Today Ohio State announced the addition of two non-conference opponents in the upcoming football schedules. The Buckeyes will host the Connecticut Huskies from the American Athletic Conference in 2025, and will also welcome in the Ball State Cardinals in 2026. It’ll be the first time OSU has played either opponent in the history of the football program. © Provided by Buckeyes Wire Ohio State football adds UConn, Ball State to future schedules The UConn game will be on October 18, 2025 and will come after games at Wisconsin on October 11, and before a trip to Rutgers on October 25. That in itself is news because Ohio State doesn’t historically schedule non-conference games once the conference slate begins. Ohio State hosts Ball State in the season opener on September 5, 2026, just a week prior to a big intersectional meeting with Texas on the road in Austin the following Saturday.…
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