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Once again, and for the third time in a row, this year’s USC vs. Notre Dame game in South Bend will kick off in primetime on NBC.

The October 17th rivalry game is set to begin at 7:30 p.m. Eastern/4:30 p.m. Pacific, which ties the latest local start in series history, shared with the 2011 and 2013 games in South Bend.

The USC at Notre Dame game on October 17 will kick off at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT. The game will be live on NBC. #FightOn #BeatTheIrish — USC Trojans (@USC_Athletics) April 18, 2015

Lights were installed at Notre Dame Stadium in 1991 to allow NBC to air games that ended late into the early evening.

Though, it took until 2011 for the first USC-Notre Dame night game in South Bend, which was also the first home night game for the Irish since the year the lights were put in.

USC is 36-45-5 all-time against Notre Dame, including a big 49-14 romp last November at the Coliseum. The Trojans lost for the first time in 12 years in South Bend in 2013, having not previously lost there since Pete Carroll’s first season in 2001.

The Irish look to be improved this season, simply based on the fact that they were badly bitten by the injury bug towards the end of 2014. At quarterback, head coach Brian Kelly still faces a big decision as Notre Dame returns both Everett Golson and the guy who replaced him at USC, Malik Zaire.