Then junior quarterback Kyle McCord drops back to pass against No. 7 Penn State. McCord threw for 286 yards and a touchdown to lift No. 3 Ohio State over No. 7 Penn State 20-12 at Ohio Stadium. Credit: Caleb Blake | Lantern File Photo

Then junior quarterback Kyle McCord drops back to pass against No. 7 Penn State. McCord threw for 286 yards and a touchdown to lift No. 3 Ohio State over No. 7 Penn State 20-12 at Ohio Stadium. Credit: Caleb Blake | Lantern File Photo

The Buckeyes’ next road game officially has a set kickoff time. 

No. 4 Ohio State’s Nov. 2 matchup against the No. 3 Penn State Nittany Lions will be a noon kickoff, the Ohio State athletic department announced Monday. 

The Buckeyes have defeated the Nittany Lions in each of their last seven encounters, most recently claiming a 20-12 victory in The Shoe Oct. 21, 2023. 

In their most recent game, the Buckeyes suffered a 32-31 defeat in the closing seconds against the now-No. 1 Oregon Ducks at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Oregon. 

But before an expected top-five matchup at Penn State, the Buckeyes will take on the Nebraska Cornhuskers at noon on Saturday at Ohio Stadium.