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Ohio State Announces Themes For Several Home Games This Fall

The Buckeyes are encouraging fans to wear black against Wisconsin, scarlet against Iowa.

Andrew Lind

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With the season fast approaching, Ohio State has announced the themes for six of the eight home games this fall.

The Buckeyes will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their 2002 national championship by welcoming members of the team back to Ohio Stadium for the season opener against Notre Dame on Sept. 3 (7:30 p.m. on ABC).

Ohio State finished the 2002 season at 14-0 overall, including a 31-24 double-overtime victory over Miami (Fla.) in the Fiesta Bowl. Don’t be surprised if throwback uniforms make an appearance that evening.

One week later, the Buckeyes will welcome Arkansas State to Columbus for the first meeting between the two programs (12 p.m. on BTN). The game will serve as a celebration for the newest members of the Ohio State Athletics Hall of Fame.

The Buckeyes will then their second night game in three weeks when they host Toledo on Sept. 17 (7 p.m. on FOX). Fans will be treated that evening to a performance from the alumni marching band.

Ohio State will end the month of September with a blackout of Wisconsin on the 24th. Fans are encouraged to wear black, and the Buckeyes are expected to wear their black alternate uniforms for the first time since 2019.

With this year marking the 100th anniversary of Ohio Stadium, Ohio State will celebrate the occasion during the Oct. 1 game against Rutgers, which kicks off at 3:30 p.m. on a to-be-determined network. It will also serve as the Buckeyes’ homecoming game.

Lastly, Ohio State is asking fans to β€œScarlet The β€˜Shoe” for the Oct. 22 game against Iowa. Presumably, the Buckeyes will don their all-scarlet Color Rush uniforms for the second season in a row.

Ohio State has not announced themes for its final two home games of the year, including matchups with Indiana on Nov. 12 and Michigan on Nov. 26. Stay tuned for more information as it is released.

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Andrew Lind is an Ohio State beat writer and photographer at BuckeyesNow, founder of The Ohio State Uniform Database and the NCAA and NFL writer at SportsLogos.net.

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