Ohio State football vs. Ball State: Game-Time Decisions for the Buckeyes’ 2026 season opener

Ohio StateOSU QB Tavien St. Clair runs during a stretching period in spring practice at the Woody Hayes Athletic Center. John Kuntz, cleveland.comBy Stephen Means, cleveland.comCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State’s 2026 season opener has arrived, featuring a first-ever game against Ball State.The Buckeyes have a revamped roster featuring 51 new players between its 2026 recruiting class and the transfer portal. That means a ton of new guys who had to quickly get acclimated to how things are done in Columbus as Ryan Day tries to join Woody Hayes as OSU coaches with multiple national titles. The road to doing that starts Saturday against the Cardinals.Watch the video below for more on our Game-Time Decisions and subscribe to our Ohio State YouTube channel to ensure you don’t miss any videos on the Buckeyes from cleveland.com.Stephen Means covers Ohio State football for Cleveland.com while also serving as the host of the Buckeye Talk podcast. Prior to covering the Buckeyes, he got experience working at the Akron Beacon Journal...