BREAKING: Big Ten Sets USC-Wisconsin Kickoff for 4:30 p.m. PT Live on NBC and Peacock

The Big Ten Conference has locked in one of the Trojans’ biggest remaining dates of the regular season.

No. 15 (No. 19 AP) USC (6-1, 3-1 Big Ten) will kick off at Wisconsin on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 4:30 p.m. PT (6:30 p.m. CT) inside Camp Randall Stadium in Madison. The game will air live on NBC and stream on Peacock.

It is the Trojans’ first trip to Camp Randall as Big Ten members and the first meeting between the programs since USC’s 38-21 victory over the Badgers at the Coliseum in 2024. That win marked USC’s first conference victory in the expanded Big Ten. The Trojans lead the all-time series.

The 4:30 p.m. PT window puts the game in the early evening in Madison and on national television in prime time. NBC already carried USC’s Week 0 opener against San José State and the Trojans’ Big Ten opener against Oregon. The network is back for a road game that carries clear College Football Playoff implications for Lincoln Riley’s team.

USC arrives off a bye after a 31-23 road win at Penn State that spoiled the Nittany Lions’ White Out and kept the Trojans in the thick of the Big Ten race. Jayden Maiava has the offense humming, and the defense has shown the ability to make the stops that have eluded the program in recent years. A road win in Madison would further strengthen USC’s playoff résumé heading into the final stretch of the schedule.

Wisconsin (4-1, 2-0 Big Ten) is also coming off a strong stretch. The Badgers sit undefeated in conference play and have already recorded a signature road win at Penn State earlier in the season. Luke Fickell’s team will look to use the hostile environment at Camp Randall — one of the loudest and most distinctive venues in the Big Ten — to slow down a USC offense that ranks among the nation’s better units.

Camp Randall Stadium, the oldest venue in the Big Ten, holds roughly 76,000 and is famous for its atmosphere, including the “Jump Around” tradition between the third and fourth quarters. USC has not played there as a conference opponent. The Trojans will be the latest ranked visitor to test one of college football’s more intimidating road environments.

A win in Madison would keep USC’s College Football Playoff hopes firmly intact and set up a major home date against Ohio State the following week. A loss would tighten the margin for error in a crowded Big Ten race.

The broadcast will be available over the air on NBC and via streaming on Peacock.