The University of Houston is expected to open the 2016 football season against Oklahoma in the Advocare Texas Kickoff at NRG Stadium, a person familiar with the situation said Monday.

The two schools are in the process of finalizing the agreement.



UH and OU have met only twice, with the Sooners winning 40-14 in the 1981 Sun Bowl and 63-13 in Norman in 2004.

The Advocare Texas Kickoff is in its second year with LSU and Wisconsin set to open the 2014 season on Aug. 30.

Texas A&M and Arizona State are scheduled to play in the 2015 game.

Oklahoma State and Mississippi State played in the inaugural game in 2013.

UH has already finalized deals for future non-conference home-and-home series with Louisville (2015-16), Texas Tech (2017-18, 21-22), Vanderbilt (2015 and ’21) , Arizona (2017-18) and Kansas (2019-20).