The iconic music of Lloyd Landesman and CBS college football will set the tone for another Ohio State football game in 2024, as the Big Ten announced the Buckeyes' Week 6 matchup with Iowa at Ohio Stadium will be televised on CBS at 3:30 p.m.
Were heading back to the Horseshoe for a B1G TIME showdown on the banks of the Olentangy!
— CBS Sports College Football (@CBSSportsCFB) September 23, 2024
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The Oct. 5 battle between the Buckeyes and Hawkeyes will be Ohio State's second appearance on CBS this fall following its 52-6 win over Akron in the 2024 season opener. It will also be Ohio State's second 3:30 p.m. kickoff in five games, with Western Michigan (7:30 p.m. on BTN), Marshall (noon on FOX) and Michigan State (7 p.m. on Peacock) being on different networks with different kickoff times.
Ohio State is ranked No. 3 in the latest AP Poll. The Buckeyes' resume features some lackluster competition to this point, but that will soon change as the team enters a three-game stretch of Michigan State (in East Lansing), Iowa and Oregon (in Eugene).
Iowa started the season as the 25th-ranked team in the preseason AP poll and improved to No. 21 after Week 1. However, a 20-19 loss to rival Iowa State in Week 2 dropped the Hawkeyes into the "Others Receiving Votes" category of the rankings, and the black and gold have remained there the past two weeks following their wins over Troy and Minnesota.
With Iowa idle on Saturday, it will likely remain outside the top 25 entering its matchup with Ohio State. This could leave the Buckeyes with Oregon as their first ranked opponent of the 2024 season.
