Well, the 13-game 2010 USC football season is a lot closer than you think. Granted most of the talk this past month has centered around conference expansion and the NCAA sanctions (thanks Paul Dee), but in just over two months, our Trojans will be strapping on the shoulder pads and facing off against unranked Hawaii on the road in Honolulu on September 2nd. Boy, that can’t come soon enough.

But before that happens, there’s fall camp as many of you are aware of, and yesterday, the athletic department announced practice times for the month of August. All in all, between Aug. 4 and Aug. 31, there will 28 practices (23 days of practice, 5 two-a-days), and all will be held at Howard Jones Field on campus, located right next to McDonald’s Swim Stadium on the northwest corner of campus.

Aug. 4 — 3 p.m. 
Aug. 5 — 3 p.m. 
Aug. 6 — 3 p.m. 
Aug. 7 — 3 p.m. 

Aug. 8 — 3 p.m. 
Aug. 9 — off day 
Aug. 10 — 8:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. 
Aug. 11 — 3 p.m. 
Aug. 12 — 8:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. 
Aug. 13 — 3 p.m. 
Aug. 14 — 3 p.m. 

Aug. 15 — off day 
Aug. 16 — 8:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. 
Aug. 17 — 3 p.m. 
Aug. 18 — 8:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. 
Aug. 19 — off day 
Aug. 20 — 8:45 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. 
Aug. 21 — 3 p.m. (possibly at Coliseum) 

Aug. 22 — off day 
Aug. 23 — 4 p.m. (First day of class) 
Aug. 24 — 4 p.m. 
Aug. 25 — 4 p.m. 
Aug. 26 — 4 p.m. 
Aug. 27 — off day 
Aug. 28 — 3 p.m. 

Aug. 29 — 3 p.m. 
Aug. 30 — 4 p.m 
Aug. 31 — 2 p.m. 
Sept. 1 — walk-through at Aloha Stadium 
Sept. 2 — USC vs. Hawaii, 5 p.m. (8 p.m. PT)    

(note: Thanks to ESPN’s Pedro Moura for providing the practice schedule above)