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Kickoff time announced for Week 4 game between Washington State, Nevada

Washington State's Theron West (24) runs past Nevada's Salesa Faraimo (97) during the second half of an NCAA college football game on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 in Reno, Nev. Nevada defeated Washington State 24-13. (AP Photo/Kevin Clifford) ORG XMIT: NVKC107 (Kevin Clifford / AP)

PULLMAN – Washington State and Nevada will kick off at 3 p.m. on Sept. 23, the Pac-12 Conference announced Monday morning. The game also air on the Pac-12 Networks.

The Cougars opened the year with back-to-back night games – contests against Montana State and Boise State both kicked off at 7:30 – but the Week 4 game against the Wolfpack will mark the second consecutive afternoon start for WSU.

WSU, No. 21 in the AP Top 25 poll and No. 22 in the Amway Coaches poll, and Oregon State play at 2:30 p.m. this Saturday in a Pac-12 opener for both teams at Martin Stadium.

Also on Sept. 23, USC and Cal will kick off at 12:30 p.m. on either ABC or ESPN, UW and Colorado will start at 7 p.m. on FS1, Oregon and Arizona State will kick off at 7 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks, while UCLA and Stanford get the 7:30 p.m. ESPN slot.

Kickoff times have been set for only two other Cougar games this season. WSU will play USC at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 29 and Cal at the same time on Oct. 13.