biggest revelations from Ohio State’s first day of spring practice and delve into how Ohio State’s draft prospects helped themselves at the NFL Scouting Combine.

08 Mar 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

3 Comments

RPW: Spring Ball and NFL Combine Preview

We preview the biggest storylines entering spring practices and discuss what Ohio State’s draft prospects can accomplish at this week’s NFL Scouting Combine.

01 Mar 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

1 Comment

RPW: Drawing Up An Ideal OSU Schedule

We map out what our ideal Ohio State football schedules would look like on this week’s episode of Real Pod Wednesdays.

22 Feb 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

12 Comments

RPW: Previewing 10 Spring Position Battles

We handicap the biggest position battles that will take place for Ohio State during spring practices.

15 Feb 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

4 Comments

RPW: Early Insight on the 2023 Buckeyes

We share our thoughts on what we heard from talking to Ryan Day, James Laurinaitis, Mark Pantoni and all of Ohio State’s assistant coaches last week.

08 Feb 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

RPW: Laurinaitis Returns, BBall Struggles

We discuss the impact of James Laurinaitis’ return, the state of Ohio State basketball after a 2-7 January and the addition of transfer cornerback Davison Igbinosun.

01 Feb 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

RPW: 2nd-Year Buckeyes Who Could Break Out

We look at year one for Ohio State’s 2022 class and which members of that class could break out in 2023, plus discuss the addition of Victor Cutler and return of Josh Proctor.

25 Jan 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

6 Comments

RPW: 2023 Draft Class, Decision Impacts

We take a look at Ohio State’s 2023 NFL draft class and the impact of several players’ draft decisions, starting with C.J. Stroud’s departure and the upcoming battle to...

18 Jan 2023
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

6 Comments

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