Kickoff times have now been set for five of Ohio State's 2021 football games.
The Big Ten announced Thursday that Ohio State's Thursday night season opener at Minnesota will kick off at 8 p.m. on Sept. 2, while the Buckeyes' third game of the year against Tulsa will be a 3:30 p.m. game at Ohio Stadium on Sept. 18 and their fifth game of the year against Maryland will kick off at noon on Oct. 9.
Fox had already announced that Ohio State's Sept. 11 home opener against Oregon and Nov. 27 regular season finale against Michigan would both be noon games.
The schedule as we know it so far:
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| THURSDAY, SEPT. 2 | at MINNESOTA | 8 p.m. | FOX |
| SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 | OREGON | Noon | FOX |
| SATURDAY, SEPT. 18 | TULSA | 3:30 p.m. | FS1 |
| SATURDAY, SEPT. 25 | AKRON | TBD | TBD |
| SATURDAY, OCT. 2 | at RUTGERS | TBD | TBD |
| SATURDAY, OCT. 9 | MARYLAND | Noon | TBD |
| SATURDAY, OCT. 23 | at INDIANA | TBD | TBD |
| SATURDAY, OCT. 30 | PENN STATE | TBD | TBD |
| SATURDAY, NOV. 6 | at NEBRASKA | TBD | TBD |
| SATURDAY, NOV. 13 | PURDUE | TBD | TBD |
| SATURDAY, NOV. 20 | MICHIGAN STATE | TBD | TBD |
| SATURDAY, NOV. 27 | at MICHIGAN | Noon | FOX |
Fox's pregame show Big Noon Kickoff will be on site for both of Ohio State's first two games.
The Oct. 9 game against Maryland will be Ohio State's homecoming game this year.
