We are officially less than six weeks away from the return of Ohio State football.
Before the Buckeyes open the season on Sept. 2 at Minnesota, head coach Ryan Day spoke at Big Ten Football Media Days in Indianapolis.
Ohio State is coming off a shortened 2020 season that saw them win a fourth-straight Big Ten Championship with a win over Clemson in the College Football Playoff before falling to Alabama in the title game.
2021 Ohio State Football Schedule
Sept. 2 – at Minnesota – 8 p.m.
Sept. 11 – Oregon – Noon
Sept. 18 – Tulsa – 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 25 – Akron
Oct. 2 – at Rutgers
Oct. 9 – Maryland – Noon (Homecoming)
Oct. 23 – at Indiana
Oct. 30 – Penn State
Nov. 6 – at Nebraska
Nov. 13 – Purdue
Nov. 20 – Michigan State
Nov. 27 – at Michigan – Noon
2021 Ohio State preseason honors
CB Sevyn Banks
- Third-Team Preseason All-American: Phil Steele
DT Haskell Garrett
- Bednarik Award watch list
- First Team Preseason All-American: Athlon Sports, The Sporting News, Phil Steele, Walter Camp Football Foundation
Zach Harrison
- Chuck Bednarik Award watch list
- Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list
- Third Team Preseason All-American: Athlon Sports
C Harry Miller
- Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee
OT Thayer Munford
- Big Ten Preseason Honors List
- First Team Preseason All-American: Athlon Sports, Walter Camp Football Foundation
Second Team Preseason All-American: The Sporting News
WR Chris Olave
- Maxwell Award watch list
- Biletnikoff Award watch list
- Big Ten Preseason Honors list
- First-Team Preseason All-American: Athlon Sports, The Sporting News, Phil Steele, Walter Camp Football Foundation
WR Garrett Wilson
- Maxwell Award watch list
- Biletnikoff Award watch list
- Big Ten Preseason Honors list
- First-Team Preseason All-American: Athlon Sports
- Second-Team Preseason All-American: The Sporting News, Phil Steele