The 10 Best Players of the Jim Tressel Era
The 10 Best Players of the Jim Tressel Era  
Podcast: The Buckeye Weekly Podcast
Published On: Thu May 28 2026
Description: Buckeye Weekly Podcast: Top 10 Ohio State Players of the Jim Tressel EraOn the Buckeye Weekly Podcast, Tony Gerdeman and Tom Orr mark nearly 15 years since Jim Tressel left Ohio State by time-traveling from the Ryan Day and Urban Meyer eras to rank the top 10 players of the Tressel era in no particular order. They reference fan responses from Twitter, debate key criteria and legacy context, and build their list. 00:00 Welcome and premise01:04 Rules and draft format02:06 Twitter poll guesses04:18 Pick 105:35 Pick 2 and 310:43 Pick 415:00 Pick 517:00 Pick 620:00 Pick 722:29 Pick 826:27 Pick 929:59 Pick 1034:10 Results and honorable mentions36:52 Wrap up and next show