Ohio State Primetime LIVE 105 — Episode Notes

Jeremiah Smith's All-Time Rank & TTUN Tears!!
Presented by FanDuel | OhioStateVOCFB

Hosts: Garrison Gaddy, Riley Burnett, Denzel Jones
Focus: Iowa recap, Maryland preview, RB1 debate, freshman usage, Jeremiah Smith all-time ranking, Julian Sayin, Big Ten power rankings, Michigan fallout, Week 6 best bets

Quick hits

• Ohio State hosts Maryland, Saturday, 4:15 p.m. ET on BTN. Buckeyes are 9-0 all-time vs. the Terrapins.
• FanDuel: Ohio State -34.5, total 56.5. All three hosts expect a cover.
• Score calls: Riley 45-7, Denzel leaning ~45-10, Garrison 53-13.
• Consensus keys: feed freshman WRs, reward downfield blockers, limit penalties, force Malik Washington into obvious passing downs.
• Jeremiah Smith is already the best college receiver any of them has seen; Garrison slots him with Orlando Pace at the top of Buckeye history.
• Big Ten power rankings (Garrison): OSU, Oregon, Indiana, UCLA, USC, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa. Penn State and Michigan drop out.
• Week 6 bets: USC ML at Penn State, UNC ML (+146) at Pitt, UMass ML vs. Miami (OH), Washington -3.5 vs. Iowa.

1. Open & Iowa takeaways (00:32–03:30)

Riley on the freshman conversation (01:30–02:18)

• Fans complaining about snap share are forgetting the privilege: multiple true freshmen who could play high-volume snaps is something almost no other program has.
• Do not complain about volume before acknowledging that every other school does not even have the option.

What Riley liked Saturday (02:18–03:26)

• Defensive line was the standout. Main group played aggressive and hard; that tone rubbed off on the guys behind them. Multiple packages looked functional.
• Shout-out to Quay Russo: he had said himself he had not done anything this season; the sack was a big moment.
• Saying (Julian Sayin) looked sharp.
• Devin McEwen: 4 catches, 8 yards, and the opening TD after the forced fumble.
• Running backs: happy with the group overall. Unsure how first-down / second-down / third-and-medium / third-and-short shares settle, but content — and they covered.

Clip: 01:56–02:14 — “We’re very lucky… no one else in the country has that.”

2. Aside: 2007 game-worn Navy helmet (03:31–04:47)

• Garrison shows a 2007 game-worn Navy helmet (game 99 on that helmet), lineman No. 98, marks still visible. Gift via a Michigan high-school AD connection; Garrison notes his prior Navy service.
• Shout-out to Caleb.
• Denzel later (10:19) jokes that Garrison promised him the helmet; Garrison: “You did not serve this great country.” Bit about chasing a Buckeye helmet — or a Michigan one to use as a toilet seat.

Clip: 04:03–04:43 — helmet reveal and “game 99.”

3. Maryland preview (04:47–12:31)

Setup (04:47–06:02)

• Garrison calls it one of the more grueling Big Ten trips on the schedule, then undercuts it: 4:15 p.m. on BTN, a game fans “couldn’t wait” for in the sarcastic sense.
• Mike Locksley still has the job. Question of the week: is there anything real to take from a conference game this lopsided?

Riley on Maryland (06:03–07:27)

• Malik Washington is still young (sophomore) and should improve, but turnovers are the story — six interceptions.
• Size: about 6-5, 230. Not a pure run-first QB, but flashed as a runner last year. Ohio State’s tackling has to be clean.
• Prior scare vs. Maryland is the cautionary note; do not lean back into that.
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