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2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

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Conference
  
Big Ten Conference

2017 record
  
0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)

Co-offensive coordinator
  
Ryan Day (1st year)

Division
  
East Division

Head coach
  
Urban Meyer (6th year)


Offensive coordinator
  
Kevin Wilson (1st year)

The 2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team will represent Ohio State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buckeyes will play their home games at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio State will play as a member of the East Division of the Big Ten Conference.

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Spring Game

The 2017 LiFE Sports Spring Game will take place in Columbus Ohio at 12:30 pm on April 15, 2017.

Recruits

The Buckeyes signed a total of 21 recruits.

Schedule

The Buckeyes' 2017 schedule will consist of 7 home games and 5 away games. Ohio State will host all three of its non-conference games; against Oklahoma from the Big 12, against Army, and against UNLV from the Mountain West.

The Buckeyes will play nine conference games; they will host Maryland, Penn State, Michigan State, and Illinois. They will travel to Indiana, Rutgers, Nebraska, Iowa, and bitter rivals Michigan.

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  • Early Departures

  • WR Noah Brown - Declared for the NFL Draft
  • CB Gareon Conley - Declared for the NFL Draft
  • SAF Malik Hooker - Declared for the NFL Draft
  • LB Raekwon McMillan - Declared for the NFL Draft
  • RB Curtis Samuel - Declared for the NFL Draft
  • Coaching Changes

  • OC/OL Ed Warriner left to become offensive line coach at Minnesota
  • Co-OC/QB Tim Beck left to become the offensive coordinator at Texas under coach Tom Herman, a previous offensive coordinator at Ohio State
  • Co-DC/LB Luke Fickell left to become the head coach at Cincinnati; Co-DC Greg Schiano then became the sole Defensive Coordinator
  • Kevin Wilson, former Indiana head coach, hired as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach
  • Ryan Day hired as quarterbacks coach and co-offensive coordinator
  • Bill Davis hired as linebackers coach
  • References

    2017 Ohio State Buckeyes football team Wikipedia