The University of Southern California today announced an extension of its home and home football series with Hawai'i.

USC will host the Warriors in the Coliseum on Sept. 1, 2012. UH will host the Trojans Aug. 31, 2013. Both are season openers.
Also, the date of USC’s previously-scheduled 2010 opener at Hawai'i has been moved from Sept. 4 to Sept. 2. The Thursday night game will kick off at 5:30 p.m. in Honolulu and be shown live nationally on an ESPN station.
"We're excited to be able to add some more games against Hawai'i to our schedule,” said USC head coach Pete Carroll said in a USC release.
“It's a great way for us to open our seasons in 2012 and 2013. This is a matchup of two fine programs that have a history dating back nearly 80 years.
"I know our players and fans enjoy traveling to Honolulu for the game, and we get good crowd support from the many Trojan fans living in Hawai'i who get to see us play. And it works out well for Hawai'i coming to the Coliseum, because they have such a strong fan base in Southern California."
USC has beaten the Warriors in all six previous meetings.
The Warriors open their 2009 season at home against Central Arkansas on Sept. 4.