The USC Trojans officially have a kickoff time for their Big Ten clash against Penn State on Oct. 12 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. A major schedule update, the game time is set for 12:30 p.m.,

USC has Minnesota next, but we’re all thinking about Penn State on October 12. Let’s get a quick, early check-in on how the Nittany Lions are doing.

The Trojans and Lions haven't met since the conclusion of the 2016 season, when they were arguably the hottest teams in college football. Sure enough, that third Rose Bowl meeting was the highest-scoring one ever, if not the wildest and most riveting. USC kicked a field goal on the final play to win, 52-49.