After Art Briles discussed the possibility of the Bears playing Mississippi State in the future, Mississippi State athletic director Scott Stricklin adamantly denied reports that any game between the Big 12 and SEC programs had been scheduled in a tweet from his official account.

@PJ247Sports I seriously have no idea where that came from … News to me. — Scott Stricklin (@stricklinMSU) April 28, 2015







However, there definitely looks to be discussions happening between Baylor and Mississippi State along with multiple other programs, according to Baylor's Director of Athletics Ian McCaw who was a guest on ESPN 1660 in Central Texas on Tuesday afternoon.

McCaw stated that Baylor hopes to make a future scheduling announcement in the near future.

McCaw says that Baylor will plan to announce future game in next week or so. 4-5 options on the table. #SicEm — BaylorBears247 (@Baylor247) April 28, 2015

Baylor AD Ian McCaw says that there has been communication with #HailState about future football games, but nothing set — BaylorBears247 (@Baylor247) April 28, 2015

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Art Briles might have let the cat out of the bag.

Baylor athletic director Ian McCaw recently alluded to an upgrade in the schedule for Baylor football in the future in a recent interview, but he did not release any specific information.

However, Briles gave an interview with Fox Sports' Bruce Feldman this week and inevitably, the topic of scheduling came up towards the end of the interview. Briles mentioned the upcoming home and home series with Duke, but then also threw out Mississippi State as a team that will be on the future schedule.

“We’re playing Duke in ’16 or ’17 or something, they are a Power-5. ” Briles said. “You know, we’re playing, I think Mississippi State up in ’20, ’21. But you gotta understand, these schedules are made in 2008, 2009; we’re making schedules that we are playing now.”

Briles didn't provide details, but it would be safe to assume that this will be a home-and-home series.

This should appease some that have been critical of Baylor's scheduling philosophy (within Baylor's own fanbase and nationally). It is good to see Baylor making efforts to improve the quality of their non-conference opponents. The interview is linked below.

BearsTruth has not confirmed this report.



