Buckeyes will return to action with Big Noon matchup against Marshall
COLUMBUS — Ohio State doesn’t play this week. Neither does Marshall. The next time these teams play, they’ll be on the same field. Now the kickoff time for the Buckeyes’ final nonconference game of the regular season has been set.
The Buckeyes will face Marshall in the early window on Sept. 21, and they’ll get the FOX Big Noon Kickoff treatment for the first time this season.
Ohio State is coming off a pair of easy tune-up wins, those coming against MAC opponents Akron and Western Michigan. The early portion of the Buckeyes slate hasn’t provided much excitement as they have cruised to a 2-0 record.
Marshall, meanwhile, destroyed Stony Brook in a 45-3 win before falling on Saturday to Virginia Tech. The Hokies won 31-14.
With just two games under their belts, the Buckeyes still want to see plenty of improvement, which is why they’re calling this off week an ‘improvement week.’ They’re already at work.
“Next week is an improvement week,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. “We have our bye week after the Oregon game, as you look on the schedule. So we’re going to go to work. We’ll be back at it [Sunday]. You know, we’ll have a Tuesday, a Wednesday, a Thursday. We won’t go on Friday or Saturday, but it’ll be a normal week. We only feel like we’re three weeks into the season, so we feel like we have a lot to improve on. Trust me, there’s a lot on the film that we have to get better at.
“Every week we have to improve. But at the end of the day, it’s about going really, really hard and playing with great passion, great energy and great intensity.”
Now with both teams off this week preparing for the matchup inside the Horseshoe, they now know when that game will kick off. The Buckeyes will be in the Big Noon FOX slot for the first time this season — but certainly not the last.
2024 Ohio State Football Schedule
Aug. 31 – Akron (52-6 W)
Sept. 7 – Western Michigan (56-0 W)
Sept. 14 – Idle
Sept. 21 – Marshall (Noon, FOX)
Sept. 28 – at Michigan State
Oct. 5 – Iowa
Oct. 12 – at Oregon
Oct. 19 – Idle
Oct. 26 – Nebraska (Noon OR 3:30 p.m., TV TBD)
Nov. 2 – at Penn State
Nov. 9 – Purdue
Nov. 16 – at Northwestern (Noon OR 3:30 p.m., TV TBD)
Nov. 23 – Indiana
Nov. 30 – Michigan (Noon, FOX)
