The Ohio State Buckeyes announced kickoff times for four of their 2018 football games, including the regular season finale against Michigan.
Ohio State will kick off the season against Oregon State at noon on September 1. That game will be televised on ABC.
The following week’s game against Rutgers will air on Big Ten Network starting at 3:30 pm.
The kickoff time for the September 15 neutral site game against TCU was already set for 8:00 pm ET. That game will be played in Arlington, Texas at the home of the Dallas Cowboys.
The October 6 Homecoming game against Indiana will kick off at either 3:30 or 4:00 pm. The exact kickoff time and TV network will be announced closer to the game day.
Finally, the regular season finale against arch-rival Michigan will be a traditional noon kickoff. That game will air November 24 on FOX.
It’s been a busy day for Ohio State football scheduling news.
Earlier in the day, the Buckeyes announced that they would play the Toledo Rockets during the 2022 season.
You can get a full rundown of the 2018 Ohio State football schedule here.
We also have a listing of future Ohio State football schedules.
The full release from Ohio State is below.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Big Ten Conference, along with the Big Ten Network, FOX and ESPN, has released start times and television carriers for the first three weeks of the Big Ten season and also for some additional select games this year. Times and TV network for five Ohio State games were featured in the release and include the following:
- Sept. 1 vs. Oregon State: the season and home opener will be a noon start and televised on ABC;
- Sept. 8 vs. Rutgers: the Big Ten opener at Ohio Stadium will be carried on the Big Ten Network with kickoff set for 3:30 p.m.;
- Sept. 15 vs. TCU at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas: this game was previously announced as an 8 p.m. with ABC televising;
- Oct. 6 vs. Indiana: Homecoming at Ohio State will feature a 3:30 or 4 p.m. kick with the television network to be announced at a later date; and
- Nov. 24 vs. Michigan: FOX will televise for the second consecutive season this greatest of all rivalries. Kickoff is set for the traditional time of noon for this contest.
Some primetime games may still be announced leading up to the season but, otherwise, additional game start times and television network carriers will be announced during the season with the 12-day or 6-day window protocol. Primetime games will be announced at least 12 days in advance in-season.
2018 Ohio State Schedule
Sept. 1 – Oregon State – Noon on ABC (Scarlet & Gray Game)
Sept. 8 – Rutgers – 3:30 p.m. on BTN (Hall of Fame Day)
Sept. 15 – vs. TCU* – 8 p.m. on ABC
Sept. 22 – Tulane (Alumni Band and Faculty/Staff Appreciation Game)
Sept. 29 – at Penn State
Oct. 6 – Indiana – 3:30 or 4 p.m. with TV TBA (Homecoming)
Oct. 13 – Minnesota (Buckeye Club)
Oct. 20 – at Purdue
Oct. 27 – Off
Nov. 3 – Nebraska (Military Appreciation Day)
Nov. 10 – at Michigan State
Nov. 17 – at Maryland
Nov. 24 – Michigan – Noon on FOX (Senior Day)
Dec. 1 – Big Ten Championship Game
*AT&T Stadium; Arlington