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Kickoff Times, TV Plans Set for Three More of USC's 2023 Football Games

Erik-McKinneyby:Erik McKinney•05/31/23•

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Three more of USC’s 2023 football kickoff times were set on Wednesday, bringing the total of known kickoff times to four.

The Trojans will open their season with a 5 p.m. PT kickoff at home against San Jose State. That will be one of only a few college football games taking place during Week Zero. That game will air on Pac-12 Network.

The Trojans will again be on Pac-12 Network the following week. USC’s Week One game against Nevada in the Coliseum will kick off at 3:30 pm.

Those two nonconference games will set the stage for USC’s first Pac-12 game of the season. The Trojans will remain at home for their third-straight game in the Coliseum to open the season. Stanford visits Los Angeles on Sept. 9 for a game that will kick at 7:30 p.m. PT and air on FOX.

USC’s road trip to South Bend to take on Notre Dame was previously announced as a 4:30 p.m. PT kickoff. That will air on NBC and Peacock.

These are the only USC games that will receive kickoff times and TV plans before the season begins. The rest will be slotted in the 6-to-12-day window ahead of each game.

USC’s Pac-12 Network Requirement

USC has two home games against nonconference opponents in 2023, so the Pac-12 Network games against San Jose State and Nevada fulfill the minimum requirement of USC’s appearances on that network.

2023 USC Football Schedule

Aug. 26 — San Jose State – 5 p.m. PT (Pac-12 Network)
Sept. 2 – Nevada – 3:30 p.m. PT (Pac-12 Network)
Sept. 9 — Stanford – 7:30 p.m. PT (FOX)
Sept. 16 – BYE
Sept. 23 — at Arizona State
Sept. 30 — at Colorado
Oct. 7 – Arizona 
Oct. 14 — at Notre Dame – 4:30 p.m. PT (NBC/Peacock)
Oct. 21 – Utah
Oct. 28 — at California
Nov. 4 — Washington 
Nov. 11 — at Oregon
Nov. 18 —UCLA
Nov. 25 – BYE

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