The USC-Washington State game set for Friday has been moved to Sunday to allow USC players to return from COVID-19 isolation and quarantine protocols, USC announced Sunday.
USC was forced to cancel Saturday’s game against Colorado when positive cases for COVID-19 and related contract tracing left the Trojans with fewer than the seven scholarship offensive linemen needed to play. The team has four active cases and seven in contact tracing, the school said Sunday.
Kickoff is scheduled for 9 p.m. ET, on Fox Sports 1.
Even with the rescheduled date, hurdles remain. On two other occasions this year, the Pac-12 pushed back games featuring at least one team dealing with virus-related issues only to have the game canceled later in the week.
USC (3-0) debuted at No. 18 in the College Football Playoff rankings and needs to play at least one more game to become eligible for the Pac-12 title game. It is scheduled to play rival UCLA on Dec. 12.