COLUMBUS — Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler has set his non-conference schedule for his first full season as head coach in 2024-25. The Buckeyes will play seven non-conference home games, three neutral site games and one true non-conference road game.

Ohio State opens the season against Texas in the previously announced Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas, Nev., on Monday, Nov. 4. That will be just the third all-time meeting between the two programs.

The home opener will be one week later on Monday, Nov. 11 against in-state foe Youngstown State. The Buckeyes have won the previous five meetings between the two schools with the last meeting coming on Dec. 18, 2018, in Columbus.

Ohio State will also host Evansville (Nov. 19), Campbell (Nov. 22), Green Bay (Nov. 25) and Pitt (Nov. 29) in the month of November. The Pitt game will be a Friday night lead-in to the already anticipated football matchup between Ohio State and Michigan the next day. The Buckeyes will also play on the road at Texas A&M on Friday, Nov. 15.

In December, the Buckeyes will host Valparaiso, Jake Diebler’s alma mater, on Dec. 17. They will then head to Madison Square Garden to play Kentucky in the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday, Dec. 21. The final non-conference game of the season will be against Indiana State on Sunday, Dec. 29.

Ohio State will also play in another non-conference neutral site game that will be announced at a later date.

The complete Big Ten schedule will be announced around Labor Day. The teams traveling to Columbus this season will be Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Oregon, Rutgers and Washington this season.