The Pac 12 released the fall football schedule; here's how it shapes up for SC (all dates on Saturday unless otherwise noted):
- September 1: Hawaii
- September 8: Syracuse (@ the Meadowlands)
- September 15: @ Stanford
- September 22: Cal
- October 4 (Thursday): @ Utah
- October 13: @ Washington (Century Link Field)
- October 20: Colorado
- October 27: @ Arizona
- November 3: Oregon
- November 10: Arizona State
- November 17: @ UCLA
- November 24: Notre Dame
Overall, that seems like a pretty good balance of road games and home games, and there aren't any obvious stretches of hot death. Catching Stanford early will probably work to our advantage, although with Cal I guess it depends on whether they are having a strong start / collapse later season, or the reverse. Arizona as a lead in to Oregon could either be a good tune-up against a spread or a total trap game.
Thoughts? Comments?