Michigan Wins It All, Ohio State Makes Big Moves in Transfer Portal

Real Pod Wednesdays

The past week has been full of both good and bad news for Ohio State.

Michigan won the national championship on Monday, forcing Buckeye fans to watch their archrival celebrate college football’s biggest prize. On a better note for the Buckeyes, Ohio State added three key pieces via the transfer portal to its offense over the past week: Former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard, former Ole Miss running back Quinshon Judkins and Alabama offensive lineman Seth McLaughlin.

We begin this week’s episode by giving Michigan its just due for its success this season, then discussing why the Wolverines could take a step back next season and why their national championship victory makes beating Michigan even more important than it already was for Ohio State.

If you can’t bear to hear any more about the team up north, skip ahead to the 17-minute mark, where we begin discussing the impact that we expect each of Ohio State’s latest transfer additions to make.

Later in the show, we also discuss Perry Eliano’s ouster and his rumored replacement, why Mike Vrabel’s next coaching job is unlikely to be at Ohio State and the soaring stock of Tim Walton and Jack Sawyer.

The full rundown for this week’s episode:

• 1:01: Ohio State was a couple of plays from beating the national champion for the second year in a row
• 4:48: Even if NCAA sanctions are coming, Michigan was the best team in college football this year
• 7:04: Michigan facing potential departures of Jim Harbaugh, many of its best players
• 12:38: If Ohio State needed any extra motivation to beat Michigan, it should certainly have it now
• 17:24: Adding Quinshon Judkins is the portal power move we’ve been waiting to see OSU make
• 23:40: Seth McLaughlin likely to be Ohio State’s starting center even after his rough Rose Bowl
• 27:19: Projecting Ohio State’s 2024 offensive line if it doesn’t add any more transfers
• 31:26: Will Howard adds experience, ability to make plays under pressure at quarterback
• 41:46: Linebacker, safety questions could center around positional future of Sonny Styles
• 46:26: If Styles moves to linebacker, should Jim Knowles bring back the Jack for C.J. Hicks?
• 49:14: Perry Eliano’s firing came as a surprise, but Matt Guerrieri is logical rumored replacement
• 55:40: No news on Corey Dennis and Parker Fleming yet, but we still expect changes there
• 57:32: Don’t expect Mike Vrabel to replace Ryan Day at Ohio State
• 1:02:30: Tim Walton further establishes himself as elite recruiter with commitment of Devin Sanchez
• 1:06:23: Jack Sawyer’s rise and other takeaways from the final Buckeye 20 of 2023
• 1:12:31: Two big games ahead for Ohio State men’s basketball vs. Wisconsin and Michigan