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Ohio State added a pair of opponents to future schedules on Tuesday afternoon.
The Buckeyes completed their 2025 schedule by adding a home matchup with Connecticut to fill the non-conference slate, and they announced a home season-opening game against Ball State to begin the 2026 season.
The game against the Huskies is scheduled for Oct. 18, 2025, marking the first-ever meeting between the two programs. It will be a one-off game at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State will pay a $1.95 million guarantee to Connecticut in lieu of a return game, per a UConn release.
Connecticut is the third and final addition to the 2025 non-conference slate, which already features home matchups with Texas and Washington to open the season.
Below is the full 2025 schedule:
| DATE | TIME | OPPONENT | LOCATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT, AUG. 30 | TBA | TEXAS | OHIO STADIUM (COLUMBUS, OH) |
| SAT, SEP. 13 | TBA | WASHINGTON | OHIO STADIUM (COLUMBUS, OH) |
| SAT, SEP. 20 | TBA | INDIANA | MEMORIAL STADIUM (BLOOMINGTON, IN) |
| SAT, SEP. 27 | TBA | IOWA | KINNICK STADIUM (IOWA CITY, IA) |
| SAT, OCT. 4 | TBA | MARYLAND | OHIO STADIUM (COLUMBUS, OH) |
| SAT, OCT. 11 | TBA | WISCONSIN | CAMP RANDALL STADIUM (MADISON, WI) |
| SAT, OCT 18 | TBA | CONNECTICUT | OHIO STADIUM (COLUMBUS, OH) |
| SAT, OCT. 25 | TBA | RUTGERS | SHI STADIUM (PISCATAWAY, NJ) |
| SAT, NOV. 1 | TBA | NORTHWESTERN | OHIO STADIUM (COLUMBUS, OH) |
| SAT, NOV. 15 | TBA | PENN STATE | OHIO STADIUM (COLUMBUS, OH) |
| SAT, NOV. 22 | TBA | MICHIGAN STATE | OHIO STADIUM (COLUMBUS, OH) |
| SAT, NOV. 29 | TBA | MICHIGAN | MICHIGAN STADIUM (ANN ARBOR, MI) |
Ohio State's game against Ball State will also be the first-ever matchup between the two teams.
It will be played on Sept. 5 to open the 2026 season at Ohio Stadium. It will also be a one-off home game for the Buckeyes, who will pay an unreleased sum of money to Ball State in lieu of a second game in the series. The following week, Ohio State will go on the road to face Texas in Austin on Sept. 12.
| DATE | TIME | OPPONENT | LOCATION | TV | RESULT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT, SEP. 5 | TBA | BALL STATE | OHIO STADIUM (COLUMBUS, OH) | TBA | – |
| SAT, SEP. 12 | TBA | TEXAS | DARRELL K. ROYAL-TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM (AUSTIN, TX) | TBA | – |
Games against Ball State and Texas are the only two announced so far for the 2026 season. The 2026 Big Ten schedule is not set yet.
