Ohio State vs. Notre Dame will be a night game.
The Buckeyes’ highly anticipated season opener against Notre Dame on Sept. 3 will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on ABC. ESPN’s College GameDay will also be on site for the game.
It will mark the first time Ohio State has opened the season with a home night game since the Buckeyes played Marshall on a Thursday night in the Shoe in 2010. It will be the Buckeyes’ first home opener at night since their 2017 loss to Oklahoma.
College GameDay will be making its 54th overall game appearance at an Ohio State game and airing from Ohio State’s campus for the 21st time.
| Date | Game | Location | WINNER |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEPT. 28, 1996 | #4 OHIO STATE at #5 NOTRE DAME | SOUTH BEND, IN | OHIO STATE, 29–16 |
| OCT. 5, 1996 | #4 PENN STATE at #3 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 38–7 |
| OCT. 26, 1996 | #2 OHIO STATE at #20 IOWA | IOWA CITY, IA | OHIO STATE 38–26 |
| OCT. 4, 1997 | #8 IOWA at #7 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 23–7 |
| OCT. 3, 1998 | #7 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–9 |
| SEPT. 14, 2002 | #10 WASHINGTON STATE at #6 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 25–7 |
| NOV. 23, 2002 | #12 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 14–9 |
| JAN. 3, 2003 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 OHIO STATE vs. #1 MIAMI | TEMPE, AZ | OHIO STATE, 31–24 (2OT) |
| AUG. 30, 2003 | #17 WASHINGTON at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–9 |
| NOV. 15, 2003 | #11 PURDUE at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 16–13 (OT) |
| NOV. 22, 2003 | #4 OHIO STATE at #5 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | MICHIGAN, 35–21 |
| SEPT. 10, 2005 | #2 TEXAS at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | TEXAS, 25–22 |
| OCT. 8, 2005 | #6 OHIO STATE at #16 PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | PENN STATE, 17–10 |
| SEPT. 9, 2006 | #1 OHIO STATE at #2 TEXAS | AUSTIN, TX | OHIO STATE, 24–7 |
| SEPT. 23, 2006 | #24 PENN STATE at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28–6 |
| SEPT. 30, 2006 | #1 OHIO STATE at #13 IOWA | IOWA CITY, IA | OHIO STATE, 38–17 |
| NOV. 18, 2006 | #2 MICHIGAN at #1 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 42–39 |
| JAN. 8, 2007 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 FLORIDA vs. #1 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | FLORIDA, 41–14 |
| OCT. 27, 2007 | #1 OHIO STATE at #25 PENN STATE | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | OHIO STATE, 37–17 |
| NOV. 17, 2007 | #7 OHIO STATE at #23 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | OHIO STATE, 14–3 |
| JAN. 7, 2008 | BCS CHAMPIONSHIP: #2 LSU at #1 OHIO STATE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | LSU, 38–24 |
| SEPT. 13, 2008 | #5 OHIO STATE at #1 USC | LOS ANGELES, CA | USC, 35–3 |
| OCT. 25, 2008 | #3 PENN STATE at #10 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | PENN STATE, 13–6 |
| SEPT. 12, 2009 | #3 USC at #8 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | USC, 18–15 |
| JAN. 1, 2010 | ROSE BOWL: #8 OHIO STATE vs. #7 OREGON | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 26–17 |
| OCT. 16, 2010 | #1 OHIO STATE at #18 WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | WISCONSIN, 31–18 |
| NOV. 13, 2010 | PENN STATE at #7 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 38–24 |
| JAN. 4, 2011 | SUGAR BOWL: #8 ARKANSAS vs. #6 OHIO STATE | NEW ORLEANS, LA | OHIO STATE, 31–26 |
| SEPT. 29, 2012 | #14 OHIO STATE at #20 MICHIGAN STATE | EAST LANSING, MI | OHIO STATE, 17–16 |
| OCT. 5, 2013 | #4 OHIO STATE at #16 NORTHWESTERN | EVANSTON, IL | OHIO STATE, 40–30 |
| DEC. 7, 2013 | B1G CHAMPIONSHIP: #10 MICHIGAN STATE vs. #2 OHIO STATE | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | MICHIGAN STATE, 34–24 |
| NOV. 8, 2014 | #13 OHIO STATE at #7 MICHIGAN STATE | EAST LANSING, MI | OHIO STATE, 49–37 |
| JAN. 12, 2015 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #5 OHIO STATE vs. #3 OREGON | ARLINGTON, TX | OHIO STATE, 42–20 |
| NOV. 21, 2015 | #9 MICHIGAN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | MICHIGAN STATE, 17–14 |
| OCT. 15, 2016 | #2 OHIO STATE at #8 WISCONSIN | MADISON, WI | OHIO STATE, 30–23 (OT) |
| NOV. 26, 2016 | #3 MICHIGAN at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 30–27 (2OT) |
| DEC. 31, 2016 | FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | CLEMSON, 31–0 |
| AUG. 31, 2017 | #2 OHIO STATE at INDIANA | BLOOMINGTON, IN | OHIO STATE, 49–21 |
| SEPT. 9, 2017 | #6 OKLAHOMA at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OKLAHOMA, 31–16 |
| OCT. 28, 2017 | #2 PENN STATE at #6 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 39–38 |
| SEPT. 15, 2018 | #4 OHIO STATE vs. #16 TCU | FORT WORTH, TX | OHIO STATE, 40-28 |
| SEPT. 29, 2018 | #4 OHIO STATE at #10 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA | OHIO STATE, 27–26 |
| NOV. 24, 2018 | #4 MICHIGAN at #10 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 62-39 |
| JAN. 1, 2019 | ROSE BOWL: #9 WASHINGTON vs. #6 OHIO STATE | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 28-23 |
| SEP. 28, 2019 | #6 OHIO STATE at NEBRASKA | LINCON, NE | OHIO STATE, 48-7 |
| NOV. 23, 2019 | #9 PENN STATE at #2 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 28-17 |
| DEC. 28, 2019 | FIESTA BOWL: #3 CLEMSON vs. #2 OHIO STATE | GLENDALE, AZ | CLEMSON, 29-23 |
| OCT. 31, 2020 | #5 OHIO STATE at #8 PENN STATE | STATE COLLEGE, PA | OHIO STATE, 38-25 |
| JAN. 1, 2021 | SUGAR BOWL: #3 OHIO STATE vs. #2 CLEMSON | NEW ORLEANS, LA | OHIO STATE, 49-28 |
| JAN. 11, 2021 | CFP CHAMPIONSHIP: #3 OHIO STATE vs. #1 ALABAMA | MIAMI GARDENS, FL | ALABAMA, 52-24 |
| NOV. 20, 2021 | #7 MICHIGAN STATE at #4 OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | OHIO STATE, 56-7 |
| NOV. 27, 2021 | #2 OHIO STATE at #6 MICHIGAN | ANN ARBOR, MI | MICHIGAN, 42-27 |
| JAN. 1, 2022 | ROSE BOWL: #6 OHIO STATE vs. #12 UTAH | PASADENA, CA | OHIO STATE, 48-45 |
| SEPT. 3, 2022 | NOTRE DAME at OHIO STATE | COLUMBUS, OH | TBD |
ESPN executive vice president of programming Burke Magnus told the Associated Press that Ohio State vs. Notre Dame was its first choice of Big Ten games for the upcoming season after Fox selected Ohio State vs. Michigan with the No. 1 pick in the draft between the two networks.
“Fox has the No. 1 overall pick with the Big 10. That has historically and appropriately every year been Ohio State-Michigan. We knew that Notre Dame-Ohio State was going to come to us at No. 2, and then we weren’t going to let that go,” Magnus said. “That’s just an enormous matchup to kick off the season. Labor Day weekend has become such a franchise for us. It’s clear of NFL competition, and there are so many meaningful college football games played.”
Ohio State’s Big Ten opener against Wisconsin on Sept. 24 will also be televised on ABC, though a time has not yet been determined for that game. The Ohio State vs. Michigan game will kick off in its traditional noon time slot on Fox.
Kickoff times for the rest of Ohio State’s 2022 games have not yet been announced, though kickoff times for some additional games are expected to be announced later this month, according to an Ohio State release.
| Date | Opponent | Time | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT, SEP. 3 | NOTRE DAME | 7:30 p.m. | ABC |
| SAT, SEP. 10 | ARKANSAS STATE | TBD | TBD |
| SAT, SEP. 17 | TOLEDO | TBD | TBD |
| SAT, SEP. 24 | WISCONSIN | TBD | ABC |
| SAT, OCT. 1 | RUTGERS | TBD | TBD |
| SAT, OCT. 8 | at MICHIGAN STATE | TBD | TBD |
| SAT, OCT. 22 | IOWA | TBD | TBD |
| SAT, OCT. 29 | at PENN STATE | TBD | TBD |
| SAT, NOV. 5 | at NORTHWESTERN | TBD | TBD |
| SAT. NOV. 12 | INDIANA | TBD | TBD |
| SAT, NOV. 19 | at MARYLAND | TBD | TBD |
| SAT, NOV. 26 | MICHIGAN | Noon | FOX |
