TV channel, start time revealed for Wisconsin Badgers Week 5 game against USC

Start time revealed for Wisconsin Badgers Week 5 game against USC

The Wisconsin Badgers will travel to play the No. 11 USC Trojans in Week 5 of the 2024 football season. It will be the Badgers’ Big Ten opener after they sat idle during Week 4.

The game, as recently announced, will be at 3:30 p.m. ET, 2:30 p.m. CT next Saturday, Sept. 28.

UW received its start time on Saturday following a six-day selection by television networks. CBS will broadcast the game with Brad Nessler, Gary Danielson and Jenny Dell on the call.

This will mark the second time Wisconsin has played at 3:30 p.m. ET in 2024. Luke Fickell’s team previously squared off against the South Dakota Coyotes during that timeslot in Week 2. It will be the team’s second-consecutive nationally-televised game after losing to No. 4 Alabama on Fox Big Noon Kickoff.

Lincoln Riley’s squad will enter the Week 5 contest following a 27-24 defeat at the hands of the No. 18 Michigan Wolverines in Ann Arbor on Sept. 21. Just 37 seconds bridged the gap between a victory and defeat for USC in its first Big Ten football game in its illustrious history.

If anything, the back-and-forth should cause Badger fans some concern for their first road and conference game of the season. Outside of his pick-six sequence late in the third quarter, experienced quarterback Miller Moss handled the stout Michigan defense quite well.

UW’s defense, meanwhile, is clearly worse than what the Wolverines can offer. On Sept. 14, Wisconsin allowed 42 points to the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide at Camp Randall.

To put that into context, Alabama quarterback Jaden Milroe threw 17 passes in the 42-10 thumping. Moss’ fewest completion attempts in a single game this season is 30.

Sure, USC may take a hit in the latest AP poll. In the end, the Trojans are a better overall team than Wisconsin in every single unit on the field.

Fickell and company will look to prove their doubters wrong at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sept. 28.