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The Ohio State schedule is slowing coming together for the 2012 season. On Thursday, the times and channels for the first three games were announced.
Ohio State will host Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 1 at noon on the Big Ten Network. The following week the Buckeyes will also have a noon home game when they play Central Florida on ESPN 2. On Sept. 15, Ohio State will have its third straight home noon kickoff when it faces California on ABC.
The entire schedule is below:
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Sat, Sept 1 | Noon | Miami (OH) at Ohio State | Big Ten Network |
| Sat, Sept 8 | Noon | Central Florida at Ohio State | ESPN2 |
| Sat, Sep 15 | Noon | California at Ohio State | ABC |
| Sat, Sep 22 | TBD | UAB at Ohio State | TBD |
| Sat, Sep 29 | TBD | Ohio State at Michigan State | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Nebraska at Ohio State | ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2 |
| Sat, Oct 13 | 8:00 p.m. | Ohio State at Indiana | Big Ten Network |
| Sat, Oct 20 | TBD | Purdue at Ohio State | TBD |
| Sat, Oct 27 | 6:00 p.m. | Ohio State at Penn State | ABC, ESPN, or ESPN2 |
| Sat, Nov 3 | TBA | Illinois at Ohio State | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 17 | TBA | Wisconsin at Ohio State | TBD |
| Sat, Nov 24 | Noon | Michigan at Ohio State | ABC |
For more on the Buckeyes' offseason, visit Land-Grant Holy Land, SB Nation's Ohio State blog.