Ep. 275: Massive Ohio State vs. Oregon preview; will this be Justin Fields toughest test?

Published: May 6, 2020, 11:57 a.m.

b"Strap in, Ohio State fans, because this one is going to take quite some time. The big Wednesday Buckeye Talk episode this week is just one thing -- a gigantic preview of one of the most intriguing and important non-conference games of the 2020 college football season.\\nOhio State is scheduled to visit Oregon in Week 2 and cleveland.com is diving into that game as part of the plan to preview every game on the OSU schedule, week by week. They started with Bowling Green last Wednesday, and now they're looking at the game that is planned for Sept. 12, 2020, when the Buckeyes should be playing in Autzen Stadium for the first time since 1967, when the Buckeyes visited Oregon to play what was then just the second game ever in the brand new campus stadium in Eugene. \\nOhio State is 9-0 vs. Oregon, with six wins in Columbus and the last two wins in memorable national showdowns -- in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2010, and in the National Championship Game of the first College Football Playoff on Jan. 12, 2015. \\nIn most early preseason rankings for 2020, the Buckeyes are a top-three team and the Ducks are a top-10 team. Get ready to learn why.\\nThe guest this week is James Crepea, the Oregon beat writer for OregonLive.com who just happens to be an Ohio State graduate. He joined Stephen Means and Doug Lesmerises for the entire show as they went through everything related to this game.\\n\\u2022 The Oregon starting quarterback battle\\n\\u2022 Ryan Day\\u2019s potential connections to Oregon\\n\\u2022 Whether Oregon should be the best program in the Pac-12\\n\\u2022 All-American left tackle Penei Sewell and what his presence means for the OSU pass rush\\n\\u2022 Whether Oregon\\u2019s secondary is the best in the Pac-12\\n\\u2022 If Oregon has faced a quarterback like Justin Fields\\n\\u2022 The pass rush led by Kayvon Thibodeaux\\n\\u2022 If Oregon will have an advantage with new name, likeness and image legislation from the NCAA\\nIt\\u2019s long and in-depth and it includes some shouting, which means it\\u2019s just another episode of Buckeye Talk.\\n See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"