After Ohio State and Penn State's wins over Purdue and UMass, the Big Ten battle between the Buckeyes and Nittany Lions will be the game of the week in college football.
On Saturday, ESPN announced that College GameDay will be in Columbus for the top-10 matchup at Ohio Stadium.
COLUMBUS, WE'RE COMING TO SEE YOU NEXT WEEKEND#CollegeGameDay pic.twitter.com/CY5LzaqwoV
— College GameDay (@CollegeGameDay) October 14, 2023
The Buckeyes and Nittany Lions both boasted 5-0 records entering their respective games this week, with Penn State at No. 6 in the AP Poll and Ohio State at No. 3. The Buckeyes have won the last six meetings between the two schools, though none of those victories came by more than two scores.
Ohio State is 39-18 all-time when GameDay is on campus for one of its games. The team's latest victory was a 17-14 win over Notre Dame in Week 4, and its most recent defeat was a 42-41 loss to Georgia in the CFP semifinal.
| Date | Game | Location | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPT. 28, 1996 | #4 OHIO STATE at #5 NOTRE DAME | SOUTH BEND, IN | OHIO STATE, 29–16 |
| OCT. 5, 1996 | #4 PENN STATE at #3 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 38–7 |
| OCT. 26, 1996 | #2 OHIO STATE at #20 IOWA | IOWA CITY, IA | OHIO STATE 38–26 |
| OCT. 4, 1997 | #8 IOWA at #7 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 23–7 |
| OCT. 3, 1998 | #7 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–9 |
| SEPT. 14, 2002 | #10 WASHINGTON STATE at #6 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 25–7 |
| NOV. 23, 2002 | #12 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 14–9 |
| JAN. 3, 2003 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 OHIO STATE vs. #1 MIAMI | TEMPE, AZ | OHIO STATE, 31–24 (2OT) |
| AUG. 30, 2003 | #17 WASHINGTON at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–9 |
| NOV. 15, 2003 | #11 PURDUE at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 16–13 (OT) |
| NOV. 22, 2003 | #4 OHIO STATE at #5 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | MICHIGAN, 35–21 |
| SEPT. 10, 2005 | #2 TEXAS at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | TEXAS, 25–22 |
| OCT. 8, 2005 | #6 OHIO STATE at #16 PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | PENN STATE, 17–10 |
| SEPT. 9, 2006 | #1 OHIO STATE at #2 TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | OHIO STATE, 24–7 |
| SEPT. 23, 2006 | #24 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–6 |
| SEPT. 30, 2006 | #1 OHIO STATE at #13 IOWA | IOWA CITY, IA | OHIO STATE, 38–17 |
| NOV. 18, 2006 | #2 MICHIGAN at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 42–39 |
| JAN. 8, 2007 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 FLORIDA vs. #1 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | FLORIDA, 41–14 |
| OCT. 27, 2007 | #1 OHIO STATE at #25 PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | OHIO STATE, 37–17 |
| NOV. 17, 2007 | #7 OHIO STATE at #23 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | OHIO STATE, 14–3 |
| JAN. 7, 2008 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 LSU at #1 OHIO STATE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | LSU, 38–24 |
| SEPT. 13, 2008 | #5 OHIO STATE at #1 USC | LOS ANGELES, CA | USC, 35–3 |
| OCT. 25, 2008 | #3 PENN STATE at #10 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | PENN STATE, 13–6 |
| SEPT. 12, 2009 | #3 USC at #8 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | USC, 18–15 |
| JAN. 1, 2010 | ROSE BOWL: #8 OHIO STATE vs. #7 OREGON | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 26–17 |
| OCT. 16, 2010 | #1 OHIO STATE at #18 WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | WISCONSIN, 31–18 |
| NOV. 13, 2010 | PENN STATE at #7 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 38–24 |
| JAN. 4, 2011 | SUGAR BOWL: #8 ARKANSAS vs. #6 OHIO STATE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | OHIO STATE, 31–26 |
| SEPT. 29, 2012 | #14 OHIO STATE at #20 MICHIGAN STATE | EAST LANSING, MI | OHIO STATE, 17–16 |
| OCT. 5, 2013 | #4 OHIO STATE at #16 NORTHWESTERN | EVANSTON, IL | OHIO STATE, 40–30 |
| DEC. 7, 2013 | B1G CHAMPIONSHIP: #10 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #2 OHIO STATE | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | MICHIGAN STATE, 34–24 |
| NOV. 8, 2014 | #13 OHIO STATE at #7 MICHIGAN STATE | EAST LANSING, MI | OHIO STATE, 49–37 |
| JAN. 12, 2015 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #5 OHIO STATE vs. #3 OREGON | ARLINGTON, TX | OHIO STATE, 42–20 |
| NOV. 21, 2015 | #9 MICHIGAN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | MICHIGAN STATE, 17–14 |
| OCT. 15, 2016 | #2 OHIO STATE at #8 WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | OHIO STATE, 30–23 (OT) |
| NOV. 26, 2016 | #3 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 30–27 (2OT) |
| DEC. 31, 2016 | FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | CLEMSON, 31–0 |
| AUG. 31, 2017 | #2 OHIO STATE at INDIANA | BLOOMINGTON, IN | OHIO STATE, 49–21 |
| SEPT. 9, 2017 | #6 OKLAHOMA at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OKLAHOMA, 31–16 |
| OCT. 28, 2017 | #2 PENN STATE at #6 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 39–38 |
| SEPT. 15, 2018 | #4 OHIO STATE vs. #16 TCU | FORT WORTH, TX | OHIO STATE, 40-28 |
| SEPT. 29, 2018 | #4 OHIO STATE at #10 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA | OHIO STATE, 27–26 |
| NOV. 24, 2018 | #4 MICHIGAN at #10 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 62-39 |
| JAN. 1, 2019 | ROSE BOWL: #9 WASHINGTON vs. #6 OHIO STATE | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 28-23 |
| SEP. 28, 2019 | #6 OHIO STATE at NEBRASKA | LINCOLN, NE | OHIO STATE, 48-7 |
| NOV. 23, 2019 | #9 PENN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28-17 |
| DEC. 28, 2019 | FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | CLEMSON, 29-23 |
| OCT. 31, 2020 | #5 OHIO STATE at #8 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA | OHIO STATE, 38-25 |
| JAN. 1, 2021 | SUGAR BOWL: #3 OHIO STATE vs. #2 CLEMSON | NEW ORLEANS, LA | OHIO STATE, 49-28 |
| JAN. 11, 2021 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #3 OHIO STATE vs. #1 ALABAMA | MIAMI GARDENS, FL | ALABAMA, 52-24 |
| NOV. 20, 2021 | #7 MICHIGAN STATE at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 56-7 |
| NOV. 27, 2021 | #2 OHIO STATE at #6 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | MICHIGAN, 42-27 |
| JAN. 1, 2022 | ROSE BOWL: #6 OHIO STATE vs. #12 UTAH | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 48-45 |
| SEPT. 3, 2022 | #5 NOTRE DAME at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 21-10 |
| NOV. 26, 2022 | #3 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | MICHIGAN, 45-23 |
| DEC. 31, 2022 | CFP SEMIFINAL: #4 OHIO STATE vs. #1 GEORGIA | ATLANTA, GA | GEORGIA, 42-41 |
| SEPT. 23, 2023 | #6 OHIO STATE at #9 NOTRE DAME | SOUTH BEND, IN | OHIO STATE, 17-14 |
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OCT. 21, 2023 |
#6 PENN STATE at #3 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | TBD |
Ohio State and Penn State kick off at noon on Oct. 21. The matchup will be aired on FOX as part of Big Noon Saturday and will feature Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt and Jenny Taft on the call. FOX's pregame show, Big Noon Kickoff, with hosts Rob Stone, Brady Quinn, Mark Ingram, Matt Leinart and former Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer will also be on campus for the game along with College GameDay.
