USC and UCLA fans still don’t know if their game will be a late-night game or an evening game on Saturday, Nov. 19. They do know, however, that Trojans-Bruins will not be a day game at 12:30 or 1 p.m. in Los Angeles.
That was the outcome everyone hoped for, primarily because USC-UCLA was meant to be played in glorious Southern California sunshine. The bright sun accentuates the double-home uniforms of USC Cardinal and Gold and UCLA’s gorgeous light blue.
The two other really big reasons everyone in Los Angeles wanted a day game for USC-UCLA:
- The College Football Playoff committee could see the game, as opposed to having it start late on the East Coast.
- There’s an Elton John concert at Dodger Stadium at 8 p.m. in L.A. on Nov. 19.
This is going to be a traffic nightmare.
Let’s talk about this some more and point out that Elton John has a history at Dodger Stadium: