When will LSU vs. South Carolina kickoff in two weeks?

After this week’s bye, LSU plays host to South Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 11, in need of a bounce back win. As the Tigers enter the heart of their SEC schedule, Brian Kelly and his team have been forced to reset and refocus.

The Tigers face South Carolina in a night game, with the exact time to be announced on Oct. 5. Kickoff is either at 6 p.m. on ESPN, 6:30 p.m. on ABC, or 6:45 on SEC Network (all times CT). No matter what, it will be another night game in Tiger Stadium.

The Tigers were outplayed for four quarters on the road and now head back to the drawing board, looking to right the ship before the heart of SEC play arrives. Kelly’s team has yet to put it all together in a year where his team was supposed to be the most balanced and talented across the board that he’s had at LSU.

“This team has to click on all cylinders,” Kelly said. “I believe in this team and I love this group. They are really good football players, and we have to get them complementing each other on a daily basis.”

Here is the rundown from the SEC office:

SEC Football Television Schedule
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025

11 a.m. CT – Alabama at Missouri, ABC
11:45 p.m. CT – Washington State at Ole Miss, SEC Network
2:30 p.m. CT – Oklahoma vs. Texas (in Dallas), ABC
3:15 p.m. CT – Arkansas at Tennessee, SEC Network
TBA on Oct. 5 – South Carolina at LSU, either 6 p.m. CT (ESPN) or 6:30 p.m. CT (ABC) or 6:45 pm CT (SEC Network) *
TBA on Oct. 5 – Florida at Texas A&M, either 6 p.m. CT (ESPN) or 6:30 p.m. CT (ABC) or 6:45 pm CT (SEC Network) *
TBA on Oct. 5 – Georgia at Auburn, either 6 p.m. CT (ESPN) or 6:30 p.m. CT (ABC) or 6:45 pm CT (SEC Network) *

* Game time and Network to be determined after games of October 4

LSU aims for complimentary football

A protruding theme throughout the Brian Kelly era has been a lack of “complimentary football” as one side of the ball thrives, while the other is left struggling. The most balanced team was perhaps his first team in 2022 that made the SEC Championship game, but since then, LSU has had elite units, but not elite teams. There’s confidence that the Tigers can put it together this year, with all of their goals still in front of them, but it has to happen quickly.

“At the end of the day, when you put it all together for four quarters, we didn’t play complementary football, which you have to do in this league. You have to be able to complement your offense and defense. When our offense started to move the ball, our defense couldn’t get the stop.”

The Tigers were outplayed for four quarters on the road and now head back to the drawing board, looking to right the ship before the heart of SEC play arrives. Kelly’s team has yet to put it all together in a year where his team was supposed to be the most balanced and talented across the board that he’s had at LSU.

“This team has to click on all cylinders,” Kelly said. “I believe in this team and I love this group. They are really good football players, and we have to get them complementing each other on a daily basis.”