Ohio State University will kick off its 2026-27 basketball season against Brigham Young University (BYU) on November 2, 2026, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. This matchup marks a neutral-site game, with a return contest likely scheduled in Columbus in the future. Both teams are preparing for significant changes in their rosters, influenced by the Name, Image, and Likeness era and the transfer portal. BYU is expected to lose key players, including star freshman AJ Dybantsa, who is likely to enter the NBA draft, alongside Robert Wright III and Kennard Davis Jr. entering the transfer portal. Similarly, Ohio State has already seen players like Devin Royal and Taison Chatman enter the transfer portal, while Bruce Thornton has exhausted his eligibility. The last time these teams faced each other was on December 30, 1997, when BYU won 72-65. Both teams participated in the NCAA Tournament last season but were eliminated in the first round.