By: Cooper Ledford SWO SPORTS FOUNDER & CEO
The Ohio State Buckeye's season will start on Thursday, September 2, 2010. Ohio State will be hosting Marshall.
The starting time has not been announced, as well as the television plans.
"This change to a Thursday night opener offers a number of positives for Ohio State," Ohio State associate vice-president and director of athletics Gene Smith explained. "Summer quarter classes end the week before, so there will be minimal campus impact on students, faculty and staff that day.
"Along with providing maximum national exposure for our Rose Bowl champions, this unique starting date and time allows our team and fans to escape the heat of the day, and breaks up a string of four consecutive Saturday home games to start the season.
"It will allow fans to enjoy other events throughout the Labor Day weekend. We see it as a treat for Buckeye fans and an exciting way to open the 2010 campaign."
Ohio State's last mid-week regular season home game was in 1997, in a season-opening 24-10 win over Wyoming that was played on a Thursday evening.
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