The past week has been full of both good and bad news for Ohio State. Michigan won the national championship on Monday, forcing Buckeye fans to watch their archrival celebrate college football’s biggest prize. On a better note for the Buckeyes, Ohio State added three key pieces via the transfer portal to its offense over the past week: Former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard, former Ole Miss running back Quinshon Judkins and Alabama offensive lineman Seth McLaughlin. We begin this week’s episode by giving Michigan its just due for its success this season, then discussing why the Wolverines could take a step back next season and why their national championship victory makes beating Michigan even more important than it already was for Ohio State. If you can’t bear to hear any more about the team up north, skip ahead to the 17-minute mark, where we begin discussing the impact that we expect each of Ohio State’s latest transfer additions to make. Later in the show, we also discuss Perry Eliano’s ouster and his rumored replacement, why Mike Vrabel’s next coaching job is unlikely to be at Ohio State and the soaring stock of Tim Walton and Jack Sawyer. The full rundown for this week’s episode: 1:01: Ohio State was a couple of plays from beating the national champion for the second year in a row4:48: Even if NCAA sanctions are coming, Michigan was the best team in college football this year7:04: Michigan facing potential departures of Jim Harbaugh, many of its best players12:38: If Ohio State needed any extra motivation to beat Michigan, it should certainly have it now17:24: Adding Quinshon Judkins is the portal power move we’ve been waiting to see OSU make23:40: Seth McLaughlin likely to be Ohio State’s starting center even after his rough Rose Bowl27:19: Projecting Ohio State’s 2024 offensive line if it doesn’t add any more transfers31:26: Will Howard adds experience, ability to make plays under pressure at quarterback41:46: Linebacker, safety questions could center around positional future of Sonny Styles46:26: If Styles moves to linebacker, should Jim Knowles bring back the Jack for C.J. Hicks?49:14: Perry Eliano’s firing came as a surprise, but Matt Guerrieri is logical rumored replacement55:40: No news on Corey Dennis and Parker Fleming yet, but we still expect changes there57:32: Don’t expect Mike Vrabel to replace Ryan Day at Ohio State1:02:30: Tim Walton further establishes himself as elite recruiter with commitment of Devin Sanchez1:06:23: Jack Sawyer’s rise and other takeaways from the final Buckeye 20 of 20231:12:31: Two big games ahead for Ohio State men’s basketball vs. Wisconsin and Michigan