Brigham Young Cougars head coach Kalani Sitake celebrates after getting doused by players during the Michigan State Spartans game in East Lansing, MI on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016. BYU won 31-14.
PROVO — It’s extremely rare for a Southeastern Conference team to visit BYU.
How rare?
When Mississippi State invades LaVell Edwards Stadium Friday (8:15 p.m. MDT, ESPN) for the annual homecoming game, it will mark just the second time an SEC program has played in Provo. The first took place 16 years ago when the Bulldogs beat the Cougars 44-28 on a Thursday night game on ESPN.