SEC announces game times for LSU vs. Nicholls and South Carolina

The Tigers’ have a completely new schedule this season, with only four opponents repeated from last year’s slate of games. The first five games of the year are USC, Nicholls, South Carolina, UCLA, and South Alabama, none of which the Tigers have played in the past two seasons. 

LSU enters year three under Brian Kelly and now looks to get off to a strong start to solidify itself as one of the top teams in the nation behind quarterback Garret Nusssmeier, and other stars like Will Campbell and linebacker Harold Perkins.

BATON ROUGE – LSU’s home-opener against Nicholls will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. CT and will be streamed on ESPN+ and SEC Network+, the Southeastern Conference announced.

The league announced game times and television assignments for the first three weeks of the 2024 season on Thursday as the SEC Meetings in Destin, Florida, concluded.

The Nicholls game will serve as the first of seven home games in 2024 for LSU as the school will celebrate the 100 Years of Tiger Stadium. The meeting with the Colonels will be the first between the schools.

Kickoff time and television plans for LSU’s season-opener against USC in Las Vegas had previously been announced as the Tigers and Trojans will meet at 6:30 p.m. CT on ABC on Sunday, Sept. 1.

It will be the first meeting between LSU and USC since 1984 when the Tigers posted a 23-3 win over the Trojans in Los Angeles. The game will also represent the first for Southern Cal as a member of the Big Ten.

LSU will make a second appearance on ABC in week 3 when the Tigers face South Carolina at 11 a.m. CT in Columbia.

LSU will travel to South Carolina for the first time since a 24-17 win over the Gamecocks in 2008. The Tigers were scheduled to play at South Carolina in 2015, however severe flooding in the Columbia area forced the game to be moved to Tiger Stadium the week of the game. LSU won that game 45-24.

2024 LSU Football Schedule

Date                       Opponent                            Location                               Kickoff                  TV

Sept. 1                   vs. Southern Cal                Las Vegas, Nev.                6:30 p.m. CT        ABC

Sept. 7                   Nicholls                               Tiger Stadium                    6:30 p.m. CT        ESPN+/SEC Network+

Sept. 14                 at South Carolina              Columbia, S.C.                   11 a.m. CT           ABC

Sept. 21                 UCLA                                    Tiger Stadium                    TBD                       TBD

Sept. 28                 South Alabama                 Tiger Stadium                    TBD                       TBD

Oct. 5                     Open Date

Oct. 12                  Ole Miss                               Tiger Stadium                    TBD                       TBD

Oct. 19                  at Arkansas                         Fayetteville, Ark.               TBD                       TBD

Oct. 26                  at Texas A&M                    College Station, Texas     TBD                       TBD

Nov. 2                   Open Date

Nov. 9                   Alabama                              Tiger Stadium                    TBD                       TBD

Nov. 16                at Florida                             Gainesville, Fla.                 TBD                       TBD

Nov. 23                Vanderbilt                           Tiger Stadium                    TBD                       TBD

Nov. 30                Oklahoma                           Tiger Stadium                    TBD                       TBD

*LSU Press release