Their night done, the Trojans are now just a sleep away from game day.
After an evening that included dinner, meetings, a buffet snack and optional chapel and mass services at the team's downtown hotel, the players and coaches are tucking in for the night. And when they awake in the morning, kickoff will be just five hours away.
That's if they can even sleep through the adrenaline and excitement flowing through their veins.
Wake-up calls are set for 7:30 a.m., with meetings starting at 8:15 and the pre-game meal at 8:45. They'll depart the hotel at 10:30 and arrive at the Coliseum -- their stage for the season opener -- at 10:40 a.m.
Kickoff is just around the corner.
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