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Sam and Brad spoke with former McKinley Bulldog and Ohio State point guard Ron Stokes Tuesday to talk about Thad Matta's decision to step down from Ohio State University.

Stokes serves as a color analyst on the Ohio State-IMG Sports Network.  He discussed how Thad ran his program at OSU in the right way and the next steps as far as how the university will find it's next head basketball coach.

The full interview can be heard here.

Adam Jardy OSU Buckeyes basketball beat writer spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about the recent struggles of the basketball Buckeyes in 2016-17.

His article in the Columbus Dispatch breaks down their season and Thad Matta's view on things.

For the full article, click here.

Tim May, Ohio State Football beat writer, joined the Sam and Brad Show to discuss various OSU football players declaring for the upcoming NFL Draft.

Tim Shoemaker of 11 Warriors spoke with Brad Russell about the Buckeyes' season and their loss to Clemson in the Fiesta Bowl.

The schedule makers moved some things around and the OSU Buckeyes football team will open up the season and Big 10 play against Indiana on Thursday August 31.

Ben Axelrod from Landof10.com joined Sam Wednesday to talk about what this means for the Big 10, and if he thinks it's a bad move for the Big 10 Conference.

For the full interview, click here.

After their win over UConn last Saturday in Columbus, the Ohio State men's basketball team will be prepared for a stiff challenge against UCLA this coming Saturday out in California.

Buckeyes radio network color analyst and former OSU and Canton McKinley guard Ron Stokes joined Sam Tuesday to talk about the Buckeyes solid start at 8-2.

For the full interview, click here. 

Former OSU and NFL running back Beanie Wells spoke with Brad Russell Monday about the Ohio State/Clemson Fiesta Bowl New Year's Eve and about college football bowl season and the universal question: Is 41 bowl games too many?

Former Buckeye offensive lineman and Washington Redskin Jim Lachey joined Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell to talk "The Game" between OSU and Michigan.

Former Perry Panther and Ohio State Buckeye Kirk Barton talked about the upcoming game between Ohio State and Michigan and what it was like for him to be a part of that rivalry.

Former OSU LB Bobby Carpenter spoke to Brad Russell about "The Game" between Ohio State and Michigan this Saturday at noon.

The Michigan State Spartans will look to play spoiler in East Lansing against the Ohio State Buckeyes this Saturday for a noon kickoff at Spartan Stadium.

Sports talk host Dave "Mad Dog" DeMarco from The Game 730 AM WVFN in Lansing joined Sam Bourquin to talk about the matchup and that the Spartans will come out fighting despite struggling in 2016.

Sports columnist Rob Oller from the Columbus Dispatch spoke with Sammy B Monday to talk about the Buckeyes' 62-3 thrashing of Maryland this past weekend.

The #2 ranked Bucks will take on Michigan State and Michigan to round out the regular season.

Former Buckeye signal-caller and current college football analyst for the Big 10 Network Stanley Jackson spoke with Sam Bourquin about the Buckeyes and their matchup with Maryland.

Rob Oller from the Columbus Dispatch spoke with Sammy B Monday to talk about the Buckeyes football team and their narrow win over Northwestern last Saturday.

For the full interview, click here. The Buckeyes play Nebraska Saturday at 8 p.m. on 1590 WAKR.

Ohio State Buckeyes beat writer Tim May from the Columbus Dispatch talked about the team's loss on the gridiron to the Penn State Nittany Lions this past Saturday on the Sam Bourquin Show.

Tim May from the Columbus Dispatch spoke with WAKR's Sam Bourquin to talk about their overtime win against Wisconsin and looked ahead to their game this coming Saturday against Penn State.

For the full interview with Tim and Sam, click here.

After a workman-like win over the Indiana Hoosiers last Saturday, the Ohio State Buckeyes will be ready for a prime-time shootout with those Badgers from Wisconsin.

Buckeyes beat writer Tim May from the Columbus Dispatch spoke with Sam Bourquin Monday.

 For the full interview with Tim and Sam, click here.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are rolling this college football season and it doesn't look like there's anyone that's going to stop them.

Tim May from the Columbus Dispatch joined the Sam Bourquin Show to talk about the 58-0 drubbing of Rutgers and to discuss next weekend's matchup with the Indiana Hoosiers.

For the full interview with Tim, click here.

The Ohio State Buckeyes are rested coming off the bye week and will be taking on the Scarlet Knights of Rutgers on Saturday.

Tim Shoemaker from 11 Warriors.com joined Brad Russell to talk about the Bucks, their health, and their on-field leaders heading into the game.

As Ohio State gets ready to travel to Norman to take on the Sooners, the Buckeyes will be ready to play a fast, physical game on Saturday.

Myron Patton, the Sports Director of KOKH in Oklahoma spoke with Sam Bourquin about the matchup between the two teams, what's at stake, and how the bluebloods of college football, like Oklahoma and OSU, should match up early in the season.

For the full interview with Myron Patton, click here.

Antonio Castro from Phil Steele.com broke down the Top 25 in College Football including a discussion of the #3 team in the land, the Ohio State Buckeyes.

After a 77-10 beat down of Bowling Green last week in Ohio Stadium, they will be facing a Tulsa Golden Hurricane team who will be fast-paced and diverse on offense, making sure they strike quickly and often.

Tim Shoemaker from 11 Warriors joined Brad Russell Friday to talk about the matchup and the offensive playmakers surrounding  QB J.T. Barrett.

Kickoff is set for 3:30pm on 1590 WAKR.

Tim Shoemaker from 11 Warriors joined Brad Russell to talk Ohio State football and their season opener with the Bowling Green Falcons.

The game between the Buckeyes and the Falcons can be heard Saturday September 3 on 1590 WAKR.

Another fall is approaching, and the Ohio State Buckeyes under the direction of head coach Urban Meyer are ready to to make another run in the Big 10 and another National Championship.

Ben Axelrod from the Bleacher Report joined Sam Bourquin to talk about the Buckeyes and how they stack up this season.

He says heading into Week 3 in Norman to take on Oklahoma and what it would mean for OSU.

"I think it would be a confidence boost moving forward," Axelrod said. "Since it's such a young team it would do a lot for a team to beat one of the teams that was in the College Football Playoff last year on the road in a hostile environment."

The Buckeyes will have a young team, but junior quarterback J.T. Barrett will be back under center for OSU this year, and a win over Oklahoma would not only be beneficial to him, but to the psyche of the whole team as the season goes on. 

Former GlenOak Golden Eagle Bri'onte Dunn has been dismissed from the Ohio State football team due to a violation of team rules.

Tim Shoemaker from 11 Warriors spoke with Brad Russell to talk about Dunn's dismissal and what the running back depth will look like for Urban Meyer's team.

Shoemaker said that his career never really materialized with the Buckeyes, during his four years with the program, but this year was supposed to be the year, but that will not transpire.

"It was a violation of team rules, that's all the school is saying right now," Shoemaker said. 

Dunn will be eligble to play immediately due to already having graduated.

With Ohio State, the cliche comes back that the Buckeyes don't  rebuild, they just reload, and there is top-level talent at virtually every position including quarterback.

Ben Axelrod, Big 10 Lead Writer for Bleacher Report joined the Sam Bourquin Show to talk about the latest on the quarterbacks, including new recruit Tate Martell, Joe Burrow, and Dwayne Haskins, along with incumbent J.T. Barrett.

Axelrod says there's a lot of talent there at that position.

"Urban just stockpiles signal callers and that usually leaves you with a pretty loaded depth chart," he said.

Ben also took a look at Archbishop Hoban running back Todd Sibley decommitting from OSU and flipping to Pittsburgh to play his college ball after his senior season in 2017.

For the full interview with Ben Axelrod, check out this link.

Ohio State Head Baseball Coach Greg Beals joined Sam on the Sam Bourquin Show and discussed the Buckeyes 2016 Big Ten Tournament Championship. Beals discussed how the Buckeyes had to win four games in 48 hours to win the championship. Coach Beals talked about the trials and tribulations that the Buckeyes had to battle to win the championship starting with overcoming a walk off loss to Iowa. "We got walked off in the ninth inning with a three run lead against Iowa in the second round, took a punch in the gut with that loss." Beals said. Beals credited the competitive toughness, mental toughness, and ability to stay locked in on why his team over came the loss to Iowa.

One of the newest members of the sports team at FOX Sports made an appearance  on a "Feel Good Friday" to talk about his new venture in broadcasting and discuss the NFL game today and how it differed from when he played.

Former Massillon Tiger, OSU Buckeye, and NFL linebacker and current FOX NFL and college football analyst Chris Spielman joined the Sam Bourquin Show to discuss moving on from ESPN and his time working in the booth with Sean McDonough.

"Anytime you get a chance to challenge yourself or do something new, it is exciting," Spielman said. "For me this year in 2016, I'm going to do all NFL games, and I've done some NFL preseason stuff in the past."

Chris and Sean teamed up for ESPN's college football broadcast and he says one of the cool things about working with Sean was their on-air chemistry and ability to let the broadcast "breathe." He says that their chemistry helped propel them to new heights, with Chris at FOX and Sean as the voice of Monday Night Football.

"I was a small part of him achieving a life-long goal and that felt good."

Chris also talked about the NFL game, and as a former linebacker with the Lions, Bills, and Browns, and he said that as a defensive player, they have to be able to adjust to the rules being geared towards the offensive side of the ball.

Two Ohio teams will square off in the first round of the NIT Tournament Tuesday, and there might be an upset brewing down in Columbus.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and the Akron Zips will square off on the hardwood tomorrow, and the excitement level might not be at a fever pitch for Buckeye fans, but it is expected to be a solid matchup.

Blake Williams from the Buckeye Sports Bulletin joined the Sam Bourquin Show to talk about the matchup and his overall thoughts on the season.

"I don't think Ohio State fans are all that excited to be playing in the NIT Tournament for the first time in eight years," Williams said. "The NIT committee did do the team (OSU) a favor by giving them an in-state opponent which hopefully would draw a better crowd."

Akron comes into this game at 26-8 after losing to Buffalo in the MAC Championship game, and Ohio State is coming off a 20-13 season for Thad Matta's group, who some say underachieved this season.

 "The expectation in Columbus is to make the NCAA Tournament, which they didn't do, so it's fair to say the season was a disappointment," Williams said.

Blake also touched on the Ohio State women's basketball team, who is looking to find out their seeding for the women's tournament. He says that despite some key injuries, the Lady Buckeyes should be in good shape for the tournament slate with their athleticism and big-game mentality.

With National Signing Day just a short time away, Urban Meyer is pulling in another impressive haul down in Columbus.

Tim Shoemaker from 11 Warriors joined Brad Russell in the Average Sports Show to talk about the 25-man class who will be gracing the field down in the Horseshoe for the future.

"Signing Day is the day people can make things officially official, but some kids have already signed their national letters of intent," Shoemaker said.

"The only player Ohio State might be waiting on tomorrow will be Malik Harrison, who is from the Columbus area, but he's pretty much a done deal as far as going to OSU," he said.

You can catch all of the Ohio State National Signing Day coverage on 1590 WAKR.

The Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team is coming off a win Illinois in Champaign 68-63 in overtime. With that win, OSU moves to 14-8 overall and 6-3 in the Big Ten.

Former Canton McKinley Bulldog and Ohio State guard  and current Buckeye radio analyst Ron Stokes joined the Sam Bourquin Show on a "Feel Good Friday" to talk about the win and what it means for Thad Matta's squad.

 Stokes said the Buckeyes got a big win on the road, which hasn't come easy for them.

"They need to continue to make a strong case for the NCAA Tournament with their resume," Ronnie said. "They have some work to do, but you picked up a great win against Kentucky, and hopefully they can have a strong showing this weekend against Maryland."

The Buckeyes will take on Maryland Sunday afternoon. Tip-off is at 1 p.m. on 1590 WAKR.

It's New Year's Eve and that means it's the start of the College Football playoff and other big bowl games. The Ohio State Buckeyes will take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the Fiesta Bowl Saturday. Bleacher Report's Adam Kramer talked to Sam about who will win the game against the Buckeyes and the Fighting Irish. Kramer talked about his concern with J.T Barrett and Cardale Jones as they continue to be swapped as the starting quarterback for the team. He says if the Barrett and Elliot combination can get going the Buckeyes should be able to win this matchup.

UPDATE 9:58 AM 10/31/15: Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett will sit out next week's game after having been arrested for OVI.

Barrett was arrested for OVI early Saturday morning near campus. That's now been confirmed by Ohio State, which says head coach Urban Meyer has suspended Barrett for next week's game against Minnesota. The Buckeyes are off this week.

Barrett was reportedly arrested attempting to get around an OVI checkpoint, according to Columbus Police Department sources talking to the "ElevenWarriors" site. Barrett was said to be cooperative, and registered slightly over the legal blood alcohol limit.

He reportedly got a ride home from fellow OSU quarterback Cardale Jones.

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(Earlier coverage) There could be trouble in Buckeye-land.Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett will sit out next week's game after having been arrested for OVI.

Barrett was arrested for OVI early Saturday morning near campus. That's now been confirmed by Ohio State, which says head coach Urban Meyer has suspended Barrett for next week's game against Minnesota. The Buckeyes are off this week.

Barrett was reportedly arrested attempting to get around an OVI checkpoint, according to Columubs Police Department sources talking to the "ElevenWarriors" site. Barrett was said to be cooperative, and registered slightly over the legal blood alcohol limit.

He reportedly got a ride home from fellow OSU quarterback Cardale Jones.

ESPN says it's confirmed a report by the Ohio State fan site "ElevenWarriors", which reports that Buckeyes quarterback J.T. Barrett was arrested for OVI early Saturday morning near campus.

The site says Barrett was arrested attempting to get around an OVI checkpoint, according to Columubs Police Department sources. It says he was cooperative, and registered slightly over the legal blood alcohol limit.

He reportedly got a ride home from fellow OSU quarterback Cardale Jones.

OSU hasn't yet commented on the story.

The Buckeyes are off this week - they are back at the Horseshoe next Saturday hosting Minnesota.