Michigan will be Ohio State’s only protected annual opponent when the Big Ten goes divisionless in 2024.
When the Big Ten goes divisionless in 2024, Michigan will be the only team Ohio State plays on an annual basis.on Thursday, Michigan will be the only protected rival for Ohio State. The Buckeyes will play all of the other 15 teams in the conference, which will include USC and UCLA next season, at least once every two years with at least one home game and at least one away game every four years, as the Big Ten will continue to play a nine-game conference schedule.
Most notably, that means Ohio State will no longer play Penn State every year. The Buckeyes will play the Nittany Lions in State College in 2024, but are not scheduled to play Penn State in 2025. As a result of the new divisionless format, Ohio State will play only three of the same teams in both 2024 and 2025: Michigan, Illinois and Northwestern. All 16 Big Ten schools will play three of the same teams in both 2024 and 2025 regardless of how many protected opponents they have, with the non-protected opponents being considered “two-play” opponents that will alternate every two years.
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