Buckeyes Road Opener on Sept. 12 at Texas Set for 7:30 p.m. on ABC
5/12/2026 5:11:00 PM | Football
The Buckeyes and Longhorns will meet on the gridiron for the third-straight season on Sept. 12.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Kickoff for Ohio State's road opener at Texas on Saturday, September 12 in Austin is set for 7:30 p.m. on ABC, ESPN announced Tuesday. The is the second gametime that has been announced this week as the Big Ten and FOX announced a noon kickoff on FOX for 'The Game' on Monday.
Last season against top-ranked Texas in Week 1, the Buckeyes won by holding the Longhorns to just seven points, their fewest in a game since Nov. 6, 2021. CB Davison Igbinosun led Ohio State with 10 tackles, while quarterback Julian Sayin threw for 126 yards and a touchdown in his first collegiate start. Wideout Carnell Tate caught two passes for 49 yards and a touchdown, Jeremiah Smith added six receptions for 43 yards, and RB CJ Donaldson Jr. led the ground game with 67 yards on 19 carries.
Series History
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2026 Ohio State Football Schedule
Last season against top-ranked Texas in Week 1, the Buckeyes won by holding the Longhorns to just seven points, their fewest in a game since Nov. 6, 2021. CB Davison Igbinosun led Ohio State with 10 tackles, while quarterback Julian Sayin threw for 126 yards and a touchdown in his first collegiate start. Wideout Carnell Tate caught two passes for 49 yards and a touchdown, Jeremiah Smith added six receptions for 43 yards, and RB CJ Donaldson Jr. led the ground game with 67 yards on 19 carries.
Series History
- Ohio State owns a 3-2 advantage in series history, including winning in each of the last two years.
- All five games in series history have come since 2005.
- Of the five games, four have been one-score contests: Texas won at Ohio Stadium in 2005, 25–22; Ohio State won in Austin in 2006, 24–7; Texas won the 2009 Fiesta Bowl, 24–21; and Ohio State won at Ohio Stadium in 2025, 14–7.
- Ohio State punched its ticket to the College Football Playoff National Championship at the end of the 2024 season with a 28-14 semifinal win over Texas at the Cotton Bowl.
- Quarterback Will Howard completed 24-of-26 passes for 289 yards and one touchdown.
- Wide receiver Carnell Tate led the team in receiving with seven catches for 87 yards.
- Running backs TreVeyon Henderson and Quinshon Judkins had a combined 15 rushing attempts for 78 yards and four catches for 97 yards. Henderson's lone catch was right before halftime on a screen pass that went for 75 yards.
- Linebacker Sonny Styles finished with a team-leading nine tackles and three tackle-for-losses. Meanwhile, Jack Sawyer finished the night with three tackles, one sack, two pass break-ups and one forced fumble.
- He recovered that fumble and returned it for an 83-yard touchdown.
- Defensive back Caleb Downs sealed the game with his fourth career interception.
- The defense as a whole tallied 63 total tackles, four sacks, nine tackles-for-loss, three forced fumbles and seven pass break-ups.
- The Buckeyes have won their last three games against SEC programs.
- Ohio State is 3-2 against SEC opponents in CFP games, with wins over No. 1 Alabama in 2014, No. 9 Tennessee in 2024 at Ohio Stadium, and No. 5 Texas in 2025, plus losses to No. 1 Alabama in 2021 and No. 1 Georgia in 2022.
Those interested in becoming season ticket holders or learning more about other ticket packages for the 2026 season should visit OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
2026 Ohio State Football Schedule
- Sept. 5 – Ball State
- Sept. 12 – at Texas
- 7:30 p.m. on ABC
- Sept. 19 – Kent State
- Sept. 26 – Illinois
- Oct. 3 – at Iowa
- Oct. 10 – Maryland
- Oct. 17 – at Indiana
- Oct. 24 – Off
- Oct. 31 – at USC
- Nov. 7 – Oregon
- Nov. 14 – Northwestern
- Nov. 21 – at Nebraska
- Nov. 28 – Michigan
- Noon on FOX
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