Ohio State's Brutal 2026 Schedule Includes Trip to Kinnick
Former Ohio State linebacker and NFL veteran Bobby Carpenter is sounding the alarm on the Buckeyes' 2026 football schedule, calling it the toughest in the country. The slate includes a critical road trip to Iowa's Kinnick Stadium, part of a grueling back-to-back away stretch that could define Ohio State's season.
Why is Ohio State's 2026 schedule considered the toughest in America?
According to Phil Steele's metrics and the consensus among college football analysts, Ohio State faces the single hardest schedule in the nation in 2026. The gap between Ohio State's schedule and the second-toughest is as wide as the gap between the second and twelfth, according to Ohio State insider CFB Sam.
Carpenter laid out the problem on his show, The Bobby Carpenter Show.