Ohio State changing transfer portal strategy; Buckeyes vs. Indiana futures: Around the Shoe
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What is Ohio State's current transfer portal strategy?
Welcome back to the Bill & Doug Show. It's Monday. That means it's around the shoot. Doug LaMaurice and Bill Landis joined by two esteemed members of the Ohio State media today. Two returning guests, Pat Murphy of 24-7 Sports. Pat, thanks for your time, brother.
Yeah, thanks for having me on again. This was fun last time. I was on with Anders, so now I get to do it with Dan Hope, also of 11 Warriors.
Also of 11 Warriors, the legend Dan Hope. Thank you for joining us and sharing your time, Dan.
Sure thing. Thanks for having me.
All right, so we will... Guess what we're going to talk about transfer portal. So the transfer portal is still open as we sit here on Monday, January 11th. Players... 12th. Monday, January 12th. I looked at the 12 on my screen and said the number 11. Monday, January 12th. And it's till Friday that the players who aren't playing in the national championship game can go in the portal. Is that right? They have until Friday to say... I'm out there, baby. So by like Friday, Ohio State fans should at least have a handle on, is anyone else leaving? Now, the guys who are in, you can keep signing those guys, so they maybe won't have a full handle on who's coming in exactly. But so far, it has been a very full and active portal season for Ohio State fans, Patrick Murphy.
Question number one here on Around the Shoe, we'll do five Ohio State topics. What word or phrase... would you use to describe this transfer portal season for Ohio State?
I think it'll depend on how we look back at this, but I think there are two that initially came to mind for me. One is game-changing in assuming Ohio State leans more heavily into the portal than we have seen them in the past. I think that could be a game-changer for how the Buckeyes just approach things, and we'll get to that more in a little bit. But I also think maybe a bit of a wake-up call in the sense that, like, We can't do the same old thing and expect it to work the way it did before, which I think could be something this whole off season is kind of reflective of in certain aspects of, hey, you know, this has worked for Ohio State for so long or for this period of time or under this coach.
But the world's changing and the sport's changing. And so I think that the Buckeyes have always done a good job of adjusting, maybe not as quickly as fans would like, but they do seem to get there. And I think this offseason and the transfer portal in particular is is a time when you're looking at it like, well, maybe we need to be ready quicker for some of these things going forward.
Yeah, there's something you brought up, Pat, that I do want to get to. But Dan, what's your word or phrase for this?
My word is incomplete because I think that there's certainly still major needs that Ohio State needs to fill. I mean, Ohio State has, you know, as of Monday morning, getting Terry Moore from Duke. Ohio State now has seven transfer additions. I think all seven of those players could play significant roles for Ohio State But there's still some big holes that Ohio State is not addressed. They still do not have a single kicker on the roster for 2026. Ohio State has pursued multiple defensive ends, but has yet to actually land a defensive end. It's going to be interesting to see what they do with the two safeties they've now added Earl Little. Terry Moore, I think it's possible, Earl Little slots into that nickel spot, but they still need cornerback depth.
Right now they have Jermaine Matthews, Devin Sanchez, and basically nobody else who's played at the collegiate level at cornerback. So I think there are some big needs. They still want another running back. They still want some depth at quarterback, possibly another defensive tackle, maybe another receiver, maybe another tight end. So there's still a lot that has to unfold here for Ohio State, and I think it's too early to grade quarterback Ohio state's transfer portal hall until we see what happens over the next couple of weeks.
Yeah. They know it's until Friday. They know it's only until Friday.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is Ohio State's current transfer portal strategy?
0:07–5:42
2
Should Ohio State focus more on high school recruits or the transfer portal?
5:42–8:25
3
How can Ohio State prevent first-year players from leaving?
8:25–15:42
4
What improvements are needed for Julian Sayin in the upcoming season?
15:42–20:18
5
What are the chances Indiana surpasses Ohio State in the Big Ten?
20:18–29:04
6
How has Ohio State's roster building philosophy changed recently?
29:04–40:23
7
What advice can Ohio State implement to retain young talent?
40:23–50:38
8
What are the implications of Ohio State's transfer portal decisions for the future?
50:38–59:57
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