Michigan State‘s football gameโฃ at USC on September 27, 2025, has been slated for a late-night kickoff of 8 โp.m. Pacific time, โฃthe Big Ten Conference announced Monday. The game will be televised on Fox.
The late start time presents โฃa unique challenge for the spartans, requiring cross-country travel and โคadjustment to a significantโค time difference.โ MSU last played a late-night โฃWest Coast game in โ2018, losing toโ Arizona State 16-13 in a โค10:45 p.m.โ kickoff in Tempe. This matchup against the Trojans marks MSU’sโฃ first Big Ten contest against aโ Pac-12 program now within the conference.
The โgame holds added meaning โคas a homecoming for both MSU head coachโ Jonathan Smith, a native of Pasadena, California, and quarterback โAidan โฃChiles, who hails from Long Beach, California. USC will open Big Ten play the same day, โfacing Purdue โat 3:30 p.m. ET on CBS. MSU will host Youngstown State โ(2-0) at 3:30 p.m. โขET on BTN in its final nonconference game beforeโข traveling to Los Angeles. The Spartans have aโ bye week following the USC game before visiting nebraska on October 4, with the kickoff โขtime to be persistent.