LSU football vs. Clemson kickoff: What time does LSU play on Saturday?

LSU football begins its 2026 season vs. Clemson on Saturday night. It marks the second straight year LSU opens the season vs. Clemson after the Tigers secured a 17-10 road win last year. LSU vs. Clemson earned ABC's Saturday night primetime slot. The Week 1 slate is rather bland compared to previous

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LSU football begins its 2026 season vs. Clemson on Saturday night. It marks the second straight year LSU opens the season vs. Clemson after the Tigers secured a 17-10 road win last year.

LSU vs. Clemson earned ABC's Saturday night primetime slot. The Week 1 slate is rather bland compared to previous years, and a game featuring LSU and Clemson helmets will get eyeballs, despite Clemson being unranked.

However, the game won't start right at 6:30. As usual, a primetime game on ABC comes with the bells and whistles.

LSU vs. Clemson will officially begin at 6:49 p.m. CT. That's the standard kickoff time for Saturday Night Football.

The day will start early in Baton Rouge with ESPN's College GameDay broadcasting live from LSU's campus. That show begins

at 8 a.m. CT.

Lane Kiffin's debut will be the headline up until kickoff. Kiffin was the defining figure of the college football offseason after leaving Ole Miss for rival LSU and signing the top-ranked transfer portal class.