May 2, 2008

The kickoff times and television plans for 6 of USC's 2008 football games have been determined.

USC's highly-anticipated Sept. 13 home opener against Ohio State, which has appeared in the past 2 BCS Championship Games, will kick off at 5 p.m. Pacific and will be shown live nationally on ABC.

Three more Trojan home games will also kick off at 5 p.m. Pacific: the Oct. 4 Oregon game will be shown on ABC, ESPN or ESPN2, while the Nov. 8 California game will air on ABC and the Nov. 29 traditional intersectional contest against Notre Dame will be on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2.

USC's Sept. 25 Thursday night game at Oregon State will kick at 6 p.m. Pacific and will be shown on ESPN.

Troy's season-ending Dec. 6 contest at crosstown rival UCLA will start at 1:30 p.m. Pacific and will be broadcast on ABC.

Kickoff times and television plans for USC's remaining 2008 contests could be announced in early June.

USC is coming off 6 consecutive AP Top 4 finishes, BCS bowl appearances, Pac-10 championships and 11-win seasons.