Ohio State’s football home opener against Oregon will be at noon on Sept. 11. © Eamon Queeney/The Columbus Dispatch Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott leaves Oregon defenders behind as he runs for a touchdown in the College Football Playoff championship at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Jan. 12, 2015. The game will be part of Fox’s Big Noon Saturday game of the week. Ohio State football: AD Gene Smith hopes for full capacity at stadium this year It will be the first time the two teams are playing in Columbus in 33 years, since a 31-6 Ohio State victory in 1987. The teams last met in the 2015 College Football Playoff championship game, a 42-20 Ohio State win. The Buckeyes’ opener will be on Sept. 2 at Minnesota. The time for that game has not been announced. It will mark the second time in the past five seasons that Ohio State…
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