Ohio State football is one of the most successful college football programs in Columbus Ohio and across the United States. This show is one of college football’s ‘elite teams’ that play for Big Ten championships and national championships regularly, and millions of viewers tune in each week during the autumn. Many individuals who follow the Ohio State football team and are customers of Dish Network would want to know which channel the Buckeyes games are aired to avoid missing out. This article aims to provide a step-by-step guide for the viewers on how to watch Ohio State games from Dish Network.
Big Ten Network
Since Ohio State WOSU belongs to the Big Ten Conference, many of its games during the regular season are aired on Big Ten Network (BTN). This is the main source through which Ohio State football is transmitted. For a portion of the season, BTN has at least one high-profile Big Ten game on Saturday night primetime. Currently, BTN is located on channel 410 in Dish and offers its programs in high definition. So, when the Buckeyes are involved in a game either in the comfort of their home turf or otherwise, channel 410 shall be the go-to channel for Dish.
Fox Sports Channels
It is also noteworthy that Fox Sports has the rights to televise a great number of Big Ten football games. Therefore, it is common to see Ohio State featured on the Fox over-the-air channel (which is on channel 7 HD on Dish) or FS1 (on Dish on channel 150). The pre-game show that airs on Fox every Saturday afternoon is typically a national game and is sometimes between the Buckeyes. The last regular season college football game for Ohio State, which is always against Michigan, is also generally aired on a Fox channel. Thus, these features should be considered on Dish when searching for OSU games.
ABC/ESPN Networks
One of the highlights of Big Ten annual media rights agreements is that ABC and the ESPN family of networks broadcast conference games during the season. Having been awarded the right to purchase the first pick from among many games, ABC now airs Ohio State against a powerful opponent at 3:30 p.m. Eastern time. It airs on either channel 7 in HD or 8620 Dish Network depending on which station one tunes in to. Big Ten games that are not aired on ABC are then distributed among the other ESPN networks such as ESPN, ESPN 2, and the other ESPN networks for night and weekday games. Each season, Ohio State football has multiple games broadcast during primetime on ESPN and ESPN2; the Dish Network Channel number for ESPN is 206 while for ESPN2 it is 143.
It is also important to note games on other media sources. The following are examples of games played on other channels.
However, the main networks through which Ohio State will be broadcasting most of its regular season games on Dish Network are BTN, Fox Sports, ABC, and ESPN with some games possibly shifting to other channels. Such ones are the main non-conference games against such opponents as Notre Dame, which are broadcasted within the packaged rights contracts with the various networks. Dish would then replace one of those alt channels instead of a different network channel in the course of the broadcast. This is quite rare but needs attention especially towards the end of the season and particularly before playing some high-profile games such as those against the Clemson Tigers.
While the Ohio State football team has often enjoyed significant success throughout the season, it has not been as fortunate when it comes to playoffs and bowl games.
If Ohio State made the College Football playoffs, as one of the four chosen teams, both of those playoffs would be televised on ESPN or ESPN2. The rights of the national championship game switch between ESPN and ESPN2 annually as the primary television broadcasters. Whereas for any of the New Year’s Six bowl games or the College Football Playoff, the Buckeyes may be viewed on either Channel 206, ESPN, or Channel 143 ESPN2 HD if the subscriber is from Dish Network. Finally, most of what any regular bowl game Ohio State gets to will probably be aired on either ESPN, ESPN2, or ABC most of the time.
Therefore, Ohio State fans with Dish could follow most of the games all through the season on Big Ten Network (HD 410), switching between ABC (HD 8620), FOX (7 HD), FS1 (HD 150), ESPN (HD 206) and ESPN 2 (HD 143). Knowing where those channels reside in your Dish lineup is important to know so that come Saturday afternoons, you can cheer on the Buckeyes in no time!
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