Toughest Big Ten schedules in 2026Ohio State BuckeyesOhio State QB Julian Sayin and the Buckeyes had a fairly favorable Big Ten schedule in 2025 -- not so in 2026. Ohio State gets reigning national champion Indiana on the road (Oct. 17), hosts surefire preseason top-10 Oregon (Nov. 7), has road games Oct. 3 at Iowa (9-4 and No. Nebraska CornhuskersNebraska and coach Matt Rhule have one of the toughest Big Ten schedules in 2026. The Badgers' toughest Big Ten games (in order of schedule) are Sept. 26 at Penn State, Oct. 24 vs. USC (9-4, No. As is UCLA, Rutgers and Wisconsin, with other Big Ten road games at Nebraska and Purdue.