Kickoff time announcement delayed for Ohio State's game against Rutgers

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- It's going to take a little longer until we learn the final unannounced kickoff time of Ohio State's football season.

The Buckeyes said Monday morning that the Big Ten will use a six-day window to determine the starting time for their home game Nov. 22 against Rutgers. That means the kickoff will likely be set on Saturday night. The Big Ten did say that it wouldn't be a night game at Ohio Stadium, limiting the kickoff windows to noon, 3:30 or 4 p.m.

The last time the Buckeyes will play under the lights at home during the regular season will be this Saturday, when they take on UCLA at 7:30 p.m. in a game on NBC4.

The Buckeyes are 9-0 and the top-ranked team in the country, with their last win 34-10 over Purdue on Saturday. The Bruins are 3-6, but 3-3 since they fired coach DeShaun Foster and replaced him on an interim basis with Tim Skipper. Last week, they lost 28-21 to Nebraska.

Coming up this week, coach Ryan Day will discuss the Buckeyes' progress during his weekly news conference, but he will start earlier, at 11 a.m. Tuesday instead of noon. That news conference will be livestreamed on nbc4i.com. Then on Tuesday night, the Buckeyes will learn whether they kept their position atop the College Football Playoff rankings. Those will be unveiled starting at 7 p.m.

The regular season will conclude Nov. 29 with a game whose kickoff time has long been known. Ohio State will play in Ann Arbor against Michigan starting at noon.