BYU add to 2023 schedule (minus Utah)

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https://byucougars.com/story/football/1290560/BYU-announces-football-games-with-Central-Florida-and-Rice



The Cougars and Knights are scheduled to meet at Spectrum Stadium in Orlando on Nov. 11, 2023, with the second game set for Aug. 31, 2024, at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo. The two schools have previously met twice in football. The Cougars defeated UCF 24-17 in Provo in 2011 and the Knights won the second game of the series 31-24 in overtime in Orlando in 2014.



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BYU and Rice University will play a two-game series scheduled for Sept. 29, 2023 in Provo, with game two slated for Sept. 27, 2025 at historic Rice Stadium in Houston, home of Super Bowl VIII in 1974. The Cougars and the Owls have previously met twice in football as members of the 16-team Western Athletic Conference. BYU defeated Rice 49-0 in Provo in 1996 on its way to a 14-1 record and a No. 5 national ranking. The Owls won the next meeting 27-14 the following season at Rice Stadium to even the overall series 1-1.

Granted these are not P5 teams, but is BYU still doing the 2-1 with P5 teams?

I followed announcements back to mid-2016 when the Notre Dame series was trimmed back and couldn't find any 2-for-1 deals. I don't think those are really a thing--as I recall the ones that were done were like ND, and maybe Stanford or USC?

Fido wrote:

I followed announcements back to mid-2016 when the Notre Dame series was trimmed back and couldn't find any 2-for-1 deals. I don't think those are really a thing--as I recall the ones that were done were like ND, and maybe Stanford or USC?

Great! Thanks!

I still consider UCF and Boise State as power programs. These are good games to have on the schedule.



I would rather play UCF than Wake Forest or Rutgers and Boise State than Oregon State.