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Jordan Leslie runs the 40–yard dash at BYU's 2015 Pro Day.

Taysom Hill throws the ball during the spring scrimmage on March 27. (Ari Davis)

ESPN’s Brett McMurphy announced Thursday via Twitter that BYU and Mississippi State have agreed to a home-and-home football series. The Bulldogs of the SEC will come to Provo in 2016 and will host the Cougars in 2017.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The news came only an hour following a McMurphy report that starting in 2016, games against Notre Dame, BYU and Army will fulfill the SEC requirement to play at least one non-conference Power Five team.