Good morning, 11Wers!
Hope you're having a great summer and are enjoying the World Cup as we inch one week closer to football season, where Ohio State fans will inevitably complain about Ohio State's game times and Big Noon Kickoffs sooner or later.
Buckeye Nation has had plenty of frustration with Ohio State's kickoff times recently since the Big Ten's new TV deal with FOX. And this week, UTEP allowed its fans to vote on the kickoff time for the Miners' game against San Jose State. While only 2,300 (!) fans voted, the UTEP-SJSU game will kickoff at 7 p.m. local time.
Kickoff for UTEP's game w/San Jose State on Oct. 17 will be 7 p.m. MT after the school allowed their fans to vote on the start time. More than 2,300 fans voted online w/7 p.m. receiving 53% of votes, followed by 1 p.m. (24%)
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) July 2, 2026
With that, it made me think, what if Buckeye Nation could vote on kickoff times? Just imagine how many votes there would be.
So, that gave me This Week's Question: If you could pick the kickoff time for every Ohio State game this season, what would each one be?
- vs. Ball State
- at Texas
- vs. Kent State
- vs. Illinois
- at Iowa
- vs. Maryland
- at Indiana
- at USC
- vs. Oregon
- vs. Northwestern
- at Nebraska
- vs. Michigan
Every away game a nooner? Every home game at night? Have fun with it – be as realistic or as fake as you want. Only thing I suggest: Keep time zones in mind, as a 12 p.m. ET kickoff time at USC isn't realistic.
