For the second time in three weeks, ESPN's College GameDay is headed to an Ohio State game.
GameDay for Ohio State
OVERALL RECORD: 28–13
HOME RECORD: 12–5
ROAD RECORD: 12–4
POSTSEASON RECORD: 4–4
AS HIGHER RANKED: 23–9
AS LOWER RANKED: 5–4
ESPN announced their flagship college football pregame show will air in State College, Pennsylvania, before the Buckeyes take on the Penn State Nittany Lions in a top-10 primetime matchup next Saturday. That game, pitting two unbeaten Big Ten teams, will air on ABC, with kickoff scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
GameDay was on site in Fort Worth, Texas, before Ohio State beat the TCU Horned Frogs, 40-28, last week.
YOU READY, HAPPY VALLEY?
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) September 23, 2018
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The GameDay appearance will be a record-tying 42nd for the Buckeyes where they are matched by the Alabama Crimson Tide for the most of any program in the show's history. Ohio State leads Alabama in on-campus appearances with 17 College GameDay visits to Columbus to just 16 to Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
| Date | Game | Location | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPT. 28, 1996 | #4 OHIO STATE at #5 NOTRE DAME | SOUTH BEND, INDIANA | OHIO STATE, 29–16 |
| OCT. 5, 1996 | #4 PENN STATE at #3 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 38–7 |
| OCT. 26, 1996 | #2 OHIO STATE at #20 IOWA | IOWA CITY, IOWA | OHIO STATE 38–26 |
| OCT. 4, 1997 | #8 IOWA at #7 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 23–7 |
| OCT. 3, 1998 | #7 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 28–9 |
| SEPT. 14, 2002 | #10 WASHINGTON STATE at #6 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 25–7 |
| NOV. 23, 2002 | #12 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 14–9 |
| JAN. 3, 2003 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 OHIO STATE vs. #1 MIAMI | TEMPE, ARIZONA | OHIO STATE, 31–24 (2OT) |
| AUG. 30, 2003 | #17 WASHINGTON at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 28–9 |
| NOV. 15, 2003 | #11 PURDUE at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 16–13 (OT) |
| NOV. 22, 2003 | #4 OHIO STATE at #5 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN | MICHIGAN, 35–21 |
| SEPT. 10, 2005 | #2 TEXAS at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | TEXAS, 25–22 |
| OCT. 8, 2005 | #6 OHIO STATE at #16 PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA | PENN STATE, 17–10 |
| SEPT. 9, 2006 | #1 OHIO STATE at #2 TEXAS | AUSTIN, TEXAS | OHIO STATE, 24–7 |
| SEPT. 23, 2006 | #24 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 28–6 |
| SEPT. 30, 2006 | #1 OHIO STATE at #13 IOWA | IOWA CITY, IOWA | OHIO STATE, 38–17 |
| NOV. 18, 2006 | #2 MICHIGAN at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 42–39 |
| JAN. 8, 2007 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 FLORIDA vs. #1 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, ARIZONA | FLORIDA, 41–14 |
| OCT. 27, 2007 | #1 OHIO STATE at #25 PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PENNSYLVANIA | OHIO STATE, 37–17 |
| NOV. 17, 2007 | #7 OHIO STATE at #23 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN | OHIO STATE, 14–3 |
| JAN. 7, 2008 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 LSU at #1 OHIO STATE | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA | LSU, 38–24 |
| SEPT. 13, 2008 | #5 OHIO STATE at #1 USC | LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA | USC, 35–3 |
| OCT. 25, 2008 | #3 PENN STATE at #10 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | PENN STATE, 13–6 |
| SEPT. 12, 2009 | #3 USC at #8 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | USC, 18–15 |
| JAN. 1, 2010 | ROSE BOWL: #8 OHIO STATE vs. #7 OREGON | PASADENA, CALIFORNIA | OHIO STATE, 26–17 |
| OCT. 16, 2010 | #1 OHIO STATE at #18 WISCONSIN | MADISON, WISCONSIN | WISCONSIN, 31–18 |
| NOV. 13, 2010 | PENN STATE at #7 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 38–24 |
| JAN. 4, 2011 | SUGAR BOWL: #8 ARKANSAS vs. #6 OHIO STATE | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA | OHIO STATE, 31–26 |
| SEPT. 29, 2012 | #14 OHIO STATE at #20 MICHIGAN STATE | EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN | OHIO STATE, 17–16 |
| OCT. 5, 2013 | #4 OHIO STATE at #16 NORTHWESTERN | EVANSTON, ILLINOIS | OHIO STATE, 40–30 |
| DEC. 7, 2013 | B1G CHAMPIONSHIP: #10 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #2 OHIO STATE | INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA | MICHIGAN STATE, 34–24 |
| NOV. 8, 2014 | #13 OHIO STATE at #7 MICHIGAN STATE | EAST LANSING, MICHIGAN | OHIO STATE, 49–37 |
| JAN. 12, 2015 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #5 OHIO STATE vs. #3 OREGON | ARLINGTON, TEXAS | OHIO STATE, 42–20 |
| NOV. 21, 2015 | #9 MICHIGAN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | MICHIGAN STATE, 17–14 |
| OCT. 15, 2016 | #2 OHIO STATE at #8 WISCONSIN | MADISON, WISCONSIN | OHIO STATE, 30–23 (OT) |
| NOV. 26, 2016 | #3 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 30–27 (2OT) |
| DEC. 31, 2016 | FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, ARIZONA | CLEMSON, 31–0 |
| AUG. 31, 2017 | #2 OHIO STATE at INDIANA | BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA | OHIO STATE, 49–21 |
| SEPT. 9, 2017 | #6 OKLAHOMA at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OKLAHOMA, 31–16 |
| OCT. 28, 2017 | #2 PENN STATE at #6 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OHIO | OHIO STATE, 39–38 |
| SEPT. 15, 2018 | #4 OHIO STATE vs. #16 TCU | FORT WORTH, TEXAS | OHIO STATE, 40-28 |
| SEPT. 29, 2018 | #4 OHIO STATE vs. #10 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA | — |
