April 18, 2026, 5:01 a.m. ET
The Ohio State football spring game is here.
After five weeks of practice, the Buckeyes will play at Ohio Stadium in front of fans in a scrimmage on April 18. Ohio State coach Ryan Day said April 13 the scrimmage will feature the offense against the defense rather than divide the roster into separate teams, a similar format to last year’s game.
In 2025, the Buckeyes’ spring game featured the offense as the Scarlet team and the defense as the Gray team. Using a special scoring format, Scarlet handled Gray in a 50-31 victory. The offense has won the spring game three of the past four years.
The opening series between the first-string offense and first-string defense featured “thud” tackling, in which defenders did not bring ball carriers to the ground. Day revealed that “a drive or two” will feature thud tackling in this year’s spring game, with full tackling the rest of the game − except the quarterbacks, Day added.
How to watch Ohio State football spring game
Date: April 18
Time: 12:30 p.m.
TV: Big Ten Network
Streaming: Fox One, Fubo
The Ohio State spring game will be available to watch on Big Ten Network, which is featured on select TV and streaming providers such as Fubo. BTN is also available on Fox’s direct-to-consumer service Fox One, which starts at $19.99 per month.
Ohio State football schedule 2026
(All times TBD)
- Sept. 5: vs. Ball State
- Sept. 12: at Texas
- Sept. 19: vs. Kent State
- Sept. 26: vs. Illinois
- Oct. 3: at Iowa
- Oct. 10: vs. Maryland
- Oct. 17: at Indiana
- Oct. 24: OFF
- Oct. 31: at USC
- Nov. 7: vs. Oregon
- Nov. 14: vs. Northwestern
- Nov. 21: at Nebraska
- Nov. 28: vs. Michigan
