OSU announces schedule additions/changes for next season and 2029

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COVER PHOTO: OSU head coach Ryan Day smiles after wide receiver Marvin Harrison's first touchdown catch in the first quarter of the Peach Bowl semifinal against Georgia on Dec. 31, 2022. Pic by Ken Tishenkel/Columbus Wired.

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The Ohio State University Department of Athletics has scheduled three non-conference football games at Ohio Stadium, including one in the 2024 season and two in 2029, and changed the date of an existing non-conference game in 2024, as well.

The 2024 Western Michigan game has been moved up from Sept. 21 to Sept. 7 and the school added Marshall for the same season, which will be played on Sept. 21.

Nevada and UNC-Charlotte were added as non-conference home games in 2029 with the Wolfpack coming into town on Sept. 1 and the 49ers invading Ohio Stadium the following weekend. Both schools represent first-time opponents for the Buckeyes while the Broncos and Thundering Herd will be repeat opponents.

Ohio State and Marshall have previously met twice: in 2004, where the Scarlet and Gray needed a last second, Mike Nugent 55-yard field goal to pull out a 24-21 win whereas the Buckeyes cruised to a 45-7 win in 2010. That second matchup was a Thursday night season-opener, which was the first time since OSU's first-ever Thursday night season-opener against Wyoming in 1997.

The Buckeyes and Broncos have played only one time previous, a 38-12 OSU win at Ohio Stadium in 2015.

As for next season, the Big Ten will announce the full schedule this fall. Ohio State’s non-conference portion of 2024 is set: Aug. 31 vs. Southern Mississippi, Sept. 7 vs. Western Michigan and Sept. 21 vs. Marshall. All three games will be played at Ohio Stadium.