No. 16 LSU faces UCLA (1-0) on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. ET at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California. The game will be televised by FOX.
LSU, which went 5-5 last season after winning the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2015 with a 15-0 record, will be making its season debut against UCLA, which won its season opener against Hawaii last week, 44-10. The Bruins are seeking their third ranked victory under fourth-year coach Chip Kelly.
Meanwhile, the Tigers are seeking an encouraging start this season. They return 20 of their 22 starters from the final game of the 2020 season, according to Shea Dixon of Go247, and have an overhauled coaching staff, including first-year offensive and defensive coordinators Jake Peetz and Daronte Jones, respectively. LSU also replaced former defensive line coach Bill Johnson, who retired after last season, with Andre Carter and safeties coach Bill Busch with Jones.
Before Saturday’s game, LSU head coach Ed Orgeron spoke about how important it would be for his team.
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“We're going across the country, we're playing in the Rose Bowl, we're playing on a national stage,” Orgeron said in a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 26. “Now, we didn't play like we wanted to last year, but you know what, we ended up with two big wins.
"Hopefully, we can continue to play well and continue to build a championship program that we're building, but this game is probably the most important starting game that I've had since I was head coach and our team knows that. For us to get on the right foot to where we want to be, we have to start well."
UCLA, which did not finish above .500 in its first three seasons under Kelly, is looking to add a marquee victory before its final non-conference game against Fresno State on Sept. 28.
Here is everything you need to know to watch LSU vs. UCLA on Saturday, including kickoff time, TV channels and more.
What channel is LSU vs. UCLA on today?
- TV channel (national): Fox
- Live stream: Fox Sports App, fuboTV
LSU vs. UCLA will be broadcasted live on FOX, beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET. Play-by-play announcer Joe Davis and former NFL quarterback and analyst Brock Huard will be on the call for Saturday's game.
LSU vs. UCLA start time
- Date: Saturday, Sept. 4
- Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. ET
Kick-off between the Tigers and Bruins will be at 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m. PT).
LSU football schedule 2021
| Week | Date | Game |
| 1 | Sept. 4 | at UCLA |
| 2 | Sept. 11 | vs. McNeese State |
| 3 | Sept. 18 | vs. Central Michigan |
| 4 | Sept. 25 | at Mississippi State |
| 5 | Oct. 2 | vs. Auburn |
| 6 | Oct. 9 | at Kentucky |
| 7 | Oct. 16 | vs. Florida |
| 8 | Oct. 23 | at Ole Miss |
| 9 | Nov. 6 | at Alabama |
| 10 | Nov. 13 | vs. Arkansas |
| 11 | Nov. 20 | vs. Louisiana-Monroe |
| 12 | Nov. 27 | vs. Texas A&M |
UCLA football schedule 2021
| Week | Date | Game |
| 0 | Aug. 28 | UCLA 44, Hawaii 10 |
| 1 | Sept. 4 | vs. LSU |
| 2 | Sept. 18 | vs. Fresno State |
| 3 | Sept. 25 | at Stanford |
| 4 | Oct. 2 | vs. Arizona State |
| 5 | Oct. 9 | at Arizona |
| 6 | Oct. 16 | at Washington |
| 7 | Oct. 23 | vs. Oregon |
| 8 | Oct. 30 | at Utah |
| 9 | Nov. 13 | vs. Colorado |
| 10 | Nov. 20 | at USC |
| 11 | Nov. 27 | vs. California |