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BYU won't have to open its 2017 football season against three straight Power 5 conference opponents after all.

Monday, the Cougars announced that they will open the season against Portland State, an FCS school, on Aug. 26. That's a week before BYU will meet LSU at NRG Stadium in Houston in the AdvoCare Texas Kickoff.

After facing LSU, the Cougars return home to host Utah on Sept. 9 and Wisconsin on Sept. 16. Playing Portland State significantly lightens that stretch, and gives the Cougars a tuneup of sorts before they run the Power 5 gauntlet.

The addition means BYU will have 13 games in 2017 as the Cougars take advantage of an NCAA exception rule that allows FBS teams that play in Hawaii an opportunity to schedule a 13th regular-season game. The Cougars play at Hawaii on Nov. 25.

Former BYU quarterback/receiver Alex Kuresa played for Portland State the past two seasons, but is out of eligibility in 2017.

Broadcast plans were not announced Monday, but the game will presumably be televised by BYUtv unless ESPN decides to step in since it could be the only college football game played in the country that day.

BYU's 2017 schedule now includes six homes games: PSU, Utah, Wisconsin, Boise State, San Jose State and UMass.

The six road games are at Utah State, Miss State, East Carolina, Fresno State, UNLV and Hawaii. The LSU game is at a neutral site, although the home of the Houston Texans will undoubtedly packed with Tigers fans.

The Aug. 26 matchup will mark the first-ever meeting between Portland State and BYU. The Vikings went 3-8 in 2016 after going 9-3 in 2015.

Here's BYU's 2017 football schedule:

Aug. 26 — Portland State

Sept. 2 — vs. LSU in AdvoCare Texas Kickoff at Houston's NRG Stadium

Sept. 9 — Utah

Sept. 16 — Wisconsin

Sept. 23 — Open

Sept. 29 — at Utah State

Oct. 7 — Boise State

Oct. 14 — at Mississippi State

Oct. 21 —at East Carolina

Oct. 28 — San Jose State

Nov. 4 — at Fresno State

Nov. 11 — at UNLV

Nov. 18 — UMass

Nov. 25 — at Hawaii