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’s Next for OSU After UM Loss

We discuss how Michigan dominated the line of scrimmage and overmatched Ohio State and how the Buckeyes move forward after missing the Big Ten Championship Game.

01 Dec 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

20 Comments

RPW: MSU Dominance, Previewing The Game

Ohio State’s defense was much better than we expected against Michigan State, and we discuss how this week’s rivalry game could end up being a tougher test or another big win.

24 Nov 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

6 Comments

RPW: They Are Who We Thought They Were

Ohio State looked like the offensive juggernaut with defensive issues that we thought it was against Purdue, and we rank Ohio State’s receivers and preview Michigan State.

17 Nov 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

8 Comments

RPW: Evaluating the Offensive Struggles

We discuss what’s gone wrong for Ohio State’s offense in the last two games and where the criticism has gone too far, and look ahead to this week’s game against Purdue.

10 Nov 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

15 Comments

RPW: Penn State and CFP Rankings Reaction

We analyze the good and bad of Ohio State’s battle with Penn State, react to the year’s first CFP rankings and draft lineups from the Buckeye basketball team.

03 Nov 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

9 Comments

RPW: Can Penn State Slow Buckeyes’ Roll?

We discuss our takeaways from another dominant win by Ohio State against Indiana and predict whether Saturday's game against Penn State will be a battle or a blowout.

27 Oct 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

19 Comments

RPW: The Class of the Big Ten?

Ohio State looks like the best team in the Big Ten, but we'll learn if it actually is over the next seven weeks. We discuss that and more on this week's Real Pod Wednesdays.

20 Oct 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

5 Comments

RPW: Reviewing the Season’s First Half

We discuss Ohio State’s latest blowout win over Maryland and review the Buckeyes‘ first half of the season, including the biggest surprises of the first six games.

13 Oct 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

3 Comments

RPW: How Buckeyes Are Improving, CFP Hopes

We discuss the improvement we saw on both sides of the ball against Rutgers, take an early look at Ohio State’s playoff outlook and preview this week's game vs. Maryland.

06 Oct 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

13 Comments

RPW: Why Stroud’s Still In Line to Start

We discuss why the Akron game didn't change C.J. Stroud's standing as the starting quarterback and why Rutgers could give Ohio State real competition this year.

29 Sep 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

41 Comments

RPW: Taking Stock After Three Games

An underwhelming performance against Tulsa leaves concerns about the defense and C.J. Stroud, and this week's game against Akron might be Ohio State's only easy game.

22 Sep 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

12 Comments

RPW: Can Ohio State‘s Defense Be Saved?

We discuss the challenges Ohio State will have to overcome to get its defense back on track this season and why it's still too early to write off the Buckeyes as CFP contenders.

15 Sep 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

44 Comments

RPW: What We Learned in the Season Opener

After five days to digest and rewatch Ohio State's season opener, we discuss our many takeaways from the Minnesota game and look ahead to this week's game vs. Oregon.

08 Sep 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

9 Comments

RPW: Minnesota Preview & Bishop Sycamore

We preview Thursday night's season opener at Minnesota and discuss what it was like to be on the sidelines for the infamous IMG Academy/Bishop Sycamore game on Sunday.

01 Sep 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

4 Comments

RPW: One-on-One with Ryan Day

Dan Hope sits down for a one-on-one interview with Ryan Day and Griffin Strom makes his co-hosting debut on this week's episode of Real Pod Wednesdays.

25 Aug 2021
by Dan Hope and Griffin Strom

14 Comments

RPW: How the Stroud-Led Offense Will Look

We discuss how Ryan Day will call plays with C.J. Stroud at quarterback, how the defensive scheme could change and more as Kyle Jones guest hosts this week's episode.

18 Aug 2021
by Dan Hope and Kyle Jones

6 Comments

RPW: What to Make of O-Line Changes

We discuss the massive upside of Ohio State's reshuffled offensive line and more takeaways from preseason camp, and Colin predicts a national title in his farewell episode.

11 Aug 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

8 Comments

RPW: Media Days and Conference Realignment

We discuss our biggest takeaways from last week's Big Ten Media Days and discuss the impact – or lack thereof – that conference realignment could have on Ohio State.

28 Jul 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

4 Comments

RPW: Time for Big Ten Media Days

We look forward to this week's Big Ten Media Days and what we could learn from Ryan Day, Thayer Munford, Zach Harrison, Jeremy Ruckert and Kevin Warren in Indianapolis.

21 Jul 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

5 Comments

RPW: Going Head-to-Head

In our annual preseason draft, we pick 22 players each from Ohio State's football roster to create dueling lineups for a head-to-head game of Buckeyes vs. Buckeyes.

14 Jul 2021
by Dan Hope and Colin Hass-Hill

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