The Big Ten released its 2015 and '16 conference football schedules today, and perhaps the biggest news is that after this season Ohio State won't be playing the newest league member for a while.
The Big Ten released its 2015 and '16 conference football schedules today, and perhaps the biggest news is that after this season Ohio State won't be playing the newest league member for a while.
After Nebraska comes to Columbus on Oct. 6, the teams won't meet again until 2017. Nebraska was already off the Buckeyes' schedule for the 2013 and '14 seasons. The hiatus now will be extended for two more seasons, unless the teams meet in the Big Ten championship game.
>> OHIO STATE'S 2012-16 FOOTBALL SCHEDULES
Iowa and Northwestern are the other Big Ten teams that Ohio State won't play in 2015 and '16.
Ohio State's 2015 schedule
Sept. 5: North Carolina
Sept. 12: Northern Illinois
Sept. 19: at Virginia Tech
Sept. 26: TBA
Oct. 3: at Purdue
Oct. 10: Penn State
Oct. 17: Michigan State
Oct. 24: Open
Oct. 31: at Minnesota
Nov. 7: Wisconsin
Nov. 14: at Illinois
Nov. 21: Indiana
Nov. 28: at Michigan
Dec. 5: Big Ten Championship Game
Ohio State's 2016 schedule
Sept. 3: Bowling Green
Sept. 10: TBA
Sept. 17: at Oklahoma
Sept. 24: TBA
Oct. 1: Purdue
Oct. 8: Open
Oct. 15: at Michigan State
Oct. 22: Illinois
Oct. 29: at Penn State
Nov. 5: Minnesota
Nov. 12: at Wisconsin
Nov. 19: at Indiana
Nov. 26: Michigan
Dec. 3: Big Ten Championship Game