2026 Week 3 FINAL
Kent State at Ohio State
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC
Ohio Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 21 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 59 |
GIE pre-game call: Ohio State at 100%. Hit.
Recaps
- Ohio State recap
Ohio State: 2026 Week 3 recap
Ohio State sits atop the rankings with a 1–0 record and a rating of 32.7, though that baseline hasn't budged since Week 1—the Ball State demolition (56–3) set a high bar that subsequent play has merely held steady. The Buckeyes' red-zone…
- Kent State recap
Kent State: 2026 Week 3 recap
Kent State sits at 0–1 after a Week 1 blowout loss to South Carolina, with no movement in GIE's rating at –22.4 (129th nationally). The 57–0 defeat exposed fundamental offensive struggles: a 13% red-zone touchdown rate and just 31%…
- Record
- 1-2
- Rating
- -24.8
- National rank
- 137
- Proj. wins
- 5.3
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
- Record
- 2-1
- Rating
- 29.7
- National rank
- 1
- Proj. wins
- 6.6
- Playoff prob.
- 14%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Ohio State is the model's favorite at 100%. Kent State has a 0% path. Home-field adjustment of +4.8 rating points baked in for Ohio State — venue-specific learned value (n=66 games).
Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, September 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC
- Venue
- Ohio Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No