Ohio State will open the 2017 season with back-to-back primetime games.It was announced Thursday the Buckeyes’ season-opener at Indiana on Aug. 31 would be an 8 p.m. kickoff while the Week 2 showdown against Oklahoma in Columbus will begin at 7:30 p.m. This was hardly a surprise, of course, as Ohio State’s opener comes on a Thursday. That Big Ten tilt in Bloomington was always going to be played at night. So, too, was the matchup against the Sooners. Ohio State–Oklahoma is one of the marquee non-conference games of the 2017 season; a night game only made sense. These surely won’t be the only two games the Buckeyes play under the lights this season, however. In fact, there’s a decent chance half of Ohio State’s games require nighttime viewing. Ohio State 2017 Schedule Date Opponent Aug. 31 at Indiana Sept. 9 Oklahoma Sept. 16 Army Sept. 23 UNLV Sept. 30…
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