LSU slated to face Houston in the Kinder's Texas Bowl
For the second straight season, LSU is headed to the Kinder’s Texas Bowl. The Tigers are slated to face No. 21 Houston on Saturday, December 27th, with kickoff set for 8:15 PM ET.
The Tigers will face a Cougars team that enjoyed a resurgent 2025 season under head coach Willie Fritz. Houston finished 9-3 this season and 6-3 in Big 12 play. The Cougars earned impressive wins over Arizona, Arizona State, and Baylor. The Cougars’ signal-caller showcased his skill throwing the football and rushing the ball with 32 total touchdowns, 21 passing and 11 rushing. Weigman is the only Power 4 quarterback this season with 20+ passing TDs and 10+ rushing TDs. A familiar face for LSU fans, former Texas A&M quarterback Connor Weigman leads the Houston offense.
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LSU won the Kinder’s Texas Bowl last year over Baylor by a final score of 44-31.
New head coach Lane Kiffin on the coaching plans for the bowl game…
“I don’t know that I can get into it. There’s so many things. What have we been doing here for 24 hours? I don’t know that all that is figured out. We’re still in the process. It’s a challenging spot, too because LSU is still playing in a bowl game. So Frank will continue to serve in that role. We spent a lot of time together in the last 24 hours, as I’ve been here and less than 24 hours. I’ve made the decision that he’s going to still stay in that role as the head coach of that team for the bowl game. There’s a lot of complicated moving parts in that, but we’ll definitely have that answer soon.”
Frank Wilson, after LSU’s regular season finale, before Kiffin was hired…
“See where the chips fall as we prepare for a bowl game and have those real conversations with our student athletes about what’s next for them. Because each one of them may be something different. With their outlook, whether you’re a fifth-year senior, sixth-year senior, a junior, freshman, or a sophomore,” Wilson said. “What are those things and how do we propel this team to get ready for one more shot, one more game in a bowl game, and moving forward beyond?