The kickoff time has been scheduled for the Ohio State Buckeyes’ first Big Ten road game of the 2026 college football season. The No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes are set to kick off against the No. 17 Iowa Hawkeyes at 3:30 p.m. on October 3, 2026, at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa.

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The upcoming matchup marks Ohio State’s first return to Kinnick Stadium in nine years. In their previous visit to Iowa City, a fifth-ranked Buckeyes squad suffered a 55-24 loss to an unranked Iowa team. Since 2000, Iowa holds a 2-3 record at home against Ohio State.

Ohio State has secured victories in the two most recent contests between the programs, both played in Columbus, Ohio. The Buckeyes recorded a 54-10 win over Iowa in 2022 and a 35-7 victory in 2024.

Before heading to Iowa, Ohio State hosts Illinois in Columbus on September 26 at noon. Iowa comes into its conference schedule following a 3-0 start with victories over Northern Illinois, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa, and plays No. 18 Michigan prior to hosting the Buckeyes.

Source: NBC4 Columbus — Original report

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Waqtiga Cayaarta Ohio State iyo Iowa ee 2026 oo La Shaaciyay

Waxaa si rasmi ah loo shaaciyay waqtiga ay bilaabanayso cayaarta kooxda kubadda cagta Mareykanka ee Ohio State Buckeyes ay ku wajihi doonto kooxda Iowa Hawkeyes. Cayaartan oo noqon doonta tii ugu horreysay ee ay Ohio State dibadda ku soo cayaarto ee ka tirsan tartanka Big Ten ee xilliga 2026, ayaa dhici doonta October 3, 2026, waxayna ka dhici doontaa garoonka Kinnick Stadium ee Iowa City iyadoo bilaabanaysa 3:30 p.m.

Cayaartan ayaa dhexmaraysa kooxda Ohio State oo ku jirta kaalinta 7-aad iyo kooxda Iowa oo fadhida kaalinta 17-aad ee dalka. Waxay noqon doontaa markii ugu horreysay muddo sagaal sano ah oo ay Ohio State ku laabato garoonka Kinnick Stadium. Booqashadii ugu dambeysay ee ay halkaas ku tagtay, Ohio State oo markaas kaalinta 5-aad ku jirtay ayaa guuldarro 55-24 ah ka soo gaartay kooxda Iowa oo aan markaas ku jirin qiimaynta. Tan iyo sannadkii 2000, Iowa waxay garoonkeeda ku leedahay rekoor ah 2-3 marka ay la cayaareyso Ohio State.

Sidoo kale, Ohio State ayaa guuleysatay labadii cayaarood ee ugu dambeeyay oo ay labada kooxood wada ciyaareen, kuwaas oo ka dhacay magaalada Columbus. Ohio State ayaa Iowa ku badisay 54-10 sannadkii 2022 iyo 35-7 sannadkii 2024.

Ka hor inta aysan u safrin Iowa, kooxda Ohio State waxay September 26 marka ay tahay 12:00 p.m. martigelin doontaa kooxda Illinois. Dhankeeda, kooxda Iowa oo xilligan ku jirta qaab wanaagsan iyadoo badisay 3-0 oo ay ka mid yihiin guulihii ay ka gaareen Northern Illinois, Iowa State, iyo Northern Iowa, ayaa wajihi doonta kooxda kaalinta 18-aad ee Michigan ka hor inta aysan soo dhoweyn Buckeyes.

Xigasho: NBC4 Columbus