June 17, 2026

Follow live with scores and updates: Ohio State football plays the Akron Zips

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The Ohio State football team has dominated in-state competition for a century. Not since Oberlin’s 7-6 upset in 1921 have the Buckeyes lost to an Ohio college football program.  Akron will get its shot at 7:40 p.m. Saturday at Ohio Stadium.  The Zips (1-2) have won just two games since 2019 and the point spread in the game with Ohio State is nearly 50 points, so the odds are in the Buckeyes’ favor to extend their dominance over in-state programs.  But to say the No. 10-ranked Buckeyes, the second-highest ranked team in the state, aren’t fighting adversity this week may be wrong.  OSU depth chart: Meet the Buckeyes: Ohio State football depth chart against Akron Jeremy Ruckert: From making soccer saves to catching passes: How Jeremy Ruckert became Ohio State’s tight end Ohio State coaches: Rob Oller | Life of assistant college football coach often a grenade with pin half pulled Redshirt…

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