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Kickoff time and television broadcast plans have been finalized for a sixth BYU football game this fall, and it is a big one.
The AdvocCare Texas Kickoff, which will feature BYU vs. Louisiana State University at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sept. 2, will kickoff at 7:30 p.m. MT (8:30 p.m. local time) and will be televised by ESPN.
Six of BYU's 13 regular-season games now have TV plans. See below for the most updated schedule. ESPN or an ESPN network will also televise the BYU-Boise State game, the BYU-UNLV game and the BYU-Fresno State game. CBS Sports Network will television the BYU-Utah State game and the BYU-Hawaii game.
The Sept. 2 game BYU's second of the season after the Cougars host Portland State will mark the first-ever meeting between BYU and LSU.
The AdvoCare Texas Kickoff is in its fifth year; NRG Stadium is the home of the NFL's Houston Texans. BYU played Houston at the stadium in 2013, defeating the red-clad Cougars 47-46.
LSU will be the fourth team from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) to appear on BYU's schedule since the Cougars became a college football independent in 2011. They defeated Ole Miss 14-13 in 2011 and Mississippi State 28-21 (2OT) last year. They lost 20-16 to Missouri in 2015.
BYU will also play at Mississippi State on Oct. 14 in Starkville, Miss.
BYU's 2017 football schedule, with kickoff times and broadcast plans, if known:
Aug. 26 Portland State
Sept. 2 vs. LSU in AdvoCare Texas Kickoff at Houston's NRG Stadium, 7:30 p.m. MT, ESPN
Sept. 9 Utah
Sept. 16 Wisconsin
Sept. 23 Open
Sept. 29 (Friday) at Utah State, 6 p.m. CBS Sports Network
Oct. 6 (Friday) at Boise State, 8:15 p.m. MT, ESPN
Oct. 14 at Mississippi State
Oct. 21 at East Carolina
Oct. 28 San Jose State
Nov. 4 at Fresno State, ESPN network
Nov. 10 (Friday) at UNLV, 8:30 p.m. MT (ESPN2)
Nov. 18 UMass
Nov. 25 at Hawaii, 4 p.m. HST, CBS Sports Network