How to watch Stanford vs USC: Live stream, TV channel, game time

No. 7 Stanford hosts Pac-12 rival USC on Saturday night as conference play gets underway.

Led by Heisman candidate Christian McCaffrey in the backfield, the Cardinal are favored in Palo Alto coming off a bye week. Stanford goes into Pac-12 play with a win over Kansas State under its belt, and will need a good showing from new quarterback Ryan Burns to feel comfortable.

The Trojans bounced back from an opening-week blowout against Alabama with a win over Utah State last week, with a great showing from the defense and a bounce-back game from JuJu Smith-Schuster (two touchdowns.)

Find out how to watch below.

How to watch

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When: Sat., Sept 17, 8 p.m. ET

TV: ABC

Live stream: Watch the game online here.

Upcoming games

Stanford: at UCLA (9/24), at Washington (9/30), vs. Washington State (10/8)

USC: at Utah (9/23), vs. Arizona State (10/1), vs. Colorado (10/8)

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