US EditionUSC football has tough road ahead with 2026 Big Ten schedule
The 18-team Big Ten's new scheduling model features nine conference games and limited bye weeks, with Ohio State facing seven home games and USC hosting multiple top-five ranked opponents.
- On Tuesday, the Big Ten Conference announced its full 2026 football schedule on the Big Ten Network, spotlighting USC Trojans and Ohio State Buckeyes with marquee visits to the Los Angeles Coliseum and USC facing three top-five teams.
- Because the Big Ten expanded to 18 teams, each plays nine conference games and faces every opponent at least twice within a five-year rotation.
- Ohio State opens the season Sept. 5 at home vs Ball State, visits Texas on Sept. 12, hosts Kent State on Sept. 26, plays four Big Ten road games including at Iowa and USC, and hosts five conference games at Ohio Stadium.
- USC will travel to Penn State on Oct. 10 to face Matt Campbell amid Beaver Stadium's crowds of over 107,000, then head to Wisconsin on Oct. 24 before returning to the Los Angeles Coliseum to host Ohio State.
- Given the number of recent CFP participants on Ohio State's slate, the December 5th Big Ten Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium awards an automatic College Football Playoff berth.
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The USC football team will play three Big Ten teams that finished in the top five of the AP Top 25 rankings in 2026: defending national champion Indiana, Oregon and Ohio State. Oregon and Ohio State – which finished No. 4 and No. 5, respectively, in the final rankings – will visit the Coliseum in the coming season, according to the 2026 Big Ten schedule that was released on Tuesday afternoon. The Trojans lost to the Ducks in 2025 in a game that …
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