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Awful Ohio State vs. Indiana noon start will end up being a blessing in disguise

While fanbases on both sides are livid over Big Noon Kickoff on the way, this could actually be. good news for Ryan Day and Ohio State.
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Awful Ohio State vs. Indiana noon start will end up being a blessing in disguise​

The one time we might actually be happy with a Big Noon Kickoff.

This is going to be a showdown that Ohio State and Ryan Day will have serious revenge on their minds for. You're not alone if you've circled Oct. 17 on your schedule, as the Buckeyes will travel to Indiana for a rematch of the Big Ten title game last December. We now know that contest will get started at 12 p.m., with Big Noon Kickoff on the way.

What?! Chairs have been thrown in anger, while both fanbases are annoyed beyond belief that this epic contest is going to have an early start. We get it. At the same time, could this end up being a blessing in disguise for Day and his players? Here's why this 12 p.m. kickoff is actually beneficial.


Ohio State vs. Indiana getting the Big Noon Kickoff treatment has fans on both sides annoyed​

Sure, on one hand you can make the case these two of the top teams in the country should never go to war in the opening window. However, nothing can be done if FOX prioritized making sure they had the rights for this one. On top of that, it truly could end up being a good thing for the Buckeyes.

Think about it: there's a reason so many Ohio State fans hate when this is the case for a home game, blasting it for being awful left and right. People aren't able to tailgate for as long as they want, and their day has to get started much earlier. If this was a night game or something, Hoosiers fans would be FIRED UP in the stands, after a full day of eating and drinking with their friends.

Do we really expect the same kind of energy for a noon start? Definitely not. There's no question that Julian Sayin, Jeremiah Smith, and others are going to benefit from the atmosphere in Bloomington not being the same as a night game showdown. Yes, it's still going to be a tough environment, no one is arguing with that.
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Ohio State’s Big Ten Championship Game Rematch vs. Indiana Officially Set for Big Noon Kickoff on FOX​

By Dan Hope on October 5, 2026 at 1:00 pm @dan_hope
Julian Sayin throwing vs. Stephen Daley in the 2025 Big Ten Championship Game

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The Big Ten’s biggest game of the season is officially set for Big Noon Kickoff.
The Big Ten announced Monday that next week’s Big Ten Championship Game rematch between Ohio State and Indiana, the last two national champions in college football, will kick off at noon and will be televised by FOX.

Seven weeks into the season, it’ll already be the third Big Noon game of the season for both teams. Ohio State’s September games against Kent State and Illinois were both noon games on FOX. Indiana’s season opener against North Texas was a noon game on FOX, and its road game at Nebraska this Saturday will be as well.
Given that FOX had the first three selections in the Big Ten television networks’ draft, and that FOX airs its national network game at noon each week, it would have been stunning if Ohio State vs. Indiana was anything but a Big Noon game. Next week’s game is the most anticipated home game in Indiana football history, and it was always expected to be one of the games of the year in the Big Ten, especially with the history of Indiana beating Ohio State in last year’s conference championship game.
FOX’s selection of Ohio State at Indiana as one of its top-three picks, along with the Ohio State vs. Michigan game and Michigan’s non-conference game vs. Oklahoma, all but guarantees that Ohio State’s Nov. 7 home game vs. Oregon will be a 3:30 p.m. game on CBS as the fourth pick in the draft. NBC used its top pick on this week’s “White Out” game between Penn State and USC, and NBC is already scheduled to air Notre Dame’s home game against Miami in its 7:30 p.m. slot on Nov. 7.
Before traveling to Indiana for next week’s clash between the two highest-ranked teams in the Big Ten, Ohio State will host Maryland at Ohio Stadium this Saturday, with kickoff set for 4:15 p.m. on Big Ten Network.


 
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