Ohio State’s Season Opener, Additional Kickoff Times Set & Homecoming Designation Scheduled
5/27/2026 2:47:00 PM | Football
Ohio State opens the season Sept. 5 at 12:30 p.m. against Ball State at Ohio Stadium on Big Ten Network. The Buckeyes host Kent State on Sept. 19 at noon on FOX. Homecoming is set for Oct. 10 against Maryland.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Kickoff for Ohio State Football's season opener against Ball State inside Ohio Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 5 as well as additional game designations are set, as announced by the Big Ten on Wednesday afternoon.
Kickoff for the home opener for the 137th season of Ohio State Football on Sept. 5 is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.
The Buckeyes Week 3 matchup on Sept. 19 is set for Noon on FOX against Kent State. Additionally, homecoming is officially set to take place on October 10 against Maryland. For a full list of homecoming festivities, visit homecoming.osu.edu.
This comes on the heels of the announcement of featured games including a 7:30 p.m. kickoff on ABC at Texas in week two as well as The Game set for a Noon kickoff on FOX on November 28 at Ohio Stadium.
Notables
The dates for the mini-plan sale and single game tickets for alumni association members, and the general public are as follows:
Where available, single-game ticket prices will start as low as $57 and will vary across price zones and opponents.
Verified Resale Tickets
Single game tickets for some games will sellout. However, it is important to note that verified resale tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com, OhioStateBuckeyes.com and via the Ohio State Buckeyes app. The Department of Athletics firmly encourages fans to protect themselves from potential fraud by utilizing these sites for purchasing resale tickets over any other resale ticket options.
Fans should be aware that tickets purchased from other resale marketplaces are not guaranteed as valid for entry into the venue. Fans purchasing tickets from unauthorized sources assume the risk that tickets purchased are counterfeit or the barcodes have been invalidated.
2026 Ohio State Football Schedule
Kickoff for the home opener for the 137th season of Ohio State Football on Sept. 5 is scheduled for 12:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.
The Buckeyes Week 3 matchup on Sept. 19 is set for Noon on FOX against Kent State. Additionally, homecoming is officially set to take place on October 10 against Maryland. For a full list of homecoming festivities, visit homecoming.osu.edu.
This comes on the heels of the announcement of featured games including a 7:30 p.m. kickoff on ABC at Texas in week two as well as The Game set for a Noon kickoff on FOX on November 28 at Ohio Stadium.
Notables
- Ohio State is 39-1 all-time vs. current members of the MAC and is riding a 39-game unbeaten streak.
- The Buckeyes have 48 consecutive wins against teams from the state of Ohio, dating back to 1924.
- Ohio State is on a 54-game unbeaten streak – 53-0-1 with the tie coming in 1924 vs. Wooster, 7-all – against other Ohio universities since last losing to an Ohio school.
- Ohio State has never lost to an Ohio school in Ohio Stadium. The team is 49-0-1 vs. Ohio schools at home since the grand facility, which is on the National Register of Historic Places, opened in 1922.
- Ohio State has won 26 consecutive season-opening games. The Buckeyes are 487-113-19 all-time in Ohio Stadium, which will begin its 104th season as home of the Buckeyes this fall.
- Ryan Day's teams are 25-1 in the month of September and 21-1 in regular season non-conference games.
- The season-opener against Ball State will be head coach Ryan Day's 31st game against a non-Big Ten Conference opponent in his tenure as head coach (wins vs. Oregon State and TCU as acting head coach in 2018 included).
- Day's Buckeyes are 24-6 in the previous 30 games and average 41.7 points per game.
- Included in those 24 wins are seven against teams ranked in the Top 10: vs. No. 1 Texas (2025), vs. No. 3 Clemson (2020), No. 5 Texas (2024), No. 5 Notre Dame (2022), No. 7 Notre Dame (2024), No. 9 Tennessee (2024) and No. 9 Notre Dame (2023).
- Day's Buckeyes are 8-0 in season-opening games with an average margin of victory of 25.4 points per game.
The dates for the mini-plan sale and single game tickets for alumni association members, and the general public are as follows:
- May 26-June 4: Student ticket request process opens
- Eligible students will receive information via email from the Athletics Ticket Office no later than May 22nd with details. More info on the process can be found here: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/feature/football-student-tickets
- June 16 / 10 a.m. ET – Pick 3 mini-plan; Fans can build their own mini-plan by selecting one of these two games (either Ball State or Kent State) and adding any two games from this trio of games: Illinois, Maryland, Northwestern;
- June 23 / 10 a.m. ET – OSU Alumni Association members single game presale
- June 26 / 10 a.m. ET – General public single game sales and single game RV parking passes.
Where available, single-game ticket prices will start as low as $57 and will vary across price zones and opponents.
Verified Resale Tickets
Single game tickets for some games will sellout. However, it is important to note that verified resale tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com, OhioStateBuckeyes.com and via the Ohio State Buckeyes app. The Department of Athletics firmly encourages fans to protect themselves from potential fraud by utilizing these sites for purchasing resale tickets over any other resale ticket options.
Fans should be aware that tickets purchased from other resale marketplaces are not guaranteed as valid for entry into the venue. Fans purchasing tickets from unauthorized sources assume the risk that tickets purchased are counterfeit or the barcodes have been invalidated.
2026 Ohio State Football Schedule
- Sept. 5 – Ball State
- 12:30 p.m. on BTN
- Sept. 12 – at Texas
- 7:30 p.m. on ABC
- Sept. 19 – Kent State
- Noon on FOX
- Sept. 26 – Illinois
- Oct. 3 – at Iowa
- Oct. 10 – Maryland
- Between 3:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (TBD Network)
- Homecoming
- 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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