November 27, 2024

ASU, Ohio State scheduled for '22

JONESBORO — Arkansas State University Athletic Director Terry Mohajir’s vision of growing the Red Wolves’ football brand took another step Thursday. ASU officially announced that it will head to Columbus, Ohio, in 2022 to face the Ohio State Buckeyes, in what will be the inaugural meeting between the two schools. The game will be Sept. 10, the second week of the season. It will be just the second time ever the Buckeyes have played a team from the Sun Belt Conference. “I’ve said it many times that we’re going to try to play the biggest brands in college football, and that’s part of our scheduling philosophy,” Mohajir said. “The only way that we really change the perception of our program is you got to play elite programs and beat them. It’s like playing the lottery — you got to play them to beat them.” Mohajir said the move had been…

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