The Buckeyes and Spartans mutually agreed to cancel their game previously scheduled for Sept. 9.
Ohio State announced a change to its schedule for the 2023 season on Monday afternoon, as the Buckeyes will now host Youngstown State instead of San Jose State in their home opener on Sept. 9.
According to a school spokesperson, Ohio State and San Jose State mutually agreed to cancel their game, paving the way for the Buckeyes to host the Penguins that afternoon.
Next year’s game will be the third all-time meeting between Ohio State and Youngstown State, with the Buckeyes knocking off the Penguins, 38-6 and 43-0, to open the 2007 and 2008 seasons, respectively.
Ohio State was led at the time by former head coach Jim Tressel, who is now the president at Youngstown State. He also coached the Penguins to four Division I-AA national championships before coming to Columbus in 2001.
That said, Ohio State has not played an FCS opponent since it routed Florida A&M, 76-0, in 2013. The Buckeyes are also set to host Western Kentucky on Sept. 16 before traveling to Notre Dame on Sept. 23 to wrap up its non-conference slate.
The rest of the 2023 schedule has not been released, though, as the Big Ten is in the process of modifying all future schedules to account for the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, just as it did for the 2022 campaign.
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