Kings of Columbus: Ohio State's growing rivalry with Oregon, plus Buckeyes' transfer portal success

Ohio State will play a huge game at Oregon on Oct. 12, one of the best games of the 2024 college football season.
On this Kings of Columbus, Doug Lesmerises and Bill Landis (with a special appearance by Jeremy Birmingham) start looking at that game and go bigger with what the Bucks-Ducks rivalry could turn into as Oregon joins the Big Ten.
Plus there's a look at what Ohio State has done in the transfer portal, both losing and adding players, and the show wraps up with Whatcha Watching, Eating and Thinking with talk on Bon Jovi, Disneyland, beautiful pizza, pet otters and more.
The show order:
• Did Oregon replace USC as the biggest new Big Ten threat? (01:00)
• Ryan Day vs. Dan Lanning (06:00)
• Ohio State defense vs. Oregon offense (20:00)
• Ohio State offense vs. Oregon defense (26:06)
• Could the Bucks and Ducks play three times this year? (30:00)
• Birm joins to talk Ohio State vs. Oregon recruiting (33:00)
• Ohio State overall portal moves (1:04:15)
• Whatcha (1:18:30)
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[@craigcaramelli8778]

Oregon has landed a verbal commitment from Alabama transfer safety and former 2024 4-star prospect Peyton Woodyard. The 6-foot-2 safety was on campus this weekend for an official visit with his family. Woodyard becomes Oregon's second transfer portal addition this spring and the second this weekend as the Ducks scored a commitment as well from Michigan State defensive tackle Derrick Harmon.

[@melo7969]

What an incredible episode. Great job, guys!! Love it

[@jessekeller6465]

Much love from a Duck guys! Only thing I’d argue is you don’t have enough faith in our defense this year. They’re going to be monsters

[@matthewbragg9550]

So is Ohio States

[@user-nm6py3bd6h]

So true

[@ssbc123abc]

Definitely the best episode. Birm sighting and Bill with the best watcha thinking of all time👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@Thaleck]

Lanning already said no to 'Bama. I'm wondering if he'd say no to Georgia. I have a feeling he might.

[@erikjohnson6302]

Fun listen. Subscribed. Go Ducks

[@kipbigley9815]

They also have a channel called “Kings of the North” you might like. Where they cover all northern football including Oregon

[@UncleRicoOSU]

I definitely thought USC would be the biggest thorn in our side when they joined, but somehow Lincoln Riley has managed to screw that up. Oregon is definitely the program best equipped to compete with us moving forward.

[@johnwynder827]

Excellent episode. I enjoy the contrast of ages. You both have very recognizable voices.

[@VersinKettorix]

Oregon has easily surpassed USC in the last 15 years. SC has taken quite a tumble since the Pete Carroll teams.

[@foxbodyblues6709]

Even with a Heisman level QB USC was 8-4. Nuff said

[@t.22916]

@@foxbodyblues6709played all the conference teams just like Oregon did .. I rest my case

[@brucebane5602]

Oregon added Harmon as well. The reason Oregon has to portal so many defensive players is Lanning’s guys are entering their sophomore seasons. They need to portal experience while the young guys finish cooking. Ohio State does not have that issue because their coach is not going into season three after being left little by the previous coach.

[@user-nm6py3bd6h]

Welcome to Oregon, Peyton Woodyard and Derrick Harmon. Love to have you both joining the Quack.

[@williammcbride4918]

You guys should have someone from the Oregon sphere come on for these convos.. I can tell it’s not intentional but seems kind of bias

[@williammcbride4918]

What’s Birm’s X handle for when Oregon lands Hill and McNutt

[@edwardcanard6439]

Some of the tropes about Oregon are about 10 years old, but I appreciate the conversations about Oregon. I think it could be hard to see other programs for what they are when you follow a program like tOSU. The light shining from a program like that seems to overshadow other programs. I will say that the hosts might want to look into Oregon’s recruiting classes and where they are from. The Ducks recruit nationally. Not just from Southern California.

[@KFBALL247]

@@edwardcanard6439 They got the #1 player from 6 states last year including Oklahoma and and Maryland lol. And top 100 recruits from Texas and Missouri(who they flipped from OSU). So yeah, they can get guys from anywhere. No doubt

[@KFBALL247]

Birmingham is really biased against Oregon. Every player Oregon gets is “because Oregon paid them more”. Ohio State dishes out more money than anyone. They got their entire team to come back this year. And have like half of the top 25 committed to them in next years class lol. We all know they aren’t just going there because they want to play for Ryan Day 😂

[@lisascherer527]

You guys crack me up! Thx for a great slow! ❤

[@lisascherer527]

Show!

[@danielburroughs784]

Loved Birm hanging out!!!

[@Ducks4Life91]

WE FINNA SHOCK THE COLEGE FOOTBALL WORLD OUR 1ST YEAR IN THE B1G YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK JACK 💚💛🦆DucksVsEveryBody

[@hlls9083]

@36:18 not sure what the refrence is with the cliffs, specially when talking about the oregon ducks. so many other sceneric options to say rather than something that took a football players life that was involved with the program.

[@nickmaestas8904]

What you have not considered, is that once Oregon wins a national championship, all bets are off!

[@user-nm6py3bd6h]

Totally agree. Oregon is tired of being told we can't win. That we aren't good enough. Blah, Blah, Blah.

[@trevorwesterdahl6245]

My personal take: Ohio's offense under Ryan faded back noticeably. I'm not forgetting last year, or how he ran from media. The calls to fire him were everywhere. So, let's not pretend all has been good under Ryan Day. Ryan knows his offense floundered so he brought in a PAC-12 offense and hired Chip. For me, Oregon is stable and Ohio is up in the air. Chip could right the ship and Ohio could return to dominance, but its just as likely it doesn't work out. Oregon had two weaknesses last year: pass rush and secondary. They look significantly improved. So, at the moment, I'd lean Oregon. Helps knowing Ohio has to play Oregon @ Oregon.

[@lisascherer527]

It will be a great game and I respect Oregon but…. I put my faith in Tuan Day as he had humility of a true leader to fix stuff!

[@lisascherer527]

Ryan Day is a great leader. That said, I wouldn’t bet on this game!

[@andrewlaws7156]

Oregon’s defense is going to be top 5.

[@craighofmann638]

Doug's "Dawg Mentality" around 3:37 should have been the thumbnail 😅.

[@Pierre11907]

Lanning has many qualities that Phil knight likes, plus he has the same flash and dash as Deon

[@brucebane5602]

Lanning’s buyout doesn’t reduce over time. I believe it’s in excess of $30M when you add the stock holding.

[@Pierre11907]

Washington,Oregon,Ohio and Canada…. Need to start developing the Bigfoots

[@MasonFlint-vj9ll]

Go Ducks!

[@nickmaestas8904]

Here to not just stay, but to dominate!

[@ninefingerjack]

The term "starter" on defense is a bit of a misnomer. Oregon rotates guys all game all season. Freshman last year had meaningful playing time and sacks. 36:36 dude says its hard to get to eugene when planes exist and eugene has an airport....

[@CeanStrauss]

Eugene airport doesn't offer a lot of direct flights in from most of the country. It's a small airport and usually you have to take a hopper flight from Portland (PDX) or LA (LAX).

[@ninefingerjack]

@@CeanStrauss oh man you mean like most colleges since they are in little towns? Notre Dame. Texas Tech. Auburn. All big schools in their small towns with not much to offer comparatively. Connecting flights are fairly standard for most people.

[@ODUCKSFAN1]

Oregon has its own charter plane. They will not have a problem flying.

[@livinginoregon2673]

Eugene has direct daily flights to and from PDX, SEA, SFO, LAX, PHO, DFW, and at least 3 daily flights to and from Denver.

[@jerrico001]

You guys may have inadvertently insinuated that Dan Lanning has a victory over Ryan Day in 2021; Lanning was still a D-coordinator in Athens.

[@ninefingerjack]

Not if you listened to the segment. States clear as day that planning wasn't there yet.

[@jerrico001]

@@ninefingerjack I was doing other things while listening, so I definitely could've missed that.

[@ninefingerjack]

@@jerrico001 fair enough. I came off hot. I apologize for my sassiness. They do mention right after they say they lost in 21, that was not lanning. Oh I would've called it out too, since Oregon won with Cristobal despite having him as their head coach.

[@user-nm6py3bd6h]

Ohio St. And Oregon is not a rivalry game. As long as Oregon plays Oregon state, that is the true rivalry. Another team can never take the place of Oregon vs Oregon State.

[@Charlestonduck1]

Keep sleeping on Oregon’s defense.

[@jtk4189]

Disneyland or Disney World, bah humbug. Both are SOUTH! I am 68 and all of my best memories from knee high to college age, then as a parent and grandparent are of Cedar Point! Support the North.

[@mrillmakeit]

I'm from Ohio but live in the south now. All Disney properties are extremely overrated unless you're a huge fan of Disney in general.

[@KFBALL247]

It’s really not that hard to get to Oregon lol. All you do is get on a plane… you guys are acting like Oregon is Hawaii or something. And Eugene is only a few hours from Northern California. They get players from all over the country, travel matters for some recruits, not so much with others. It’s a beautiful place to live with few distractions. A lot of kids like that. Oregon signed the #1 player in 6 different states last year. Including Oklahoma and Maryland. McClellan and Flowers were top 100 recruits from MO and Texas. Signed 5⭐️ Dallas Wilson from Florida for 2025 class. Dante Moore 5⭐️ and #1 player from Michigan in the portal. Obviously their base will be on the west coast, but they can get guys from anywhere. Been doing it for years and it’s only increasing now that they are in the B1G. Oregon has an elite staff of recruiters, just like Ohio State, they will both get guys from everywhere. And let’s not pretend like Ohio State isn’t dishing out as much or more $ than Oregon is in NIL. They got nearly their entire team to come back this year instead of going to the draft and their recruiting class for next year is beyond ridiculous. They are dishing out serious 💰. Which is what you have to do to compete at the top.

[@johnbishop7572]

the wall is painted!

[@carlosnuckols8470]

Why don’t you evaluate all four west coast teams?

[@alphapapa5383]

I think it also matters where the transfers go. Colorado is not a near peer adversary to OSU, Bama is, so the loss of Downs and Mc'Center is a huge blow to them.

[@powerhouse539]

Oregon will be tough bit on the road at PSU is always tough for OSU

[@ramspencer5492]

Can't call it a rivalry yet.... Barely any tradition so far... Mostly just smack talk... SmackTalk, a rivalry doesn't make.... That will take some time. Can't wait for the Oregon~ Ohio State game, though! 🏈😎 Watch out for Oregon's tight end... And they should Dickie and Kasper in there making some catches as well. I don't think there's really legitimate questions on the Oregon defense.... There's maybe a couple of minor questions. Oregon's culture is pretty solid. I don't know if you can get the age to Ohio State win the game is being played at Autzen. Ohio State has to figure some things out offensively.

[@Pierre11907]

Phil has created a trust for 1 billion dollars when he passes.

[@bohmanbill-mt2bf]

Ryan day clams up in big games

[@ryanlowry3733]

Is Doug serious? Since Day got to Columbus OSU has made the playoff more times than Urban did. What is Lanning’s signature win? He hasn’t beaten anyone on the level of 2020 Clemson, and even in two of Day’s losses (to Clemson in 19 and Georgia in 22), OSU was significantly better than Oregon could ever hope to be. I mean, congrats to the Ducks on beating literally OSU’s all-time worst defense-they still gave up nearly 500 yards through the air in CJ’s second start of his career. How many Oregon players have been developed into NFL rookies of the year in the last decade? I count three Buckeyes since Day arrived in 2019, and Marv could easily be #4. Oregon is a solid program but their peer in the B1G is Penn State, not OSU.

[@user-nm6py3bd6h]

It's not hard to get to Oregon. Geez. More rumors.

[@matthewbragg9550]

Oregon is 1-9 against Ohio State and Jeremy is not wearing an Oregon sweatshirt

[@NicoletteEmmerson]

New song for bucks “they not like us!

[@user-nm6py3bd6h]

Love how the Big10 looks down their noses at Oregon. This conference sucks. Pac12 was much better at excepting other teams.

[@ODUCKSFAN1]

I like that Oregon sweatshirt Jeremy Birmingham’s wearing. Thank you for supporting our program. Go DUCKS 🦆🦆🦆🦆

[@DATBOYX24]

Things I said “oh yea I forgot” to 1) Texas is in the SEC 2) we can lose and it doesn’t really matter

[@braxtonbeerbohm96]

There’s also not a lot of good defensive talent out west this cycle so Oregon is forced to recruit east. In part of all the battles in 2025

[@OHGBOY71]

How has time for a almost 1hr 40min video 🤷🏾

[@carlosnuckols8470]

New rival? B.S.

[@justinfulkerson859]

Bill give Doug a snack. Dude looks like he’s about to starve to death.

[@user-nm6py3bd6h]

Its not a B to get to Oregon. Not sure what hole you came out of you. You all need to get a grip.

[@Ducks4Life91]

Let me save this video so I can come back after we beat Ohio state

[@bradleywright202]

For a team that hasnt accomplished crap sure a lot of cocky Oregon fans on here

[@MasonFlint-vj9ll]

How would you like your hair? Back

[@nickmaestas8904]

Ducks recruit nationally. Look at the Texas players they have recruited and continue to attract! More than any team the Ducks are a nationally attraction!

[@Ducks4Life91]

Our WR room is definitely better than Ohio states come on now 💚💛🦆

[@gabelopez8386]

OSU bases their opinions on star rankings. None of their receivers besides Ebuka has done anything. Ebuka did nothing against Michigan except drop the ball and get leveled by Quinten Johnson.

[@kennethstevens686]

Haha Oregon gave M the blueprint to beat OSU in 2021. That’s not a very compelling statement. Show really, sincerely, needs some diversity. Virtually every topic ends up involving Ohio State.

[@alphapapa5383]

It's called "Kings of Columbus " and is done by OSU beat, what did you expect?

[@kennethstevens686]

@@alphapapa5383 my bad, lol, I have trouble differentiating between this show and Kings of the North since they’re both so Ohio State centric. I’ll go sit in the corner for an hour

[@alphapapa5383]

​@@kennethstevens686nbd, we've all been there

[@alphapapa5383]

@@kennethstevens686 Nbd, we've all been there.

[@ODUCKSFAN1]

Oregon didn’t gave Michigan the blue print. They didn’t cheat like your M did. Come on man! Your M scout was scouting Oregon at Autzen.

[@sc100ott]

Ohio State is 9-0 all time vs. Oregon. Not a rivalry in any way. Oregon’s peer in the East is Michigan State (4-3 all-time, with a lot of similar metrics). For this year, OK, Oregon vs. Ohio State will be a huge game, likely determining the BigTen championship. But “rival” means an extended time of playing at a competitive level against each other.

[@ABreadlessDuck]

So Oregon didn’t beat Ohio state at the Shoe a few years ago? What was I celebrating for? I must’ve been wasted.

[@sc100ott]

@@ABreadlessDuck oh, sorry, the website I checked was out of date. 9-1. But still not a rivalry (yet).

[@oregonreign75]

@@sc100ottmost of those games played between the two teams were decades ago. Oregon won the last game played a few years ago in the shoe, which is the most relevant.

[@Archangel3083]

They’re not really saying at the moment but projecting that it could be a new rivalry in the future. And the only games on the record that are really relevant is the National Championship game you beat us in and when we beat you in your house. The other ones are too long ago to matter.

[@AlmightyMauMau]

Ohio State is done. This time next year they will have a new coach. All the money they are spending is proof they have ZERO faith in Days ability to evaluate and develop talent