Football Ticket Information
Football Ticket Packages
Public Season Tickets
Buckeye fans interested in becoming new season ticket holders should join the season ticket waitlist here: https://am.ticketmaster.com/buckeyes/buy/FBWaitlist.
Note: current season ticket holders interested in adding seats and eligible faculty/staff member or Ohio State students do not need to join the waitlist. More information will be sent to those groups directly via email.
- Important season ticket waitlist information:
· Deposits provided as part of your waitlist request are non-refundable. If you are given the opportunity to purchase season tickets, your deposit amount will be applied to your season ticket cost.
o Joining the waitlist provides you access to other presales and special events prior to becoming a season ticket holder!
· Submitting a waitlist request DOES NOT guarantee that you will receive the opportunity to purchase season tickets for the 2026 season
o If you are not selected to purchase season tickets for the 2026 season, your spot on the waitlist will be retained for future seasons
· Waitlist requests will be prioritized by historical/current giving and priority points. Each waitlist request includes a Buckeye Club contribution in the overall cost. To learn more about ways to support Ohio State Athletics or improve your priority, visit the Buckeye Club website
· New season ticket requests will be prioritized and confirmed after the season ticket renewal deadline, which is typically March 1 prior to the upcoming season. Those whose waitlist requests are fulfilled at that point will be sent information and next steps via email
· Seating assignments within Ohio Stadium are determined by the Ohio Stadium reseating process. New season ticket holders will select their seat locations after all renewing season ticket holders have had the opportunity to select seats
- If you are interested in more information regarding Premium Seating options at Ohio Stadium, please click here
Faculty/Staff Tickets
- Eligible Faculty/Staff members can purchase up to 2 season tickets
- Eligibility Information:
- Each regular or auxiliary faculty member, or regular or term staff member, if appointed by January 31 of the current year, is eligible to apply.
- Individuals employed after January 31, 2024 until January 31, 2025 will be sent ordering information in early February 2025.
- Retired faculty and staff are eligible to apply for two tickets provided they have 25 years of service or emeritus status with The Ohio State University prior to retirement. (Early buyout does not qualify towards years of service)
- If you retired from the university prior to January 31, 2024, with 25 years of service or more with the university, and did not purchase tickets for the 2024 season, please email the following information to athletic.tix@osu.edu to have your faculty/staff ticket account activated for ticket purchasing: Full Name, OSU Employee ID#, Home Address, Mobile Phone, Email Address, Department
- Seat Selection:
- The selection process takes place typically takes place during the spring.
- This group will select seats in specific Faculty/Staff sections, each season, with selection windows based on the Faculty/Staff priority point system as established by Athletic Council.
- Benefits to being a season ticket holder:
- Save money with discounted tickets versus single game pricing
- Guaranteed same seat locations for every home game
- Ability to request tickets for away & postseason games
For more information, please see visit our faculty/staff ticket information here.
Varsity O & Recent Graduate Program
Varsity O
- The Buckeye Club offers former letter winners the opportunity to purchase two season football tickets.
- For more information, interested former letter winners should visit here.
Recent Graduate Program
- The Buckeye Club offers young alumni receiving an undergraduate or graduate degree from OSU within the last five years the opportunity to purchase two season football tickets.
- For more information, interested alumni should visit here.
Premium Seating (Club/Loge/Suites)
For information regarding premium seating options, please visit here.
Mini Plan
2025 Pick 3 Mini-Plan – No longer available due to exhausted inventory
Fans can select from the following:
- Select 1 game between Grambling and Rutgers
- Select 2 games among Ohio, Minnesota, and UCLA
- Limit of 6 tickets per game
Single Game Tickets
Presales:
Alumni Association Presale – Tuesday, June 24th @ 10:00 AM ET
- Opportunity for Ohio State Alumni Association Members to purchase tickets.
- For eligibility information, visit: https://www.osu.edu/alumni/alumni-perks/buckeye-football-tickets
All Alumni Presale – Wednesday, June 25th @ 12:00 PM ET
- Opportunity for all Ohio State Alumni to purchase tickets.
- Visit https://www.osu.edu/alumni/alumni-perks/buckeye-football-tickets for more information.
General Public On Sale – Friday, June 27th @ 10:00 AM ET
Verified Ticket Resale
To purchaser verified resale tickets from Ohio State season tickets holders, please click here.
Ohio State Department of Athletics cannot guarantee that any tickets purchased from a third party source are valid or that they will allow you entry into the stadium/arena. Tickets should always be purchased from an authorized ticket agent. The Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office, Ticketmaster, and the Ohio State Buckeyes Ticket Exchange are the only authorized sources for tickets to Ohio State events. Fans purchasing tickets from unauthorized sources (including StubHub, Vivid Seats, Craigslist, EBay, and ticket brokers) assume the risk that tickets purchased could be counterfeit or that the barcodes have been otherwise invalidated. Guests with invalid tickets will be denied entry to the venue and will have no recourse for reimbursement or other compensation.
Away Game Tickets
Away game ticket options are typically limited to season ticket holders and are communicated separately from your season ticket renewal information. For the 2025 season, away game information will be sent via email to all eligible season ticket holders once pricing and other game details are confirmed.
Student Tickets
2025 Football Student Ticket Information was sent out via email on Monday, May 19th to eligible returning/incoming students.
For information regarding Ohio State Football Student Information please click here.
Parking
Seat Selection
- For the upcoming 2025 season all non-premium season tickets holders will select new seats, which may be retained for through the 2028 season dependent on annual renewal.
- On your invoice the seat locations will be displayed as TBD. These will update once customers complete the seat selection process.
- This process will take place later in early summer. More details will be communicated as we get closer.
- Seat selection windows begin after all season ticket orders have been processed and are assigned based on the priority point system. Renewing public season ticket holders will be given the opportunity each season to move their seats to available open inventory if desired but are not required to select new seats until the next full seat selection.
- For more information about seat selection, please click here.
ADA Disability Seating Options
For customers who needs ADA accessible seating, please fill out the needs form here.
FAQs
For more information about frequently asked questions please visit here.
