Game time set for USC opener against Vanderbilt

New coach Will Muschamp and the South Carolina Gamecocks will open the 2016 season with an 8 p.m. kickoff on ESPN against the Vanderbilt Commodores at Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday night, Sept. 1.

Here’s a look at ESPN’s weekend schedule:

Thursday, September 1

South Carolina at Vanderbilt — 8 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, September 3

Georgia Tech vs. Boston College (from Dublin, Ireland) — 7:30 a.m., ESPN2

Oklahoma vs. Houston (from Houston) — noon, ABC

Hawaii at Michigan — noon, ESPN

LSU vs. Wisconsin (from Green Bay, Wisc.) — 3:30 p.m., ABC

Georgia vs. North Carolina (from Atlanta) — 5:30 p.m., ESPN

USC vs. Alabama (from Arlington, Texas) — 8 p.m., ABC

Clemson at Auburn — 9 p.m., ESPN

Sunday, September 4

Notre Dame at Texas — 7:30 p.m., ABC

Monday, September 5

Ole Miss vs. Florida State (from Orlando, Fla.) — 8 p.m., ESPN

This story was originally published May 17, 2016 at 11:15 AM.