Watch Kent State Golden Flashes vs Ohio State Buckeyes live on FOX or stream the game on FOX One from Ohio Stadium in Columbus, OH on Saturday, Sep. 19, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT during CFB Week 3 of the 2026 college football season. Ohio State returns to Columbus off its first loss, a 24-23 collapse at Texas in which it led 23-3 entering the fourth quarter. Kent State arrives having been shut out 57-0 at South Carolina in its opener.

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Kent State's win this season came against Wofford, 36-15, in the first meeting between the programs, and Mark Carney is in his second year after lifting the Golden Flashes from zero wins in 2024 to five in 2025. Josh Cribbs, a three-time Pro Bowler whose jersey hangs retired in Kent, joined the staff in April as special teams analyst. You can stream Kent State vs Ohio State live on FOX One. FOX One puts live FOX College Football, full-game highlights, studio breakdowns and on-demand FOX programming in a single app. Start your 3-day free trial and stream on supported devices.

FOX + ESPN College Football Schedule 2026 — Week 3

Friday, Sept. 18, 2026
Week 3 — Watch Houston vs Texas Tech — 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Portland State vs Oregon — 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT

Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026
Week 3 — Watch Arizona State vs Kansas — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Kent State vs Ohio State — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Akron vs Minnesota — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Buffalo vs Penn State — 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Utah State vs Utah — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch UTEP vs Michigan — 3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Northern Iowa vs Iowa — 4:00 p.m. ET / 1:00 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Eastern Washington vs Washington — 7:15 p.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch North Dakota vs Nebraska — 7:15 p.m. ET / 4:15 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Colorado vs Northwestern — 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Virginia Tech vs Maryland — 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch LSU vs Ole Miss — 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Fresno State vs San Jose State — 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT
Week 3 — Watch Purdue vs UCLA — 11:00 p.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. PT

Ohio State is 3-0 against Kent State, and for two schools about 130 miles apart the series is remarkably short — the first meeting did not happen until Sept. 7, 2002. Ohio State won that one 51-17, and it remains the closest game of the three. The most recent, on Sept. 13, 2014, was 66-0, the widest margin in the series. All three were played at Ohio Stadium; Kent State has never hosted.

Both prior seasons in which these teams met ended with Ohio State winning a national championship, in 2002 and 2014. Across the three games Ohio State has scored 165 points, an average of 55 per meeting.