COLUMBUS — One of the marquee home games on the Ohio State football schedule now has some clarity.
Ohio State will host Nebraska for its annual Homecoming game on Oct. 26 in a game that will either be at Noon or 3:30 p.m., the networks and the program announced Thursday afternoon. The TV network for that game is still unknown, according to the program.
It’s part of the TV and time announcements that are being rolled out Thursday afternoon across the sport.
The matchup between the Buckeyes and Cornhuskers will be a weird game of sorts for Nebraska freshman quarterback and potential starter Dylan Raiola, who was committed to Ohio State for nearly a year before decommitting and committing to Georgia, then leaving that recruiting class to sign with head coach Matt Rhule and Nebraska.
Ohio State is 9-1 all-time against Nebraska. The Buckeyes have won seven in a row in the series after losing at Nebraska in 2021. Most recently, they pulled out a tough 26-17 road win in Lincoln back in 2021. In that game, Jaxon Smith-Njigba was a star, catching 15 passes for 240 yards and a receiving touchdown.
Other kickoff times announced
\+ The season opener against Akron on Aug. 31 will kick off at 3:30 p.m. and will be televised on CBS.
\+ The Week 2 matchup between Ohio State and Western Michigan will kick off at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on Big Ten Network.
\+ The Buckeyes will play against Northwestern at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Nov. 16 in a game that will either be at Noon or 3:30 p.m. The TV network for that game is still unknown.
\+ Ohio State will host Michigan in The Game on Nov. 30. That game will, as always, be televised at Noon. It will be on FOX.
2024 Ohio State Football Schedule
Aug. 31 – Akron (3:30, CBS)
Sept. 7 – Western Michigan (7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network)
Sept. 14 – Idle
Sept. 21 – Marshall
Sept. 28 – at Michigan State
Oct. 5 – Iowa
Oct. 12 – at Oregon
Oct. 19 – Idle
Oct. 26 – Nebraska (Noon OR 3:30 p.m., TV TBD)
Nov. 2 – at Penn State
Nov. 9 – Purdue
Nov. 16 – at Northwestern (Noon OR 3:30 p.m., TV TBD)
Nov. 23 – Indiana
Nov. 30 – Michigan (Noon, FOX)
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