Ohio State announced on Wednesday the theme for every home game for the upcoming football season, which features six games at Ohio Stadium.
On Sept. 9 against Youngstown State – which will kick off Ohio State’s home slate at noon – the Buckeyes will be holding Alumni Band and Faculty & Staff Appreciation. The following week against Western Kentucky, set for a 4 p.m. kickoff, will be Scarlet & Gray and Buckeyes Care.
After a couple of weeks away from Ohio Stadium, the Buckeyes will return on Oct. 7 against Maryland for Homecoming and Hall of Fame. That week’s game will kickoff at either noon, 3:30 p.m. or 4 p.m.
Ohio State’s biggest themed game, though, will be on Oct. 21 against Penn State, with the Buckeyes looking to Scarlet the ‘Shoe, encouraging fans to wear scarlet-colored gear to the game. That game not have a kickoff time set.
The Buckeyes’ final two home games will be against Michigan State on Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m., with Military Appreciation as the theme for that contest, and Minnesota on Nov. 18, which will be Senior Day.