The Georgia Southern football team continues its west coast swing on Saturday when it takes on USC at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. (ET)/4:30 p.m. (local) and will be broadcast nationally on FS1. It will not be available on ESPN+ or the ESPN app. The game will also be available via radio on the Georgia Southern Sports Network. Here's all you need to know about the game:
Game 2: Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 • 7:30 PM (ET)/4:30 PM (local)
Location: Los Angeles, Calif. (LA Memorial Coliseum; 71,349)
Records:
USC: 1-0, 0-0 Big Ten
Georgia Southern: 0-1, 0-0 SBC
Broadcast Information
Broadcast: FS1
PBP: Connor Onion, Analyst: Mark Helfrich
Radio: Georgia Southern Sports Network
PBP: Danny Reed (@GSEaglesVoice); Analyst: Terry Harvin (@TerryHarvin); Sidelines: Frank Sulkowski
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GS: GAME NOTES (PDF)
Inside The Series
Overall Record: Never Met
Riley vs. GS: Never Met
Helton vs. USC: Never Met
Helton vs. Riley: Never Met
GS vs. current Big Ten Members: 1-3
GS vs. teams from California: 0-1
GS in state of California: 0-1
GS at Los Angeles Coliseum: 0-0
Helton at Los Angeles Coliseum: 27-5
California Dreamin'
- Georgia Southern will spend nine days in California for this Fresno State/USC road trip. The Eagles traveled to Fresno State last Friday and played the game on Saturday. They then bussed to Oxnard on Sunday, where they will stay for the week in preparation for Saturday's game at USC in Los Angeles.
- The team will practice at River Ridge Playing Fields, training camp location of the Dallas Cowboys, while in Oxnard.
Of Note:
- This will be the first football meeting between Georgia Southern and the USC Trojans.
- This is Georgia Southern's second game ever played in the state of California. The Eagles are 0-1 after falling at Fresno State last week.
- Clay Helton spent 12 seasons at USC in various capacities. He went 46-24 (.657) as the head coach of the USC Trojans with 12 victories over AP Top 25 teams, including three in the Top 5 and four in the Top 10. He was the first USC head coach to have 10-win seasons in each of his first two full seasons, and he had more wins (21) in his first two full seasons than any Trojan coach.
- Helton went 27-5 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum when he was the head coach at USC.
- Georgia Southern is 5-2 all-time in games played in the Pacific Time Zone: 2-0 in Tacoma, WA; 2-0 in Reno, NV, 1-0 in Moscow, ID; and 0-1 in Corvallis, OR and 0-1 in Fresno, CA.
Countdown to Kickoff
10: Georgia Southern had just 10 offensive drives (five in the first half and five in the second half) in last week's loss at Fresno State, running just 49 plays.
9: Georgia Southern is spending nine days in California for this first road trip, playing Fresno State and USC.
8: This game will be the eighth game all-time for the Eagles played in the Pacific Time Zone.
7: Seven Eagles, including four true freshmen, made their D-I collegiate debuts last week against Fresno State. The four true freshmen to play were QB Weston Bryan, K Tripp Bryant, DB Fabo Chaney and DL Elijah Fears.
6: In his first true collegiate action, redshirt sophomore safety Jayden Davis (who was at Cincinnati and Georgia Tech prior to Southern) tallied a team-high 10 tackles, six of which were solo.
5: Georgia Southern head coach Clay Helton lost just five times in 32 games (27-5) at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum when he was the head coach at USC.
4: Cornerback Chance Gamble has four interceptions in just over a full season at Southern, but none have come at home.
3: The Eagles had three takeaways last week against Fresno State (2 INT, 1 FR), but lost for just the third time in 16 occurrences under head coach Clay Helton when committing fewer turnovers in a game.
2: This will be Georgia Southern's only scheduled game on grass this year and just the second under head coach Clay Helton as the head man of the Eagles (Ole Miss last year).
1: Saturday's game will be the first football matchup between Georgia Southern and USC.
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