TEXAS WEEK / Ohio State Buckeyes LIVE 386

Ohio State Buckeyes LIVE 386 — Texas Week

Voice of College Football | Mark Rogers with Steve Helwagen (Bucknuts 247) and Chip Brown (Horns 247)

Tuesday preview of No. 1 Ohio State at Texas, Saturday night in Austin.

Show open (0:00–1:25)

Football is finally back — and this weekend is a massive step up. Texas vs. Ohio State in Austin is framed as the biggest non-conference game of the year and potentially one of the biggest ever for both programs. Chip Brown joins from Horns247; Steve Helwagen from Bucknuts.

Arch Manning’s growth (1:25–3:50)

Chip: Last year’s Columbus game was Arch “working through his own head.” First pass bounced three feet in front of the receiver; the game speed felt like a tilt-a-whirl. He took more lumps at Florida, then improved down the stretch.

Against Texas State he picked up where he left off — more comfortable, vocal leader, trash-talker (per Colin Simmons). Texas went all-in via the portal (Cam Coleman, Hollywood Smothers, Relique Brown, O-linemen) because this could be the last year for Arch, Coleman, and Simmons. This is his stage.

Mirror-image programs and portal churn (3:50–6:20)

Steve: Both rosters are heavily rebuilt. Texas has ~9 new starters via the portal; Ohio State has 5–6. Successful programs now treat the portal as annual roster construction, not a last resort.

Ohio State examples: Earl Little, Christian Aliegro, Devin McCune (UTSA transfer now starting). Texas hit “home run after home run.” Chip notes four Texas players on the AP preseason All-American first team: Cam Coleman, Trevor Goosby, Rasheem Biles, Colin Simmons.

Steve’s take: This may be the most talented of the three Texas teams Ohio State has faced.