Episode Details

Ohio State Primetime LIVE 98 “Will Buckeyes Have The Best Offensive Line!?” Presented by FanDuel | Hosts: Garrison Gaddy & Riley Burnett | OhioStateVOCFB

Show Open / Housekeeping

00:00–00:56

• Welcome to Ohio State Primetime Live.
• Plug for vocfb.com (writers/coverage) and vocfb.com/shop (merch).

Big Ten & SEC Block NFL Undrafted Players from Returning to College

00:56–09:25

Key context

• Big Ten (yesterday) and SEC (just minutes before the show) both denied undrafted NFL players the ability to return to college football.
• Stems from the NCAA allowing it; both power conferences moved quickly to shut it down.
• Specific interest around LSU (DaQuan Wright) and other programs (Missouri, Virginia) looking at possible returnees.

Hosts’ takeaways

• Riley: Crazy that this even became an option. It downplays the risk/importance of declaring, the Combine, and signing an NFL contract. Big Ten/SEC decision is the sensible one.
• Garrison: Didn’t like the idea. Ryan Day publicly said he wasn’t a fan either. Understands why bigger programs (Ohio State) don’t need it, but lesser programs might have used it. Still believes it’s the correct decision overall.
• Both: Timing is bizarre — season starts in ~5 days / Week 0 is here. Coaches already have enough on their plates.
• Garrison on DaQuan Wright: Pulled up old comments where Wright called Lane Kiffin a “villain,” talked trash about him leaving Ole Miss, and said Pete Golding was better… only to potentially return to Kiffin at LSU. Called Kiffin a “scumbag” for even considering it.
• Broader point: Too easy to just blame the NCAA. Players, agents, and lawsuits that keep flipping rules also share responsibility.

Clip/sponsorship break (~09:25)

FanDuel Prop – Julian Sayin Regular-Season Passing Yards

10:00–12:25

• Line: 3,000.5 yards (regular season only).
• Last year Sayin had 3,065 in the regular season.
• Both hosts lean under is not the easy side they expected. More fourth-quarter snaps expected this year (less blowout resting, Day keeping him in longer for development). Comparison to C.J. Stroud’s high-volume years under Day.

Ohio State Captains Announced (Six Captains)

12:25–24:50

The six: Austin Saravelle, Jeremiah Smith, Brandon Inniss (two-time captain + Block O recipient), Jalen McClain, Peyton Pierce (most first-place votes), Julian Sayin, Kenyatta Jackson Jr.

Individual notes

• Peyton Pierce — Most first-place votes. Has never been a full-time starter but is viewed as a leader among leaders. Big year to prove it.
• Jalen McClain — “Our guy.” Played a lot as a freshman/sophomore, started next to Caleb Downs last year. Junior season (likely final year) and now a captain.
• Austin Saravelle — Garrison once said after his first start years ago he never wanted to see him in an Ohio State uniform again. Now fully bought in: top-5–10 LT / top-3–5 guard in the country. Loves his leadership and pregame intensity.
• Kenyatta Jackson Jr. — Fifth-year senior, first year as full-time starter last season. Behind Jack Sawyer/JTT previously. Prove-it year in final season.
• Julian Sayin — “My guy… best quarterback coming into the season.” Expected captain as the QB. Nate Roberts and others have noted big growth as a vocal leader.
• Brandon Inniss — Two-time captain + Block O (third WR in program history after Xavier Johnson & Cam Babb). Has been a punchline for some fans as a former five-star wh