COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith confirmed Wednesday that the scheduled Sept. 11 home game against Oregon is set in stone for this fall. However, the Buckeyes’ return trip to Eugene remains up in the air. Ohio State was scheduled to play at Oregon last season before both the Big Ten and Pac-12 conferences eliminated non-conference games due to the coronavirus pandemic. Smith said both he and Oregon AD Rob Mullens wanted to keep the OSU home date in place. Due to established schedules for the next several years, it is too soon to say when the Buckeyes will head west to honor the other half of the original contract. “Neither of us want to change the game,” Smith said. “It will cost us more to change the game. If we don’t play, we’ve got to buy somebody else in, so you’re paying whatever we’ll have to…
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