Ohio Stadium will have a new look beginning in the 2026 season.
While the Buckeyes are already set to have premium seating in the south end zone beginning next season, Ohio State will have a new scoreboard in the north end zone as well.
The Board of Trustees, in December, approved a contract to replace the video board in the north end zone, along with several other upgrades and replacements, a project that has a $6.5 million budget and will be completed before the 2026 season kicks off:
- Replace the east and west ribbon boards
- Replace B-Deck video boards
- Replace interior and exterior audio at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center
- Replace the WHAC video board
The scoreboard in the south end zone, along with ribbon board replacement, Pay Forward Society signage and audio replacements, is set to take place in 2027 but will be requested for approval by the Board of Trustees at a later date. That project will have a budget of $22 million and, if approved, will be completed prior to the 2027 season.
The scoreboard in the north endzone was last replaced in 2009, when Ohio State added an LED videoboard to that side of the stadium. The Buckeyes also replaced the ribbon boards on the east and west sides of the stadium that offseason, expanding them to reach from end zone to end zone.
The scoreboard in the south end zone – the main scoreboard – was last replaced in 2012, when OSU overhauled that videoboard, made it bigger, and added new sound systems and LED ribbon boards.
As part of Tradition Evolved, an initiative that reimagined the gameday atmosphere that began in 2025, Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork hinted at the possibility of new technology in Ohio Stadium in the near future.
“We're hoping we can get some things installed by 2026. If not, everything would be installed by 2027,” Bjork said in August.
On Jan. 13, Illinois announced that it will install a new scoreboard in Gies Memorial Stadium that will total more than 17,300 square feet, which will make it the largest main video display in college football.
