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The NCAA changed its eligibility rules, ending the era of 6- and 7-year college football players, but opening everyone up to 5 full years of playing, with no more redshirts. On this Around the Shoe episode of The Bill and Doug Show, two great members of the Ohio State media join Bill Landis and Doug Lesmerises to discuss this switch.
It's Blake Biscardi and Marcus Hartman checking in on:
• Overall thoughts on the rule change
• The effect on Ohio State roster building
• A player of the past we wish had 5 full years of eligibility
• The current offensive player who will benefit most from the change
• The current defensive player who will benefit Thanks to Marcus and Blake for their time and expertise.
Thanks to you for joining Around the Shoe on The Bill and Doug Show. For more Ohio State coverage, visit billanddougshow.com. And check out Bill and Doug on their Ohio State Trivia World Tour on the following dates at locations around Ohio and in Chicago. July 17: Endeavor Brewing, Columbus, OH -- 7 PM July 28: The Butcher's Tap, Chicago, IL -- 7 PM Aug. 7: TJ Chumps, Huber Heights, OH -- 7 PM Aug. 20: RJ Cinema Distillery & Taproom, Cincinnati, OH -- 7 PM Aug. 27: Panini's Bar & Grill, Brunswick, OH -- 8 PM
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"Ohio State Around the Shoe: Which Buckeyes will benefit most from the new 5-year eligibility rule?" is an episode of The Bill and Doug Show: Ohio State Football Talk. Runtime 1 hr 9 min. Published July 6, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.