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LSU football will play night games in two of the first three weeks of the 2026 college football season.
Kickoff times for the LSU-Clemson season opener at Tiger Stadium and LSU's SEC opener at Ole Miss have been set and both will start at 6:30 p.m. CT and will broadcast on ABC, the school announced Tuesday. The LSU-Clemson game is Saturday, Sept. 5 while LSU-Ole Miss is Saturday, Sept. 19.
Earlier Tuesday, ESPN announced that it's popular road show, College Gameday, will be in Baton Rouge for the season opener between LSU and Clemson to help usher in the Lane Kiffin era at LSU.
LANE KIFFIN ON CLEMSON OPENER Lane Kiffin''s early thoughts on LSU football season opener vs Clemson
Since the SEC released its conference schedule for the 2026 season that featured Kiffin and LSU heading to face his former team at Ole Miss in Week 3, the speculation has been that it would be a night game as well as a College Gameday choice.
The two matchups for LSU are arguably the most anticipated games on that particular day. Expectation is that both games will be ranked matchups.
LSU faces Louisiana Tech in Week 2 on Sept. 12 but a game time has not yet been set. The rest of LSU's slate will be given kickoff times at a later date.
Sept. 5 Clemson (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC)
Sept. 12 Louisiana Tech TBA
Sept. 19 @ Ole Miss* (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC)
Sept. 16 Texas A&M* TBA
Oct. 3 McNeese State TBA
Oct. 10 @ Kentucky* TBA
Oct. 17 Mississippi State* TBA
Oct. 24 @ Auburn* TBA
Nov. 7 Alabama* TBA
Nov. 14 Texas* TBA
Nov. 21 @ Tennessee* TBA
Nov. 28 Arkansas* TBA
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: LSU football to play Clemson, Ole Miss in night games in 2026
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Kickoff times for the LSU-Clemson season opener at Tiger Stadium and LSU's SEC opener at Ole Miss have been set and both will start at 6:30 p.m. CT and will broadcast on ABC, the school announced Tuesday. The LSU-Clemson game is Saturday, Sept. 5 while LSU-Ole Miss is Saturday, Sept. 19.
Earlier Tuesday, ESPN announced that it's popular road show, College Gameday, will be in Baton Rouge for the season opener between LSU and Clemson to help usher in the Lane Kiffin era at LSU.
LANE KIFFIN ON CLEMSON OPENER Lane Kiffin''s early thoughts on LSU football season opener vs Clemson
Since the SEC released its conference schedule for the 2026 season that featured Kiffin and LSU heading to face his former team at Ole Miss in Week 3, the speculation has been that it would be a night game as well as a College Gameday choice.
The two matchups for LSU are arguably the most anticipated games on that particular day. Expectation is that both games will be ranked matchups.
LSU faces Louisiana Tech in Week 2 on Sept. 12 but a game time has not yet been set. The rest of LSU's slate will be given kickoff times at a later date.
LSU football 2026 schedule
Sept. 5 Clemson (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC)
Sept. 12 Louisiana Tech TBA
Sept. 19 @ Ole Miss* (6:30 p.m. CT, ABC)
Sept. 16 Texas A&M* TBA
Oct. 3 McNeese State TBA
Oct. 10 @ Kentucky* TBA
Oct. 17 Mississippi State* TBA
Oct. 24 @ Auburn* TBA
Nov. 7 Alabama* TBA
Nov. 14 Texas* TBA
Nov. 21 @ Tennessee* TBA
Nov. 28 Arkansas* TBA
Cory Diaz covers the LSU Tigers for The Daily Advertiser as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his Tigers coverage on Twitter: @ByCoryDiaz. Got questions regarding LSU athletics? Send them to Cory Diaz at [email protected].
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: LSU football to play Clemson, Ole Miss in night games in 2026
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