Five biggest nonconference games in 2024 Big Ten football season

USC is involved in a pair of major nonconference Big Ten games.

The Big Ten has 18 schools instead of 14. There will be more huge matchups within the conference in 2024. However, there will also be some notable nonconference matchups. USC is involved in two of them. College Sports Wire looked at the five biggest nonconference games on the 2024 Big Ten football schedule.

Here’s what CSW said about the USC-LSU game in Week 1 in Las Vegas:

LSU takes on both USC and UCLA in the noncon this season, but the Week 1 matchup against the Trojans features the programs with the previous two Heisman Trophy winners, and as a season opener in a neutral site in Vegas, there is plenty of intrigue for this one.

We covered LSU a week ago when the Tigers were part of the show at SEC media days. Follow LSU Tigers Wire for additional coverage on the Tigers heading into this Labor Day weekend showcase event, one of the main headliners at the start of a new-look college football season.

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