Southern Miss football fans will be treated a couple of days earlier than expected this fall.
In the program's new schedule announcement on Thursday afternoon, the Golden Eagles have moved up the season opener two days in addition to hosting two more games at The Rock. Southern Miss athletic director said the change gives the program more time to evaluate how to provide the safest experience for fans between games one and two.
""The move to Thursday night to open the season allows us more time to address health and safety concerns inside the stadium and with our student-athletes between game 1 and game 2," McClain said, according to a press release.