That comes after a previously announced game against Notre Dame set for Sept. 3 at Ohio Stadium.
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The Buckeyes and Rockets have played three times in the past.
Top-ranked Ohio State topped Toledo 49-0 in 1998 to start the series and won a 2009 matchup in Cleveland 38-0.
In 2011, Toledo gave Ohio State a scare, but the Buckeyes prevailed 27-22.
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Ohio State has not lost to an in-state opponent since 1921 when Oberlin beat the Buckeyes 7-6. Ohio State and Wooster tied 7-7 in a game three years later.
The Buckeyes’ only loss to a team from the MAC came in 1896 against Akron.
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