Buckeyes' Get Two Primetime Kickoffs Announced to Start Bye Week

The Ohio State Buckeyes had a new wrinkle added to their season as they are going to have to compete for at least the next couple of weeks without their quarterback. Unfortunately for the Buckeyes, these next two games are two of the biggest of the entire season.

On Monday, each of those game times was released, and the Buckeyes are going to be in Primetime for each of them.

In two weeks' time, on Halloween, the Buckeyes will be going out west to Los Angeles to take on the USC Trojans at 7:00 PM, the spot of Luke Fahey's first start as an Ohio State Buckeye. 

Before getting into all of the details surrounding that football game, how cool is that matchup going to be? Two of the most storied programs in the entire country in a historic venue for a matchup that doesnt happen often.

USC holds a 13-10-1 lead over the Buckeyes as they get set for the 25th all-time matchup between the two programs. 

Then, when they return back to Columbus, it will be against a decimated Oregon Ducks program. Not only have the Ducks experienced some major injuries this year, but the news on Monday was not good. Nearly their entire wide receiving core got in trouble with the law and will face serious repercussions. 

That game had the makings of being one of the best on the entire schedule across the entire college football landscape this year, but now that shine has worn off.

It is potentially a game that will feature two teams fighting for their College Football Playoff lives with their backup quarterbacks at the helm. 

That game is a rare mid-afternoon kickoff for the Buckeyes, as it will kick off at 3:30 on the first weekend of November. 

The Buckeyes suddenly have their backs against the wall. They were on cruise control through the start of this season, but this is exactly what we were worried about with this schedule. 

It was never a conversation about the Buckeyes having the ability to win these games, but about whether they would be able to withstand the beating that this schedule would require. 

One tough hit is going to put the Buckeyes in a really bad spot to either go with a true freshman or a former five-star player that the coaches clearly don't trust. 

Regardless of all of that, the Buckeyes get two primetime games for two of their biggest opponents on their schedule.