Ohio State’s 2024 schedule can be broken down into roughly four tiers.
The Buckeyes’ first three games of the season can effectively be seen as an extension of the preseason as they begin their schedule with a trio of non-conference games against opponents who project to be significantly overmatched. Ohio State’s three marquee games of the regular season are clearly defined as their games at Oregon on Oct. 12, at Penn State on Nov. 2 and at home against Michigan on Nov. 30.
In between, Ohio State will play six other games against Big Ten opponents who could pose varying degrees of threats even though the Buckeyes will be favored to beat all of them.