A hullabaloo among fans has been made that this fall's USC-UCLA game at the Coliseum on Nov. 28 will be played at 7 p.m., making it just the fifth time the rivalry matchup will be contested at night.
But the game time is not happenstance.
According to a contract between the Pac-10 and FSN, the cable sports network receives rights to the USC-UCLA game one out of every five years, and the rotation dictated 2009 would be the game for FSN. And since the network wanted it to be a nationally televised contest, the only remaining nationwide slot on Nov. 28 was 7 p.m. Pacific time.
The late-November home night game will be nothing new for the Trojans, who have hosted Notre Dame at night on the last Saturday of November nine out of the rivals' last 10 meetings at the Coliseum.
But the game time is not happenstance.
According to a contract between the Pac-10 and FSN, the cable sports network receives rights to the USC-UCLA game one out of every five years, and the rotation dictated 2009 would be the game for FSN. And since the network wanted it to be a nationally televised contest, the only remaining nationwide slot on Nov. 28 was 7 p.m. Pacific time.
The late-November home night game will be nothing new for the Trojans, who have hosted Notre Dame at night on the last Saturday of November nine out of the rivals' last 10 meetings at the Coliseum.
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