2026 Spring Practices, Spring Game, and other Tidbits

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Ohio State Sets April 18 As Date for 2026 Spring Game

Ohio State's 2026 spring game will be played on April 18 in the Shoe.

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Ohio State Sets April 18 As Date for 2026 Spring Game​

The date for Ohio State's 2026 spring game is set.

The Buckeyes will scrimmage each other, Scarlet vs. Gray, on April 18 in the Shoe.



That date places it one week later than Ohio State played its spring game in 2025, with the Buckeyes taking the field on the third Saturday of April rather than the second Saturday. The spring game will be the culmination of OSU's spring practice, which begins on March 10.

Tickets for the spring game will go on sale starting Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. through the athletics website.

 

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Day said Ohio State will start spring practice on March 10 and conclude with the spring game on April 18. He said the Buckeyes will determine what the spring game will look like “as we get closer.”

 

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Gruden’s our next coach?!?

 

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Per Tony Gerdeman at BH:

Speaking with some folks, keep an eye on Legend Bey. Runs hard, up to 190 pounds, fastest RB on the team. Legitimate excitement about him inside the program.

Expect to see Jay Timmons at both corner and nickel this spring, as expected. Tenacious. Bulldog.

Devin McCuin is fitting in just fine. Belief is that he can score from anywhere.

Qua Russaw is at DE. He is not viewed as a throw-in. He's got some traits.

 

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Per Tony Gerdeman at BH:

National title incoming

 

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Skull Session: Bruce Thornton is an All-Time Great Buckeye, Ohio State Football Starts Spring Practice This Week and Michael Jenkins Reflects on the Impact of “Holy Buckeye”

Bruce Thornton is an all-time great Buckeye, Ohio State football starts spring practice this week and Michael Jenkins reflects on the impact of “Holy Buckeye.”

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BACK IN ACTION. Ohio State football returns to the practice field this week.

The Buckeyes will hold their first two spring practices on Tuesday and Thursday. After a week off for spring break (March 16–20), they’ll resume workouts on March 24, 26, 28 and 31, followed by April 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15 and 17 before wrapping up the early offseason with the spring game on April 18.

 

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Questions facing each Big Ten team in spring: Ohio State's defensive reboot, Bryce Underwood's next step

Scanning the Big Ten as spring practices get underway to find one questions all 18 conference teams must address

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Questions facing each Big Ten team in spring: Ohio State's defensive reboot, Bryce Underwood's next step​

Scanning the Big Ten as spring practices get underway to find one questions all 18 conference teams must address​

Ohio State: Who steps up on defense?​

There's a very real chance Ohio State lost three players on defense that will go in the top 10 in this year's NFL Draft in linebackers Arvell Reese and Sonny Styles and safety Caleb Downs. Reese and Styles are athletic freaks, while Downs was one of the smartest players Nick Saban ever had at Alabama before he transferred to Ohio State. Finding replacements for those guys won't be easy, but there's, of course, lots of talent on the roster. Sophomore Riley Pettijohn and Wisconsin transfer Christian Alliegro are two good options at the linebacker position. The Buckeyes will look very different from the back end but Duke transfer Terry Moore is one to watch at the safety spot.

Interesting one on Ped State:

Penn State: Can James Peoples be a star?​

Headed into the 2025 season, James Peoples looked poised to be the guy in Ohio State's run game. Peoples was expected to be the first option on first and second downs for the Buckeyes, but it never quite materialized that way. Bo Jackson wrestled away the job, rushing for more than 1,000 yards as a freshman, and Peoples hit the portal. He landed at Penn State where he should have a good opportunity to be a primary rushing option for a Big Ten program. The talent is there -- Ohio State folks were very high on him preseason -- and he averaged 5.6 yards per carry on 61 attempts.