Ohio State-Michigan State game to be streamed on Peacock

COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — Ohio State’s opening Big Ten road game now has a kickoff time and it will be available to watch exclusively on a streaming platform.

The Buckeyes will begin conference play Sept. 28 against Michigan State in East Lansing. The game will kickoff at 7 p.m. on Peacock, a streaming platform owned by NBC and not NBC4’s parent company Nexstar. This will be the second OSU game to be broadcast exclusively on a streaming service.

The Week 5 matchup will be the first of four road games for the third-ranked Buckeyes after playing its nonconference schedule at Ohio Stadium. After big wins over Akron and Western Michigan, Ohio State will look for another rout when it plays Marshall at noon on Saturday.

Remaining Ohio State football schedule

• Sept. 21: vs. Marshall (noon)
• Sept. 28: at. Michigan State (7 p.m. on Peacock)
• Oct. 5: vs. Iowa
• Oct. 12: at. Oregon
• Oct. 26: vs. Nebraska (noon, 3:30 p.m. or 7:30 p.m.)
• Nov. 2: at. Penn State
• Nov. 9: vs. Purdue
• Nov. 16: at. Northwestern (noon or 3:30 p.m.)
• Nov. 23: vs. Indiana
• Nov. 30: vs. Michigan (noon)

Michigan State has started the season undefeated under new coach Jonathan Smith. After a Week 1 win over Florida Atlantic, the Spartans rallied late in the fourth-quarter to beat Maryland 27-24 in conference play. MSU will follow its 40-0 win over Prairie View A&M in Week 3 with a primetime game Saturday at Boston College (8 p.m.).

The Buckeyes have won their last eight meetings with the Spartans, dating to 2016. Michigan State’s last win came in the 2015 game at Ohio Stadium 17-14 with a field goal as time expired. Ohio State has won its last nine games in East Lansing, with the Spartans’ last home win coming in 1999.

Entering Week 4, Ohio State and Michigan State are among nine Big Ten schools with undefeated records. The other seven are Indiana, Illinois, Nebraska, Oregon, Penn State, Rutgers, and USC.

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