AMELIA ISLAND — Clemson now knows when it will kickoff its non-conference game against LSU to start the football season.

The Clemson Insider has confirmed Clemson will open its season with a primetime game against LSU on Aug. 30th. The game will will kickoff at 7:30 p.m., and will be televised on ABC.

After four previous postseason meetings, the Tigers of both Clemson and LSU will meet one another in regular season play for the first time in history when Clemson welcomes the Bayou Bengals to Memorial Stadium.

LSU leads the series 3-1, including a win over Clemson in the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship Game, which is the last meeting between the two Southern Powers. The first meeting was in the 1959 Sugar Bowl, a game LSU won, 7-0.

The Bayou Tigers also defeated Clemson in the 1996 Peach Bowl before Clemson knocked off No. 7 LSU in the 2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl.

Clemson is 12-5 against SEC opponents in regular season play in the College Football Playoff era. The marquee matchup between the respective conference powers will mark Clemson’s first time opening a season at home since 2019, as the Tigers opened all five seasons from 2020-24 either on the road or at a neutral site.