LSU’s 2024 season opener against Southern Cal in Las Vegas will kickoff in primetime on a Sunday night.
The game will be on Sept. 1 and start at 6:30 p.m. CT, the network said. It airs on ABC. LSU is now scheduled to begin its season on a Sunday for three straight years.
LSU and USC agreed in 2021 to play the Vegas Kickoff Classic at Allegiant Stadium on Labor Day weekend. The date, kickoff time and specific television channel had not been determined.
The two premier programs have only played each other twice, splitting games in 1984 and 1979.
The 2024 season will be the first with an expanded Southeastern Conference, a larger College Football Playoff and USC and UCLA in the Big Ten.
LSU was originally scheduled to host UCLA for the 2024 opener, but the game moved to accommodate the USC game. As of now, the Bruins remain scheduled to play Sept. 21 that year in Tiger Stadium for the second part of a home-and-home series.
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