Episode Details

The Ohio State Buckeyes opened up their 2026 season with a 56-3 win over overmatched Ball State, and while the game itself wasn't particularly dramatic, there were still several major takeaways about what it could mean for Ryan Day's team.

In this special postgame episode of the Buckeyes TomOrrow Morning podcast, Tony Gerdeman of BuckeyeInsiders.com joins host Tom Orr to discuss three things they learned during the game, including: 

• The Ohio State offensive line struggled at times against an unimpressive Ball State defense. How big of a concern is that?
• The running back room delivered (eventually) on the promised big plays
• The true freshman class made a surprisingly big contribution, including several players who are going to play meaningful snaps at Texas next week.

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