Buckeyes change 2017 season opener


On Monday I laid out Ohio State’s future schedule through the 2024 season. On Tuesday, the Buckeyes made a change to that upcoming schedule. OSU announced that the 2017 season opener at Indiana is moved from Saturday Sept. 2 to Thursday Aug. 31. Time and television broadcast for the game has not been announced. ???2017 GAME DATE CHANGED?@OhioStateFB season opener at @HoosierFootball will kick off Thursday, Aug. 31? TBA? TBA? @971thefan #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/rbzOLVv2Cc — Ohio State Buckeyes (@OhioStAthletics) December 13, 2016 This will be the seventh time in Ohio State football history the Buckeyes will open the season on a day other than Saturday with the most recent coming in 2015 against Virginia Tech on Labor Day. OSU won that game in Blacksburg, VA 42-24. It will also be the third Thursday evening game in the program’s history. The Scarlet and Gray opened the 2010 season with a Thursday night…

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