{"id":306998,"date":"2026-05-09T02:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/306998\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T02:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T02:06:19","slug":"usc-footballs-week-1-matchup-against-fresno-state-moved-to-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/306998\/","title":{"rendered":"USC football\u2019s Week 1 matchup against Fresno State moved to Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May 8, 2026, 10:24 a.m. PT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">We have known <a href=\"http:\/\/trojanswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/trojans\/football\/2026\/01\/27\/usc-football-2026-big-ten-schedule-indiana-oregon\/88386198007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">USC\u2019s 2026 football schedule<\/a> for several months now. However, on Friday, we got a notable development, as one of the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/usc-trojans\/3467\/\" data-autotag=\"81fae7eb-4e49-4588-8ac1-4c9c113221de\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Trojans<\/a>\u2019 games has been moved up a day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Friday morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/presspass\/fox-college-football-friday-returns-primetime-biggest-season-yet\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fox announced<\/a> its Fox College Football Friday schedule for the 2026 season. The slate will kick off with USC\u2019s Week 1 matchup against <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/fresno-state-bulldogs\/3495\/\" data-autotag=\"1fcacdda-e395-481a-a064-db1495ec04f3\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Fresno State<\/a> at the Coliseum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The game, which was previously scheduled for Saturday, September 5, will now be played on Friday, September 4. It will kick off at 6:00 p.m. Pacific time and be televised by Fox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">This marks the third consecutive season that the Trojans will play a Friday night home game. USC faced Rutgers on a Friday in 2024 and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/college-sports\/big-ten\/northwestern\" data-autotag=\"c57f0c02-3599-4498-a26f-27ae8f894fdb\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Northwestern<\/a> last year. The Trojans won both games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">While the game will be played in Week 1 of the college football season, it will not be the Trojans\u2019 first game of the year. USC <a href=\"http:\/\/trojanswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/trojans\/football\/2026\/02\/26\/usc-football-open-2026-season-hosting-san-jose-state\/88869638007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will open its 2026 campaign in Week Zero<\/a> against San Jose State, six days prior.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"May 8, 2026, 10:24 a.m. PT We have known USC\u2019s 2026 football schedule for several months now. 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