Brandon Inniss
American football player
735
APPEARANCES
6
PODCASTS
Aug 30, 2026
Tom OrrHOST
right we got another bonus show for you we're gonna let you hear from as many of ohio state's team captains as we can over the next few days because there's a lot to go through seven captains this year we got to talk to all of them in the middle of the week and there is a lot a lot of good stuff some of the best stuff was with brandon innis he is not necessarily the guy who is the biggest star among the seven captains but he is probably one of the most respected among those seven captains one of the reasons that he was awarded the block o jersey that is uh and and i think was a pretty easy choice for the blocko jersey this year tony gerderman and i did a show before they announced it and we're trying to figure out okay who's he going to be and we kind of kept coming back to yeah it feels like it's probably going to be brandon innes it feels like that is the most logical decision that they could make and that is the decision that they made so all right he got the blocko jersey what does that mean and was it maybe a little difficult to give up the number one jersey that he had before?
Brandon InnissGUEST
It felt like me, so when I first thought about it, I was kind of iffy on it, if I'm being honest.
Brandon InnissGUEST
And then I thought about it more as we got closer, and then I kind of knew... who was between, so then I'm like, okay, I probably got a pretty good chance of getting it.
Brandon InnissGUEST
And then when I got it, it was like, I just kept hearing a voice in the back of my head, it was Coach Day, saying we have core values on our team, and one of them is unselfishness.
Brandon InnissGUEST
And for me to carry this, it's an honor, of course, like all the great people who have worked before, leaders, tremendous leaders, but to be unselfish, to give the number that it means so much to me, number one, and to come in this number zero, the block O, and just Have that honor is something I wanted to do, not only for me, but for Buckeye Nation and for my teammates who all wanted me to have this number and for my coaches as well.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Yeah, so I was thinking about it the day we voted, and JJ sits next to me in the team room, and I'm not going to get into how the voting works and stuff, but I was just thinking about who I'm going to vote for, and I'm like... okay, there's a pretty good chance he's going to win this.
speaker_91UNKNOWN
H- how, how big, how influential has he been, you know, in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, coming in here after that T1 North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say, going back and forth, um, we just, we knew we, we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that, but in here we're a brotherhood and we're a family, and we just, we gonna stand by him no matter what.
speaker_48UNKNOWN
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct? And, and you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Tom OrrHOST
one of the reasons that he was awarded the block o jersey that is uh and and i think was a pretty easy choice for the blocko jersey this year tony gerderman and i did a show before they announced it and we're trying to figure out okay who's he going to be and we kind of kept coming back to yeah it feels like it's probably going to be brandon innes it feels like that is the most logical decision that they could make and that is the decision that they made so all right he got the blocko jersey what does that mean and was it maybe a little difficult to give up the number one jersey that he had before?
Brandon InnissGUEST
It felt like me, so when I first thought about it, I was kind of iffy on it, if I'm being honest.
Brandon InnissGUEST
And then I thought about it more as we got closer, and then I kind of knew... who, like, who was between.
Brandon InnissGUEST
And then when I got it, it was like I just kept, like, hearing a voice in the back of my head.
Brandon InnissGUEST
It was Coach Day saying we have core values on our team, and one of them is unselfishness.
Brandon InnissGUEST
You know, we never had this before, so, um, got here and the first thing you do is embrace the guys you bring in the room, no matter what, who they are, what background they come from, because at the end of the day we all a family and, uh, we're all a brotherhood.
Brandon InnissGUEST
And we came, they, uh, KP and Devin came in from transfer portal, and then all the freshmen came in and we just wrapped our arms around them.
Brandon InnissGUEST
The older guys wrapped our arms around them, opened them, um, with open arms, you know.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
Brandon InnissGUEST
I feel like I'm a very talented guy and I can compete here and I can compete anywhere in the country.
Brandon InnissGUEST
And I just feel like I just wanted to be valued somewhere and just really seen what I was doing and not really take it for granted.
Brandon InnissGUEST
And I mean, like I said, when I had them talk to Coach Dan, Coach Hart, it was nothing taken for granted.
speaker_23UNKNOWN
Is that an eye-opener versus when you're hearing it versus actually experiencing what's actually necessary to be able to move up a pecking order?
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Steve Sarkishian) August 69 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_7ADVERTISER
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Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, coming in here after that Team One North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say, going back and forth, um, we just, we knew we, we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that, but in here we're a brotherhood and we're a family, and we just, we gonna stand by him no matter what.
Kurt BowlesCORRESPONDENT
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct? And, and you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Steve Sarkishian) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_43UNKNOWN
How big, how influential has he been, you know, in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Coming here after that T1 North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say going back and forth, we just – we knew we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that.
speaker_16UNKNOWN
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct? And you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Jim Harbaugh) August 6 Elite
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_4UNKNOWN
Like, do you see that in the corner room?
Brandon InnissGUEST
I feel like if, if there were anybody to be from South Florida in the corner room, it would be Da- uh, I'd just be Davidson again, no sin.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Like, we know what, what comes behind playing receiver and DB is sprinkle ball.
speaker_101UNKNOWN
Cincinnati is the Miami of Ohio.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Jim Harbaugh) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, I played with Jeremiah when I was 10 and 11, and then we played against each other a couple years in high school.
speaker_7PANELIST
and now you guys it seems like all three of you guys
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Donovan Jackson) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 22m
speaker_148UNKNOWN
... did you just not see maybe the smoothest path to get onto the field for a starting job as a portal, and then did those conversations then change your mind about that?
Brandon InnissGUEST
I'm a very talented guy, and I can compete here, uh, and I can compete anywhere in the country.
Brandon InnissGUEST
So I just feel like, uh, I just wanted to be valued somewhere and, uh, just really seen, uh, what I was doing and not really taken for granted.
Brandon InnissGUEST
And I mean, uh, like I said, when I had them talks with Coach D and Coach Hart, uh, it was nothing taken for granted.
Brandon InnissGUEST
It's just the path God had me on, and I just really had to get clarity and see that.
speaker_148UNKNOWN
Is that an eye-opener versus, like, when you're hearing it versus actually experiencing what's actually necessary to be able to move up a pecking order in that room?
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Jason Moore) August 6 Elite
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_64UNKNOWN
What, what, what's the biggest difference for you between outside and inside?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, the pace, uh, the route concepts you can kinda get, the pace you can play with in the slots, more finesse game in the slot.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Uh, just, you know, conceptually and also just how your play style, you know.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Uh, but I mean, just doing both is just making me a better guy for the NFL, and that's what Coach Hardland preaches all the time, uh, producing NFL talent and pro- producing NFL guys, so I'm, I'm feeling very comfortable.
speaker_64UNKNOWN
Do you have to have a different mindset as a, as a slot receiver because of what's going on in the middle of the field?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Malik Hartford) August 6 Elite
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_142UNKNOWN
Dan, go ahead.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Brandon, I mean, I'm sure you came in here to Ohio State thinking you'd probably be starting here in your second year, but it seems like you've really embraced the growth process.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Just what's kind of that process been like for you of kind of embracing your role this season and continuing to develop?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Yeah, um, in life, things doesn't go the way you exactly plan it to, and that just didn't happen.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, you know, things happened to Emeka last year that, uh, allowed him to come back, and that allowed me to learn more, and that's just how I see it.
speaker_147UNKNOWN
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct and, and you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Malik Hartford) August 6 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_63UNKNOWN
H-how, how big, how influential has he been, you know, in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, coming here after that T1 North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say, going back and forth, um, we just, we knew we, we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that, but in here we're a brotherhood and we're a family, and we just, we gonna stand by him no matter what.
speaker_143UNKNOWN
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct and, and you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Malik Hartford) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_46UNKNOWN
How big, how influential has he been in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Coming here after that team on North lost, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say going back and forth, we just, we knew we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that.
speaker_51UNKNOWN
And what if you can speak to and they had a trouble obviously in the Peach Bowl, you know, blew a 16 point leak and you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct and you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Malik Hartford) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_50UNKNOWN
How big, how influential has he been, you know, in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Coming here after that Team 1 North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say going back and forth, we just, we knew we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that.
Tim WaltonGUEST
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct? And you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Parris Campbell) August
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_62UNKNOWN
Did you figure eventually it would find you in significant, at significant times?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Like if they give us one thing and the ball goes away from me or goes, comes to me and stuff like that.
speaker_85UNKNOWN
How similar is their approach this year, the cornerbacks to what you maybe saw last year?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences(Davison Igbinosun) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 0m
speaker_153UNKNOWN
Did those conversations kind of change your mind about that?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, I feel like I, I'm a very talented guy and I can compete here, uh, and I can compete anywhere in the country.
Brandon InnissGUEST
So I just feel like, uh, I just wanted to be valued somewhere and, uh, just really seen, uh, what I was doing and not really taken for granted.
Brandon InnissGUEST
And I mean, uh, like I said, when I had them talks with Coach Dan and Coach Hart, uh, it was nothing taken for granted.
speaker_153UNKNOWN
Is that an eye-opener versus, like, when you're hearing it versus actually experiencing what's actually necessary to be able to move up the pecking order, like move up the depth chart?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Chase Young) August 6 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 24m
speaker_28CORRESPONDENT
How big, how influential has he been, you know, in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Coming here after that team on North lost, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say going back and forth, we just, we knew we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that.
speaker_27CORRESPONDENT
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct? And you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Chase Young) August
Aug 6 · 5h 25m
Stefan MeansCORRESPONDENT
H- how, how big, how influential has he been, you know, in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, coming in here after that T1 North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
But we came in here, we had a leadership meeting and he was in here, I mean...
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say, going back and forth, um, we just, we knew we, we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that, but in here we're a brotherhood and we're a family, and we just, we gonna stand by him no matter what.
speaker_35UNKNOWN
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct and, and you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Chase Young) August
Aug 6 · 5h 25m
Stefan KreischCORRESPONDENT
H- how, how big, how influential has he been, you know, in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, coming in here after that T1 North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking of course, but we came in here, we had a leadership meeting and he was in here, I mean...
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say, going back and forth, um, we just, we knew we, we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that, but in here we're a brotherhood and we're a family and we just, we gonna stand by him no matter what.
speaker_35CORRESPONDENT
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct and, and you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Yeah, um, I think that start, started in, um, the off-season training at fall camp.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (CJ Donaldson) August 6 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 25m
speaker_26UNKNOWN
H- how, how big, how influential has he been, you know, in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, coming here after that Temple-North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say, going back and forth, um, we just, we knew we, we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that, but in here we're a brotherhood and we're a family, and we just, we gonna stand by him no matter what.
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Steve HelwagenCORRESPONDENT
Just what are the things you need to do in your game to take it from where it is now to be an every-down guy?
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Ryan Day) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 23m
speaker_22UNKNOWN
How big, how influential has he been in the turnaround you guys have had these last few weeks?
Brandon InnissGUEST
Coming here after that T1 North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say going back and forth, we just, we knew we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that.
speaker_39UNKNOWN
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct? And you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Philip Daniels) Elite Edition August 6
Aug 6 · 5h 26m
speaker_44UNKNOWN
Toyota, let's go places.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, coming in here after that T1 North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking of course.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say, going back and forth, um, we just, we knew we, we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that, but in here we're a brotherhood and we're a family, and we just, we gonna stand by him no matter what.
speaker_127UNKNOWN
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct and, and you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conferences (Garrtt Wilson) August 6 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 25m
speaker_4ADVERTISER
Visit spinquest.com for more details.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, coming in here after that T1 North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course, but we came in here.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say, going back and forth, um, we just, we knew we, we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that, but in here, we're a brotherhood and we're a family, and we just, we gonna stand by him no matter what.
BluffADVERTISER
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct, and, and you guys obviously seem to have that now.
Unknown podcast
Press Conference (Garrtt Wilson) August 6 Massive
Aug 6 · 5h 25m
speaker_60UNKNOWN
Toyota, let's go places.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, coming in here after that Temple North loss, you know, it was heartbreaking, of course, but we came in here.
Brandon InnissGUEST
Um, hearing the stuff he had to say and we had to say, going back and forth, um, we just, we knew we, we would have his back no matter what.
Brandon InnissGUEST
I mean, there's a lot of stuff said about him and his family and stuff like that, but in here, we're a brotherhood and we're a family, and we just, we gonna stand by him no matter what.
speaker_149UNKNOWN
Can you talk about finishing and having a killer instinct and, and you guys obviously seem to have that now.
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