Black Stripe Removals, Number Changes, and More

We’re back with our March offseason episode, and we’re talking about black stripes, jersey numbers, and coaching consultants. Yeah, it’s spring ball fever! Catch it!

Ohio State had its annual Pro Day, and although we don’t pay tons of attention to it, you couldn’t miss the video of Arvell Reese doing Arvell Reese things. Carnell Tate doesn’t have to run a 40 for people to know he’s a good wide receiver worthy of a high draft selection spot. We touch on those and other things from Pro Day.

There’s an unbelievable rate of players in spring ball this year as almost the entire class is already on campus. Some of those players are already making their mark, as two guys out of the transfer portal had their black stripes removed after Saturday’s practice. We discuss who, and why it’s a good sign for the roster heading into 2026.

One of the annual things that takes some getting used to is figuring out who is who when departing players open up their jersey numbers for the generations of players behind them. We discuss the interesting case of Kenyatta Jackson, who has a new number, may be eyeing another number instead, and how that could have a ripple effect through the rest of the roster. Smart money is on wearing a number left behind by a star player if you want playing time. Hey, Ryan Day has a lot on his mind. Maybe he’ll send you onto the field thinking you’re Caleb Downs. Stranger things have happened.

Somehow, we ended up on a tangent about Lou Holtz. I don’t know how these things happen.

Day added a couple more coaching consultants since our last show, and to no one’s surprise, they have NFL experience. What does it mean for the Buckeyes? We discuss how nothing bad can happen. It can only good happen.

NOTE: We are in our offseason schedule, which normally means we are back at least monthly, with the understanding that we may convene if we line up a guest, get some unexpectely big news, or just get a whole lot of noteworthy things to talk about. However, in this episode, we announced our intention to call it quits after our April show, which will feature news from the OSU Spring Game and the NFL Draft. It’s been our pleasure to bring you this show over the years and we’ve enjoyed discussing Ohio State football with each other and with you. But for reasons we go into during this show, it is time. We hope you’ll join us for next month’s finale.

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0:20 - We open with an announcement about the show and also there was an OSU Pro Day.

26:09 - Number changes can test your brain early in a college football season. Ohio State had some changes.

41:47 - Ohio State looks for some advantages by adding a few new coaching consultants.