USC vs Colorado Kickoff Time Set For October 8 Game at Coliseum

The USC vs Colorado game at the LA Coliseum on October 8 has been assigned a kickoff time, starting at 1:00 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network.

USC announced the kickoff time on Monday morning, with the Trojans and Buffaloes facing off on the Pac-12 Network for the third time in three years.

This is the second USC game picked for the Pac-12 Network this year. The Trojans started the home slate against Utah State with an 11:00 a.m. kickoff at the Coliseum

The 1:00 p.m. kickoff for USC vs Colorado is undoubtedly a more desirable start time, though far from a primetime slot.

In the past, it might not have surprised anyone for this contest to be a match up between a 1-3 and 3-1 team. The shocker is that USC is the former and Colorado is the latter.

The Trojans have gone through their fair share of struggles in 2016. They were blown out by Alabama on opening weekend, bounced back against Utah State at the Coliseum, then suffered another set back against Stanford in Palo Alto.

Saddled with a 1-2 record going into the Pac-12 South opener, USC couldn’t hold on to their late lead over Utah, falling to 1-3 when the Utes drove 93-yards to score a touchdown in the final minutes.

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This weekend, the Trojans will hope to get things back on track against ASU before hosting the Buffaloes.

Colorado’s fortunes have turned towards the positive in 2016. After blowing out in-state rival Colorado State and Idaho State in their opening two games, the Buffaloes traveled to face No. 4 Michigan.

Though they were ultimately beaten, Colorado challenged Jim Harbaugh’s team and held on to their shock upset bid until starting quarterback Sefo Liufau went out injured.

Coming back with freshman back up Steven Montez, the Buffaloes were once again in hostile territory when they knocked off Oregon at Autzen Stadium this weekend.

Next up for Colorado, they’ll look to continue their winning ways over the state of Oregon against the Oregon State Beavers then turn their eyes towards another shocker in Los Angeles.