Ohio State announced a shift on Tuesday to the school’s non-conference schedule for the 2024 season, with a previously scheduled matchup with Southern Mississippi on Aug. 31 now replaced with a game against in-state Akron on that same date.
According to a release from Ohio State, the schools mutually agreed to cancel the game to modify their respective schedules. The rest of Ohio State’s non-conference schedule includes home games against Wester Michigan on Sept. 7 and Marshall on Sept. 21.
This will be the 10th time that Ohio State and Akron have faced off, with the Buckeyes holding an 8-1 lead in the series. The schools first played on Dec. 5, 1891 in a 4-0 win for Ohio State, and Akron’s lone win came on Sept. 5, 1894, in a 12-6 win in Columbus. The teams most recently played on Sept. 25, 2021, in a 59-7 win for Ohio State in Columbus.
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time/Results | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31 | Akron | Columbus | W, 52-6 | CBS |
| Sept. 7 | Western Michigan | Columbus | W, 56-0 | BTN |
| Sept. 14 | Off | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Sept. 21 | Marshall | Columbus | W, 49-14 | Fox |
| Sept. 28 | at Michigan State | East Lansing, Mich. | W, 38-7 | Peacock |
| Oct. 5 | Iowa | Columbus | W, 35-7 | CBS |
| Oct. 12 | at Oregon | Eugene, Ore. | L, 32-31 | NBC |
| Oct. 19 | Off | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Oct. 26 | Nebraska | Columbus | W, 21-17 | Fox |
| Nov. 2 | at Penn State | State College, Pa. | W, 20-13 | Fox |
| Nov. 9 | Purdue | Columbus | W, 45-0 | Fox |
| Nov. 16 | at Northwestern | Chicago, Ill. | W, 31-7 | BTN |
| Nov. 23 | Indiana | Columbus | W, 38-15 | Fox |
| Nov. 30 | Michigan | Columbus | L, 13-10 | Fox |
