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The Ohio State Buckeyes are the most interesting team in college football, and Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis love talking ball and having fun with the fans of the defending national champions. Doug and Bill combine for more than three decades of on-the-ground experience covering Ohio State, and they've been talking Buckeyes on podcasts since 2015. On The Bill and Doug Show, the goal is to have a good time, provide insight, look at the big picture of college football, put fans first and fight Southern CFB bias. Thanks for riding with us.
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The College Football Playoff will release a new batch of rankings on Tuesday night. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis will react live as the rankings are unveiled, and then update their season-end playoff predictions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
It's Around the Shoe with five more college football topics around Ohio State football. What should be the level of concern about the injury status of Jeremiah Smith and Carnell Tate on a scale of 1-100? What are the biggest external threats and internal threats to Ohio State's national title hopes? Describe the national discussion of the Buckeyes. And what's the most interesting thing about talking Ohio State football? All that is discussed on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show with two more great guests who cover the Buckeyes: Kris Drew of Menace 2 Sports and Dillon Davis of The Delaware Gazette. Thanks to Kris and Dillon for their time and great insight, and thanks to you for joining us every Monday on Around the Shoe. For more Ohio State coverage from Bill and Doug, check out their Substack page at billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Jake Butt of the Big Ten Network joins this episode of The Bill and Doug Show to discuss: * The chances for Ohio State, Indiana and Oregon in the College Football Playoff * Comparing 2025 Ohio State to 2023 Michigan * Fighting about SEC homerism * The mental and on-field factors for the Ohio State-Michigan game in two weeks' * His view in how to handle discussing his alma mater Michigan as a broadcaster Thanks to Jake for his time, and thanks to you for joining Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis on The Bill and Doug Show. For more OSU coverage, check out their Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ohio State beat UCLA 48-10 on Saturday night with receiver Carnell Tate out of the line and receiver Jeremiah Smith limited to a few first-half drives. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break down the injury situation and the Buckeyes' 10th win of the season on a live postgame edition of The Bill & Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Six college football previews and picks are featured on this episode, including two games that should tell us just how good Notre Dame and Michigan are. That's Notre Dame at Pitt and Michigan at Northwestern, at Wrigley Field, both at noon eastern on Saturday. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis also dive into Minnesota at Oregon on Friday night, and Iowa at USC on Saturday afternoon. And then there are two SEC matchups in the spotlight -- Texas at Georgia and Oklahoma at Alabama. Bill was 6-0 in national picks against the spread last week, so listen up, and thanks as always for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ohio State hosts UCLA at 7:30 eastern Saturday night, with the No. 1 Buckeyes favored by 31.5 points. On this episode, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises break down how the Buckeyes' defense will handle UCLA QB Nico Iamaleava, what to expected from the Ohio State offensive line and the run game, the Ohio State-UCLA history on the field and, at the end, who might be the next coach of the Bruins. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their substack at billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Joshua Perry, national champion linebacker from Ohio State's 2014 team, joins Doug Lesmerises on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show to compare Ohio State's repeat attempt this year to Ohio State's repeat attempt when he was on the team in 2015. Plus they discuss the potential of an Ohio State-Indiana Big Ten Championship game, what would be the best model for the College Football Playoff and why no one should be handing out the Heisman Trophy in November. Catch Joshua on NBC Sports during their college football coverage, including on Saturday night when Ohio State-UCLA will be on NBC. Thanks to him for this time, and thanks to you for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more OSU coverage, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
What does Ryan Day mean when he talks about the art of playing quarterback, and how does it apply to the interception that Julian Sayin threw for the Ohio State Buckeyes against Purdue? On this episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises discuss Day's thoughts on QB play, culture clips, offensive injury and rotation updates, and more thoughts on the Buckeyes' pace of play. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack page at billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis react live to the second week of the College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, Nov. 11. Then they provide their weekly predictions on how the 12-team playoff will shake out at the end of the year. And they offer upsets in the last weeks of the regular season that could greatly affect the rankings. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
How important is football to Ohio State as a university on a scale of 1-100? What is the best thing about Ohio State football right now? Which player is not currently a star for the Buckeyes but will be in 2026? And what are your best lessons and stories from being a college journalist? Those are the college football topics covered on this edition of Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show. Joining Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are two sports journalists from Ohio State's student newspaper, The Lantern; It's Jack Diwik and Liv Rinaldi talking football and sharing stories this week. Catch Around the Shoe every Monday, and for more OSU coverage, check out what Bill and Doug do on Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The 12-team playoff is rewarding college football with 10 great games down the stretch involving the 23 current power conference teams with two losses or fewer. The shift to this format has created the ideal stakes for a large amount of teams -- so let's not screw it up. On this Rants episode of The Bill and Doug Show, Doug Lesmerises looks at the best games left in the playoff race, then he takes some of the Heisman discussion around Fernando Mendoza to task and explains how the Heisman will really shake out, and then he reminds everyone to avoid SEC quarterback Heisman favorites in the preseason. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The No. 1 Ohio State Buckeyes beat Purdue 34-10 as Jeremiah Smith set a career high with 10 catches. He led the Buckeyes with 137 receiving yards as Ohio State played without Carnell Tate, who sat out the game but should return next week. Julian Sayin was 27 of 33 passing for 303 yards and a touchdown, though he also threw an interception in the end zone. Jermaine Mathews had an interception for the Buckeyes on a pass tipped by Caleb Downs. Bill Landis was in West Lafayette for the game and he joins Doug Lesmerises on this live postgame show to break down everything about the Ohio State win, which also included a different starter at right tackle. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack page at billanddougosu.substack.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
If Oregon wants to continue to compete at the top of college football, going to Iowa on Saturday and taking care of business is what the Ducks need to do to prove they are a truly elite program. But many great teams have gone to Kinnick Stadium and struggled with Kirk Ferentz and the Hawkeyes. On this episode, Doug and Bill break down that game as well as BYU-Texas Tech, Washington-Wisconsin, USC-Northwestern, Notre Dame-Navy and Virginia-Wake Forest. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show each Friday for national college football breakdowns. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
It's Ohio State at Purdue on Saturday at 1 PM eastern, and on this episode, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises break down the Buckeyes vs. the Boilermakers with Ohio State favored by 29.5 points. What is the one thing that Purdue does well that could test Ohio State? When might Ohio State rest starters? Why is Purdue the most successful Big Ten team against the Buckeyes since 2004? For more Ohio State coverage, check out Bill and Doug on Substack at billanddougosu.substack.com. Thanks as always for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
It's Ohio State offensive line talk as Bill and Doug look at three offensive line injuries suffered by the Buckeyes on Saturday against Penn State. Tegra Tshabola, Luke Montgomery and Josh Padilla all went down during the game, and Ryan Day said Tuesday two should be fine but one might be dealing with something. With that in mind, Bill and Doug looked at the history of Ohio State offensive line injuries, how they feel about the current depth at the position, and recruiting and strategy for the position down the road. It's all OL, so you know Bill is happy. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, check out their Substack page at billanddougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The College Football Playoff committee released its first rankings of the season on Tuesday, with Ohio State in the No. 1 spot, followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama and Georgia. On this episode, Bill and Doug gave their predictions for what the committee would do, and then reacted live in the moment to actual rankings. That includes Iowa six spots higher than in the AP poll, Oregon three spots lower, and Ole Miss probably puffed up more than it should be. Check out the live reaction, and then the playoff predictions for the end of the season as Bill and Doug talk playoff like they have on Tuesday all season. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Ohio State had its most productive rushing game since September in Saturday's win against Penn State. Is that a sign that things are improving? How good does OSU's run game need to be to repeat as national champs? Bill Landis tackles all of that on this episode of The Bill and Doug Show. Thanks for hanging with us. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
It's five quick Ohio State football topics on Around the Shoe, as Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis are joined every Monday by two great members of the Ohio State football beat. On this episode, it's a double dip from NBC 4 in Columbus as both Jerod Smalley and Joe Nugent join Doug and Bill on the show. The topics covered: * Will Jeremiah Smith break Ohio State's single-season record for touchdown catches? * How should Ohio State handle award season with Smith, Julian Sayin and Carnell Tate? * Should the Heisman Trophy be awarded after the season? * Give a TV tease to get OSU fans fired up for this stretch of Purdue, UCLA and Rutgers. * What's one of your favorite Ohio State stories you've ever done? Thanks as always for joining us on Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show. For more Buckeyes coverage from Bill and Doug, check out their Substack page at billandougosu.substack.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
It's three college football rants from Doug Lesmerises on The Bill and Doug Show. First, Doug looks at how many times the four SEC teams that have fired their coaches -- Florida, LSU, Auburn and Arkansas -- have almost beaten one of the nine currently ranked SEC teams. It's a lot -- and that's not a good thing for the SEC. Then it's a look at the quarterback development failures at Penn State, Nebraska and Michigan State this season and how that has affected the Big Ten. Finally, D.J. Durkin was named the interim coach at Auburn ... which would only happen in the SEC. Thanks for joining The Bill and Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The Buckeyes faced their old defensive coordinator, and didn't encounter much resistance in a 38-14 win in Ohio Stadium. Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis break it down on a live episode of The Bill & Doug Show. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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