The countdown to USC’s 2026 football season is officially on! Believe it or not, the Trojans’ season opener is exactly 100 days away.
100 days from today marks August 29. That day, USC will host San Jose State at the Coliseum to kick off the 2026 college football season.
The game will be played in Week Zero, meaning that the Trojans and Spartans will open the year a week before the majority of teams do. It also means that with few other games on that weekend, the national spotlight will be on USC.
The 2026 season is set to be a highly anticipated one in Los Angeles. After coming up short of reaching the College Football Playoff last year, USC is bringing back the majority of its core from the 2025 team, while also adding a loaded recruiting class and several notable transfer portal additions. Entering the year, there is significant pressure and expectations for head coach Lincoln Riley to finally break through and take the Trojans to the playoff.
In the coming weeks and months, USC will have summer workouts, Big Ten Media Days, and fall camp. For now, though, it is time to sit back, relax, and let the countdown begin.
This article originally appeared on Trojans Wire: We are officially 100 days away from the start of USC’s 2026 season
Reporting by Adam Bradford, Trojans Wire / Trojans Wire
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