Buckeyes reveal themes for home games in upcoming season
COLUMBUS — Ohio State football is nearing its comeback.
The Buckeyes will kick off the season on the road against Indiana on Sept. 2, and they have a rare six-game road slate, meaning they’ll have just six home games for the first time in recent memory, especially since college football moved to a 12-game regular-season slate.
The headliner of the home slate is an Oct. 21 bout against Penn State, one of the biggest games in the entire college football season. The Buckeyes are officially planning to have an all-scarlet crowd pack the Horseshoe for that game with the Nittany Lions. The game time and TV channel haven’t been announced yet, but the theme has been set.
Additionally, Ohio State will host its annual Homecoming game on Oct. 7 against Maryland. That game will kick off at either Noon, 3:30 p.m. or 4 p.m., but it still has not been picked up by a television network just yet.
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Among other themes include the Alumni Band Day, which will take place on Sept. 9 for the home opener against Youngstown State, and Military Appreciation Day, which will take place Nov. 11 when the Buckeyes host Michigan State for a 7:30 p.m. primetime kickoff on NBC.
Of course, Senior Day will be the final home game of the season — a Nov. 18 tilt with Minnesota.
The full list of game themes are as follows:
Sept. 9 vs. Youngstown State – Alumni Band and Faculty & Staff Appreciation
Sept. 16 vs. Western Kentucky – Scarlet & Gray and Buckeyes Care
Oct. 7 vs. Maryland – Homecoming and Hall of Fame
Oct. 21 vs. Penn State – Scarlet the ’Shoe
Nov. 11 vs. Michigan State – Military Appreciation
Nov. 18 vs. Minnesota – Senior Day
Full 2023 Ohio State Schedule
Sept. 2 – at Indiana (3:30 p.m., CBS)
Sept. 9 – Youngstown State (12 p.m., Big Ten Network)
Sept. 16 – Western Kentucky (4 p.m., FOX)
Sept. 23 – at Notre Dame (7:30 p.m. on NBC)
Sept. 30 – Off
Oct. 7 – Maryland (12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. or 4 p.m., TV channel TBD)
Oct. 14 – at Purdue
Oct. 21 – Penn State
Oct. 28 – at Wisconsin
Nov. 4 – at Rutgers
Nov. 11 – Michigan State (7:30 p.m. on NBC)
Nov. 18 – Minnesota
Nov. 25 – at Michigan (12 p.m., FOX)
Dec. 2 – Big Ten Championship Game
This is a developing story. Stick to Lettermen Row for full Ohio State coverage as time slots and channel announcements are released throughout the busy offseason.
