For the first time in program history, Ohio State will take on UConn and Ball State on the gridiron.
The Buckeyes will host Connecticut, who plays in the American Athletic Conference in 2025, with a home matchup against Ball State from the Mid-American Conference in 2026.
The game between Ohio State and UConn will take place in Ohio Stadium on Oct. 18, 2025, coming in between Big Ten road games for the Buckeyes at Wisconsin Oct. 11, and at Rutgers Oct. 25.
By adding UConn to the 2025 nonconference slate, Ohio State completed its 2025 schedule. The Scarlet and Gray have nonconference home matchups against Texas on Aug. 30 to open the season and, following an open date, against Washington on Sept. 13 for a rematch of the 2019 Rose Bowl.
Ohio State will host Ball State in Columbus on Sept. 5, 2026 for its season opener. The Big Ten-MAC battle precedes a Big Ten/Big 12 matchup between Ohio State and Texas in Austin, Texas, the next week on Sept.12. Ohio State still has one open date for 2026, and the Big Ten schedule has yet to be released.
Future Schedules
2020 Schedule
Sept. 5 – Bowling Green
Sept. 12 – at Oregon
Sept. 19 – Buffalo
Sept. 26 – Rutgers
Oct. 3 – Off
Oct. 10 – Iowa
Oct. 17 – at Michigan State
Oct. 24 – at Penn State
Oct. 31 – Nebraska
Nov. 7 – Indiana
Nov. 14 – at Maryland
Nov. 21 – at Illinois
Nov. 28 – Michigan
Dec. 5 – Big Ten Championship Game
2021 Schedule
Sept. 2 – at Minnesota
Sept. 11 – Oregon
Sept. 18 – Tulsa
Sept. 25 – Akron
Oct. 2 – at Nebraska
Oct. 9 – Purdue
Oct. 16 – Off
Oct. 23 – at Rutgers
Oct. 30 – Michigan State
Nov. 6 – at Indiana
Nov. 13 – Maryland
Nov. 20 – Penn State
Nov. 27 – at Michigan
Dec. 4 – Big Ten Championship Game
2022 Schedule
Sept. 3 – Notre Dame
Sept. 10 – Arkansas State
Sept. 17 – Toledo
Sept. 24 – at Michigan State
Oct. 1 – at Penn State
Oct. 8 – Rutgers
Oct. 15 – Iowa
Oct. 22 – Off
Oct. 29 – Indiana
Nov. 5 – at Northwestern
Nov. 12 – Wisconsin
Nov. 19 – at Maryland
Nov. 26 – Michigan
Dec. 3 – Big Ten Championship Game
2023 Schedule
Sept. 2 – at Indiana
Sept. 9 – San Jose State
Sept. 16 – Western Kentucky
Sept. 23 – at Notre Dame
Sept. 30 – Off
Oct. 7 – Maryland
Oct. 14 – at Purdue
Oct. 21 – Penn State
Oct. 28 – at Wisconsin
Nov. 4 – at Rutgers
Nov. 11 – Michigan State
Nov. 18 – Minnesota
Nov. 25 – at Michigan
Dec. 2 – Big Ten Championship Game
2024 Schedule
(Two non-conference games/dates TBD)
Sept. 14 – at Washington
Sept. 28 – Illinois
Oct. 5 – Rutgers
Oct. 12 – at Nebraska
Oct. 19 – Off
Oct. 26 – Wisconsin
Nov. 2 – at Maryland
Nov. 9 – at Penn State
Nov. 16 – Indiana
Nov. 23 – at Michigan State
Nov. 30 – Michigan
Dec. 7 – Big Ten Championship Game
2025 Schedule
Aug. 30 – Texas
Sept. 6 – Off
Sept. 13 – Washington
Sept. 20 – at Indiana
Sept. 27 – at Iowa
Oct. 4 – Maryland
Oct. 11 – at Wisconsin
Oct. 18 – Connecticut
Oct. 25 – at Rutgers
Nov. 1 – Northwestern
Nov. 8 – Off
Nov. 15 – Penn State
Nov. 22 – Michigan State
Nov. 29 – at Michigan
Dec. 6 – Big Ten Championship Game
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