On Aug. 6, 2026, two AI models, Google's Gemini and Claude, were pitted against each other to predict the Ohio State football schedule for 2026. Both models predicted Ohio State wins in the season opener against Ball State on Sept. 5 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio, with Gemini projecting a final score of Ohio State 52, Ball State 7, and Claude projecting Ohio State 52, Ball State 10. For the Sept. 12 game at Texas at Darryl K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas, Gemini predicted a late fourth-quarter defensive stand securing a 34-31 win, while Claude predicted a 27-20 victory. Both models also predicted wins against Kent State on Sept. 19 at Ohio Stadium, with Gemini projecting a 59-3 score and Claude projecting 49-7. The article also notes that the predictions include game summaries for games against Texas, Indiana, Iowa, Oregon, Nebraska, and Michigan, and that the results will be tracked against what actually occurs on the field.