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Kickoff time, channel set for USC at Colorado

Erik-McKinneyby: Erik McKinney09/18/23ErikTMcKinney
Wide receiver Tahj Washington #16 of the USC Trojans is hit by safety Isaiah Lewis #23 of the Colorado Buffaloes in the first quarter of a game at Folsom Field on October 2, 2021 in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
Wide receiver Tahj Washington #16 of the USC Trojans is hit by safety Isaiah Lewis #23 of the Colorado Buffaloes (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

USC fans will an early start to the Sept. 30 college football slate. The Trojans’ kickoff in Boulder against the Colorado Buffaloes has been set for 9 am PT/10 am local time. The game will air on FOX.

It will be the first 9 am PT kickoff for USC since the Trojans’ 2020 game against Arizona State in the Coliseum, played without fans in attendance. It’s also quite a departure from the run the Trojans will have been on, with back-to-back 7:30 pm kickoffs against Stanford and Arizona State leading up to that early-morning kick. The Cotton Bowl against Tulane kicked off at 10 am PT. And USC’s last visit to Boulder, in 2021, kicked at 11 am PT.

The No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes are off to a tremendous start to their 2023 season. Head coach Deion Sanders has flipped that program around one year after winning just one game. The Buffs opened the 2023 season with a win at No. 17 TCU, then beat rival Nebraska at home. Colorado was pushed to overtime against Colorado State but escaped with a win.

But the real tests start this week for the Buffaloes. Colorado travels to No. 10 Oregon this weekend and then will host USC. And the Buffs will play both games without two-way standout Travis Hunter. He took a hard late-hit in the win against Colorado State. Sanders said today he will be out three weeks, which includes the games against the Ducks and Trojans. Hunter is Colorado’s best wide receiver and cornerback. The Buffs still have some skill players to threaten their opponents, but the defense takes a huge hit without Hunter.

Before USC can get to Boulder, the Trojans will travel this weekend to Arizona State for their first road game of the season. The Sun Devils are coming off a shutout loss to Fresno State in which they played without starting quarterback Jaden Rashada and a number of key offensive linemen.

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