Ohio State - Oklahoma Series Announced

I love that the media tears us apart about our schedule, but Ohio State is the one program going out and seeking these huge games with other big programs. Texas in '05 & '06, Washington in '07 (not our fault they were down), USC in '08 & '09, Miami(FL) in '10 & '11 and now Oklahoma in '16 & '17. Bring 'em all on.

From OhioStateBuckeyes.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Perennial college football powers Ohio State and Oklahoma will begin a two-game series in 2016, the schools announced today.

The first game of the new series will take place Sept. 17, 2016, in Norman. It will be followed by a Sept. 16, 2017, game at Columbus.

“Adding Oklahoma to our future schedules underscores Ohio State’s commitment to playing attractive national matchups whenever possible,” said Steve Snapp, OSU associate athletic director. “Our meetings with the Sooners in the 1970s and 80s were exciting games between Top 10 teams, and the future meetings should be no different between these tremendous programs.”

The Ohio State-Oklahoma games will rekindle a series that has been dormant since 1983 when the Buckeyes notched a 24-14 win in Norman. The only other meeting was in 1977, when Uwe von Schamann's 41-yard field goal with two seconds remaining hoisted the Sooners to a 29-28 victory at Columbus.