Kickoff times for six of the California football team's first eight games of the 2025 season have been announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In addition to its earlier announcement of the Golden Bears' season opener at Oregon State being a 7:30 p.m. PT kickoff on ESPN, Cal had five more of its games assigned start times and television designations.

After its trip to Corvallis, the Golden Bears will face Texas Southern at 3 p.m. PT on ACC Network Extra in their home opener Sept. 6 at California Memorial Stadium. This will be the first matchup ever between the Bears and Tigers.

Cal will then host the Minnesota Golden Gophers on Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. PT on ESPN. The contest will mark the seventh time the Bears and Gophers have faced one another, and the first time since 2009. The Bears are 4-2 all-time against the Gophers.

In week four, the Bears will travel south to face San Diego State on Sept. 20. Kickoff against the Aztecs has been set for 7:30 p.m. PT and will be televised on CBS Sports Network. It will be the 10th meeting between the Golden Bears and Aztecs, and Cal will be seeking the series' first-ever victory on the road. The home team has won each of the previous nine meetings. With last season's victory over the Aztecs, Cal now leads the series, 5-4.

The Bears will have back-to-back Friday night games in October, one at home on Oct. 17 against North Carolina at 7:30 p.m. PT followed a road matchup at Virginia Tech on Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m. PT. Both games will be televised by ESPN. It will be the first matchup between Cal and UNC since 2018. The Bears and Hokies haven't met since the 2003 Insight Bowl, which Cal won 52-49. Overall, Cal is a combined 3-0 versus the Tar Heels and Hokies.

The times for Cal's games against Boston College, Duke, Virginia, Louisville, Stanford and SMU will be announced at a later date. 

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