Ohio State has made three changes to future nonconference football schedules that will affect games in the 2029-30 seasons, according to the university.
The Buckeyes are now scheduled to face off with Navy to open the 2029 season on Sept. 1, 2029. In order to add that game, Ohio State and Nevada have agreed to move their previously scheduled game for that date to Sept. 7, 2030. This will mark the first matchup between the Buckeyes and Midshipmen since the 2014 season, when Ohio State handed Navy a 34-17 defeat at home to open their championship-winning campaign.
Ohio State also added Youngstown State to its 2029 nonconference schedule, which will be played at Ohio Stadium on Sept. 15, 2029. The Penguins last came to Columbus in 2023 when the Buckeyes came away with a 35-7 win.
With the Penguins and Midshipmen now on the schedule in the future, the Buckeyes have just one game remaining to fill out its nonconference schedule over the next five years, that being the team’s 2030 season opener on Aug. 31, 2030.
Below is a list of Ohio State’s nonconference schedule for the 2026-30 seasons:
2026
Sept. 5 – Ball State
Sept. 12 – at Texas
Sept. 19 – Kent State
2027
Sept. 4 – Bowling Green
Sept. 11 – New Hampshire
Sept. 18 – Alabama
2028
Sept. 2 – Buffalo
Sept. 9 – at Alabama
Sept. 16 – Northern Illinois
2029
Sept. 1 – Navy
Sept. 8 – Charlotte
Sept. 15 – Youngstown State
2030
Aug. 31 – TBD
Sept. 7 – Nevada
Sept. 14 – at Georgia
