Zach Smith Podcasty

Ohio State Football QB CJ Stroud, Alabama Football QB Bryce Young, USC QB Caleb Williams, South Carolina QB Spencer Rattler and MORE… All chasing legendary status. Chasing former LSU and current Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow. The transformation in year two that everyone is looking for happened in 2019. Can anyone on the College Football Landscap…

Former Ohio State Coach Zach Smith gives an early training camp breakdown of Ryan Day’s offense led by hopeful Heisman Candidate CJ Stroud. How good will Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Marvin Harrison Jr., Emeka Egbuka, Kam Babb and Julian Fleming be for Brian Hartline? Will Tony Alford’s trio of Treveyon Henderson, Miyan Willams and Evan Pryor mimic the thre…

We are 29 days away from the gigantic clash between Coach Ryan Day and his Ohio State Buckeye Football Team and Coach Marcus Freeman and his Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football Team. With Practice #2 in the books Ohio State now has an initial starting defense and some coaches opinions are coming to the surface! FOLLOW FRIDAY: https://linktr.ee/menac…

Coach Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes take the field to begin their journey for the 2022 College Football National Championship today. What are we looking to see coming out of practice 1? Will CJ Stroud have a Heisman Trophy caliber season? Will Jaxon Smith-Njigba be the best wide receiver in the country? How will Jim Knowles’ Defense develop …

Zach Smith delivers his insight into the QB Battle that Coach Jim Harbaugh has on his hands with his Michigan Wolverines between JJ McCarthy and Cade McNamara. Also looking at other national QB Battles: Coach Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M Aggie Football Coach Steve Sarkisian at Texas Longhorn Football Coach Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss Rebel Football Coach …

College Football question: Who is a better coach, Former Florida Gator head coach Dan Mullen, or Penn State Football Coach James Franklin? ALSO, Brent Venables sounding off about Recruiting commitments, Ohio State recruiting staff organization under Coach Ryan Day, Alabama Football Recruiting with Nick Saban and MORE! SQUARES FOR OHIO STATE vs. NOT…

It is OFFICIALLY Reporting Week. Coach Ryan Day’s Ohio State Football Team will report on Wednesday with their first practice kicking off the 2022 season scheduled for Thursday. What Ohio State Football Rumors are we hearing? How good will this Ohio State team be, led by Heisman Trophy Front Runner QB CJ Stroud, WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Treveyon Hend…

Mailbag Friday but before we get there we want to pay our deepest condolences to the family of William White. Great man, great football player and a good friend. You will be missed. To donate to the ALS Foundation: https://www.als.org/donate VIP Subscribers: http://www.patreon.com/menace2sports – Custom RSS Feed (Straight to your phone – No iTunes …

Buckeye Coach Ryan Day has a problem on his hands, or so it seems. The defensive recruiting class has been a successive series of swings and misses… most stemming from one visit weekend. What happened that weekend? ALSO… Shannon Sharpe went on Undisputed and put Georgia Coach Kirby Smart in his place as it relates to NIL deals! We discuss… VIP Subs…

The B1G (Big 10) Media Days are in full effect and Michigan Wolverines Football Players and Coach Jim Harbaugh can’t seem to stalk talking shit about Coach Ryan Day and The Ohio State Buckeyes Football team and game from last year. Is this false confidence? Or legit swagger and confidence? VIP Subscribers: http://www.patreon.com/menace2sports – Cus…

B1G Media Days are under way and the majority of the conversation is about Coach Ryan Day and the Ohio State Football Buckeyes. We take a look at the Top 5 coaches in the B1G as the conference returns all 14 head coaches (the only conference to do so). Where do YOU rank: Jim Harbaugh, Michigan Football Wolverines Mel Tucker, Michigan State Football…

Former Tennessee Vols football coach Jeremy Pruitt had a cheating ring set up at Tennessee that, as it comes out, seems to be unbelievable. Did he create this scandal to pay recruits thousands of dollars on his own? OR… Did he learn it from Alabama Coach Nick Saban, Texas A&M Coach Jimbo Fisher and Georgia Coach Kirby Smart? The apple doesn’t fall …

Updates before Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes enter training camp… What is it going to take from Jim Knowles and this Silver Bullet defense to win a national championship? What should the expectation be for the 2022 OSU Buckeyes defense if they want to win the College Football Playoff? ALSO – It is a MAILBAG Friday!! For the FULL Landscape of…

Pat Narduzzi popped off that his Pitt Panthers would win the B1G every year, beating the likes of The Ohio State Buckeyes, Jim Harbaugh’s Michigan Wolverines, the Penn State Nittany Lions and James Franklin… amongst others. How would a Pitt team without Kenny Pickett and Jordan Addison fair against Coach Ryan Day and his OSU Football team? For the …

Georgia Coach Kirby Smart says Stetson Bennett has been “disrespected” by the pre-season lists after winning a national championship. Where does he stack up with the likes of Ohio State’s CJ Stroud, Alabama’s Bryce Young, USC’s Caleb Williams, South Carolina’s Spencer Rattler, and the rest of the 2022 College Football Quarterbacks? For the FULL Lan…

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A mere months after Kirby Smart brought home a National Championship with the Georgia Bulldogs it appears he is getting dominated in recruiting his own state. Is Kirby Smart the Jim Harbaugh of the Southeast? How could he screw up momentum this bad? Is this the new normal with the NIL and transfer portal era? For the FULL Landscape of College Footb…

In this Mailbag Friday edition of Menace2Sports we answer ALL your questions (from the comments – drop them below!) and talk in depth about the rivalry week / game between Ohio State and Michigan. Also a TON of Recruiting News and Rumors, Brian Kelly vs. Dabo Swinney, 2022 College Football Preview and Projections, and MORE! For the FULL Landscape o…

Pro Football Focus puts out a Top 10 Quarterbacks in College Football List and it is, in order? 1. Bryce Young 2. Caleb Williams 3. Spencer Rattler 4. CJ Stroud 5. Sam Hartman 6. Grayson McCall 7. Brennan Armstrong 8. Dillon Gabriel 9. Kedon Slovis 10. Tyler Van Dyke Who is missing? Is this clickbait to piss off Ryan Day and Ohio State Buckeye Fans…

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Coach Ryan Day are the Vegas odds on favorite to win the National Championship over Bryce Young and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Will Nick Saban reclaim the trophy or will CJ Stroud state his case as the best QB in the 2023 NFL Draft? Mock Drafts will be buzzing… but will he claim the CFP Title? For the FULL Landscape of Co…

Former BYU Standout and Jet’s QB Zach Wilson’s girlfriend linked up with his former College Teammate and got called a “Homie Hopper” on Instagram. She then preceded to expose the NFL QB for hooking up with his hot mom’s MILF friend?! What is going in the Real Housewives of Mormon Football?? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http:…

HUGE Get for Justin Frye, Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes as they land UNDERRATED 3 Star OT Miles Walker out of Connecticut over Texas A&M! We discuss that and other recruiting topics as well as answer your mailbag questions EVERY Friday! For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com https://podcasts.apple.c…

Robby Anderson had a reaction to the Baker Mayfield trade before it happened, a reaction he is back pedaling out of as the new QB for the Carolina Panthers will be arriving to run Matt Rhule’s offense. Will Baker be a fit and revamp his career? Or will this be the final stop as an NFL Draft #1 Overall Pick Bust? For the FULL Landscape of College Fo…

Who are the Top 5 High School Football states? Florida, Texas, California, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio… Who takes the crown and WHY? Is Ohio High School Football the pipeline to success for Coach Ryan Day and THE Ohio State Buckeyes? OR is it the reason they have to recruit nationally? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.m…

USC and UCLA jump ship from the Pac 12 and join the B1G 10 Conference and Oregon / Washington are trying to come too! The B1G won’t make a decision on Oregon and Washington until they hear back from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. What will Coach Marcus Freeman and company decide? Who will fall next to the MASSIVE Super Conferences? For the FULL Lan…

USC & UCLA to the B1G, will Oregon and Washington be next? Gene Smith made the boss move in an attempt to keep up with the SEC expansions and creating an inevitable dual power conference structure to College Football. How much longer will the NCAA exist? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com https://podca…

Buckeye WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba is projected as the #2 Overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft? Is that too high or justified? ALSO, Terry McLaurin lands a massive NFL contract extension, Texas lands another 5 Star Recruit and Alabama Football picks up a JUCO Linebacker! For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com htt…

Coming off of a HUGE win over Ryan Day and the Ohio State Buckeyes, a B1G Championship and birth into it’s first ever CFP… You would think Jim Harbaugh could have parlayed that into success in recruiting. Shockingly Michigan only has 6 commits, 5 months from Signing Day and is SECOND TO LAST in the B1G to Indiana. This has to be the dagger in the J…

Former Oklahoma Sooner and current USC Trojan QB Caleb Williams was selected as a 2nd Team Pre-Season All-American over CJ Stroud. Is the Lincoln Riley hype really that ridiculous? Bryce Young has to defend his Heisman Trophy and it’s not shocking the Alabama QB was named the 1st team QB although an argument could be made for the Ryan Day trained S…

Lawyer Michael Caspino allegedly admitted to breaking NCAA rules and guidelines around an NIL deal for QB Jaden Rashada as he commits to the Miami Hurricanes and Mario Cristobal over the Florida Gators and Billy Napier. Is this shocking? Did he break the rules? Will anyone even care??? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www…

Arch Manning has the last name (Peyton Manning, Eli Manning) but his decision to avoid camps and not participate in the Elite 11, accompanied with the horrible talent he plays against… makes you wonder… Is Arch Manning, the Texas Longhorn QB Commit, a potential bust? Or is he overrated? Will Arch Manning committing to Texas be a program changer for…

Brian Hartline lands star prep wide receivers Brandon Inniss, Carnell Tate and Noah Rogers. Massive gets for the Ohio State Buckeyes and Coach Ryan Day as he looks to load up the offensive side of the ball for 5 Star QB Dylan Raiola. What does this mean for the 2022 class and the future of Zone 6? ALSO – BREAKING NEWS: Arch Manning has committed to…

Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman has taken MORE shots at his alma mater, The Ohio State Buckeyes football team. Coach Ryan Day has yet to acknowledge the comments, or the Fighting Irish head coach. Will he wait and let the Buckeyes play on September 3rd speak for itself? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2spo…

247 Sports did a study on the programs that maximize recruits at the highest frequency. The list is: 1. Virginia Tech Football 2. Alabama Football 3. Ohio State Buckeyes 4. Washington Football 5. Clemson Football 6. LSU Football 7. Florida Football 8. Georgia Football 9. Oklahoma Football 10. Miami Football For the FULL Landscape of College Footbal…

What are the key differences in Ryan Day’s program and his predecessor Coach Urban Meyer for the Ohio State Buckeyes? Ohio State Recruiting seems to have reached new heights… but what about toughness and effort? Let’s talk about it… For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podca…

Twitter exploded last night after the University of Tennessee had a fan clip our show out of context and tag the kids mom. She tweeted about it and the Ohio State Buckeyes fan base went CRAZY… until they listened to the episode. What is wrong with this soft world and the NIL driven mess that is recruiting? For the FULL Landscape of College Football…

The crystal balls are trending away from Brian Hartline and the Ohio State Buckeyes for 5 star wide receiver Carnell Tate out of IMG. The Tennessee Volunteers look to be the favorite for the standout WR… is the SEC playing chess while the B1G is playing checkers? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com http…

Jim Harbaugh has failed to capitalize on the success his Michigan Wolverine football team had this past season as he loses not one, but TWO 5 star quarterbacks IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN! One of which is former Wolverine Head Coach Lloyd Carr’s grandson! For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com https://podcast…

Rick Ricart, a prominent business owner in Columbus, has been vocal on the lack of communication from Gene Smith, Coach Ryan Day and the Ohio State University Football / Athletic Department. While the SEC football teams like Alabama Football, Texas A&M Football, and Georgia Football are capitalizing on NIL deals and the transfer portal… The Ohio St…

Ryan Day had a meeting with boosters for the Ohio State Football program this morning and unveiled his initiative to keep up with the college football market as it pertains to NIL deals, paying college football players and managing the transfer portal! For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com https://podcast…

Who are the top 5 College Football programs since 2000? The Ohio State Buckeyes, Alabama Crimson Tide, LSU Tigers, Clemson Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, Michigan Wolverines… and who is ready to make a move in the 2022 College Football Season? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us…

Urban Meyer looks to be returning to Fox Sports and the Big Noon Kickoff. It begs the question… Will he return to a College Football Sideline in the future? If so, where would be possible destinations for the former Ohio State Buckeyes Head Coach? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com https://podcasts.app…

How dominant would Braxton Miller and Terrell Pryor have been if Ryan Day was their QB Coach, Coordinator and/or head coach? Heisman trophy? The Ohio State Football Highlights would have been INSANE. Would The Ohio State Buckeyes have one or more national championships added to the trophy case? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: h…

Coach Kirby Smart unveiled the MIND BLOWING new facility upgrades that the Georgia Bulldogs made for the football team. Clearly putting them at the front of the pack when it compares to the national landscape and shows everyone that Georgia Boosters have no problem spending money. Will Coach Ryan Day and The Ohio State Buckeyes make a similar commi…

The Southeastern conference, led by powerhouse Alabama Football and Coach Nick Saban are meeting to discuss creating their own College Football Playoff with the likes of the Crimson Tide, Georgia Bulldogs, LSU Tigers, Florida Gators and their entire conference! Will this be the beginning of the end for the NCAA? What will the Ohio State Buckeyes an…

Coach Lincoln Riley tampered with and stole the Biletnikoff winner from Pat Narduzzi and the Pitt Panthers, and yesterday was moving day! Jordan Addison’s entire family showed up decked out head to toe in USC gear… Disrespectful to the school that developed him? Or simply excited to be a Trojan? Also a really cool breakdown of “Returning Production…

Can Coach Ryan Day and his Ohio State Buckeyes coaching staff take that next step and begin the build of a dynasty? Are the NIL deals on par with the SEC? Will the Buckeyes be able to compete with the funds down south? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/menace2spor…

USC Head Coach Lincoln Riley has secured the commitment from Biletnikoff Award winning WR Jordan Addison, formerly of the Pitt Panthers. After a flirtation with the University of Texas and Steve Sarkisian – the Tampering Accusations against the Trojan Head Coach will be in full effect now! For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http:/…

Alabama Crimson Tide Head Coach Nick Saban took shots at Texas A&M Head Coach Jimbo Fisher. The Aggies head coach took shots back. Shots are being FIRED all across the SEC Football Conference and creating quite the interesting match up guaranteed to have Alabama Highlights and Texas A&M Highlights come October 8th! Nick Saban Interview: Jimbo paid …

Ohio State University Buckeye Football Coach Ryan Day gets an extension to make him one of the top 5 head coaches, salary-wise, in the country. Time to finish the job and secure a title? For the FULL Landscape of College Football, tune in: http://www.menace2sports.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/menace2sports-with-zach-smith/id1464558838 …