Yet another Ohio State football kickoff time is set in stone.
The Buckeyes are set to host Northern Illinois at 3:30 p.m. Sept. 19, the school announced Friday. Ohio State also confirmed a Thursday report that it will host the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors at 3:30 p.m. a week earlier for its home opener.
The matchup with the Huskies is set to be broadcasted on ABC with an ESPN2 reverse mirror, the release said.
With another start time set, the 2015 slate is inching closer and closer to being complete:
| Date | Opponent | Time (Et) |
|---|---|---|
| 9/7 | at VIRGINIA TECH | 8 p.m. |
| 9/12 | HAWAII | 3:30 p.m. |
| 9/19 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 3:30 p.m. |
| 9/26 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | |
| 10/3 | at INDIANA | |
| 10/10 | MARYLAND | Noon |
| 10/17 | PENN STATE | 8 p.m. |
| 10/24 | at RUTGERS | 8 p.m. |
| 10/31 | BYE | -- |
| 11/7 | MINNESOTA | 7 or 8 p.m. |
| 11/14 | at ILLINOIS | |
| 11/21 | MICHIGAN STATE | |
| 11/28 | at MICHIGAN |
The only other time these two teams met, Ohio State triumphed, 35-12, in 2006 at Ohio Stadium.
The Huskies are 23-6 under current coach Rod Carey and have won the MAC in three of the last four seasons.
