The Big Ten has set its conference football schedules for the next five years following the additions of Oregon and Washington.
Moving to a divisionless model starting next season, Ohio State will face each of the Big Ten's other 17 teams at least twice within a five-year period and no more than three times, with the exception of Michigan, which will continue to be an annual rivalry.
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Over the next five years, Ohio State will face Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State, Purdue and Rutgers three times and square off against Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan State, UCLA, USC, Washington and Wisconsin twice.
In 2024, the Buckeyes will have eight home games and will host Southern Miss, Western Michigan, Marshall, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska and Purdue. They'll face Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon and Penn State on the road. From 2025 to 2028, OSU will have seven home games each season.
Exact dates of the conference matchups have not yet been determined. The 2024 dates are expected to be released either later this month or in early November.
Ohio State will face at least one of the four new teams joining the conference yearly over the next five years, including a road matchup with Oregon in 2024, a road contest with Washington and a home game with UCLA in 2025, a home game against Oregon and a road matchup with USC in 2026, a home contest with USC and an away game at Oregon in 2027 and a home game with Washington and an away game against UCLA in 2028.
The Buckeyes have also scheduled three non-conference games for each of the next five seasons, including home-and-homes with Texas in 2025 and 2026 and Alabama in 2027 and 2028. Their list of home and away opponents for each of the next five seasons can be found below.
2024
Home
- Southern Mississippi, Aug. 31
- Western Michigan, Sept. 7
- Marshall, Sept. 21
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- Purdue
Away
- Michigan State
- Northwestern
- Oregon
- Penn State
2025
Home
- Texas, Aug. 30
- Ohio, Sept. 13
- UConn, Oct. 18
- Minnesota
- Penn State
- Rutgers
- UCLA
Away
- Illinois
- Michigan
- Purdue
- Washington
- Wisconsin
2026
Home
- Ball State, Sept. 5
- Kent State, Sept. 19
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Northwestern
- Oregon
Away
- Texas, Sept. 12
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Nebraska
- USC
2027
Home
- Bowling Green, Sept. 4
- New Hampshire, Sept. 11
- Alabama, Sept. 18
- Michigan State
- Purdue
- Nebraska
- USC
Away
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Northwestern
- Oregon
- Rutgers
2028
Home
- Buffalo, Sept. 2
- Northern Illinois, Sept. 16
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Rutgers
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Away
- Alabama, Sept. 9
- Maryland
- Illinois
- Penn State
- UCLA
Ohio State vs. Michigan will be one of 12 protected rivalry games in the newest iteration of the Big Ten’s Flex Protect model. Every school except Penn State has at least one protected rival. The other protected rivalry games under the Big Ten’s new scheduling model: Illinois vs. Northwestern, Illinois vs. Purdue, Indiana vs. Purdue, Iowa vs. Minnesota, Iowa vs. Nebraska, Iowa vs. Wisconsin, Maryland vs. Rutgers, Michigan vs. Michigan State, Minnesota vs. Wisconsin, Oregon vs. Washington and UCLA vs. USC.
