In our first postgame Buckeye Talk Podcast, Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises come up with the best running back scenario for Ohio State after the big debut by freshman J.K. Dobbins in a 49-21 win over Indiana. But no everything was ideal for Ohio State. Why didn't they throw more deep passes? Urban Meyer wasn't happy with the cornerbacks. And Ohio State seemed to have a hard time figuring out how to use J.T. Barrett as a runner. They got a win, but have questions to answer before hosting Oklahoma next week.

Indiana postgame: J.K. Dobbins-Mike Weber RB combo, need more deep passes, CB issues

The Oklahoma game was the bottom and this 56-0 win over the Scarlet Knights was the continuation of a legitimate rebound for the Buckeyes. Bill Landis, Doug Lesmerises and Tim Bielik give the postgame breakdown as Ohio State moves to 4-1 and trot out a theory about the Oklahoma game this year compared to a year ago. Tim's life-changing pizza experience in New Jersey is touched on, but this is almost all football after Ohio State outgained Rutgers 628 years to 209 and shut them out for the second straight year.

Rutgers Postgame: Don't brush off Ohio State's dominance just because Rutgers stinks

For four years, we never really said Keita Bates-Diop's name correctly.

Now, Ohio State's All-American forward and the Big Ten Player of the Year is headed for the NBA, announcing Monday that he's bypassing his chance to be a fifth-year senior to declare for the NBA Draft.

Before he's gone, here's a story from Doug Lesmerises about his name - how to say it and how he acquired it.

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How Keita Bates-Diop got his name: An Ohio State audio story

A special announcement from your friends at Buckeye Talk about the Ohio State spring game - we aren't going to have a meet and greet before the game. Sorry.

Special announcement: Spring Game meetup is canceled

Doug, Bill and Tim talk to Phil Steele about Ohio State, try to figure out the proper assesment for OSU's receivers and answer your questions on the Buckeyes. Here's a breakdown of the podcast: Ohio State gets a 2019 QB in Dwan Mathis (0:00-15:00); Intro and interview with Phil Steele (15:06-45:19); What to do when you find a groundhog in your basement (45:21-51:57); Why does the national media love Ohio State's receivers? (51:58-1:23:46); Some more nonsense and a discussion about Chipotle's expanding menu (1:25:47-1:34:43); Breaking down Steele's rankings of Ohio State's defensive position groups (1:34::45-1:40:20); Your Ohio State questions (1:40::21-2:11:50); More nonsense about food and roller coasters (2:11:51-2:22:23).

Ep. 138: Phil Steele previews Ohio State; how good are the Buckeyes' receivers?

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