June 13, 2026

Rankings Ohio State's 5 Toughest Matchups for the 2019 Football Season

Deceivingly tough. Ohio State’s 2019 Football Schedule Date Opponent 8/31 Florida Atlantic 9/7 Cincinnati 9/14 @ Indiana 9/21 Miami (OH) 9/28 @ Nebraska 10/5 Michigan State 10/18 @ Northwestern 10/26 Wisconsin 11/9 Maryland 11/16 @ Rutgers 11/23 Penn State 11/30 @ Michigan That’s how one could describe Ohio State’s upcoming football schedule. The Buckeyes don’t have a marquee nonconference matchup like they do in most seasons. After taking on the likes of Texas, USC, Miami, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma and TCU in recent years, Ohio State’s big non-league opponent is a Week 2 matchup against the Luke Fickell-led Cincinnati Bearcats. That’s a good break for Ryan Day, the new head coach in his first season at the helm of a football program. It’ll get tougher in 2020 and beyond, with matchups against Oregon, Notre Dame, Washington and Texas on future schedules. But even without a titanic early clash, there are some tough games for the…

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