ESPN - AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl: LSU vs. Texas Tech
(Dec. 29, 9 p.m., ESPN)
Les Miles is living right again, and running back Leonard Fournette will put up a huge number against Texas Tech's porous defense. LSU 38, Texas Tech 27
Bleacher Report -
Matchup: No. 20 LSU vs. Texas Tech
LSU running back Leonard Fournette at one point had the Heisman wrapped up and ready to take home. Then, the Tigers went on a late-season slide, and those hopes fell off a cliff. So what's a better remedy than playing Texas Tech, which boasts the 126th-best run defense in the Football Bowl Subdivision?
The Red Raiders have also given up 42 rushing touchdowns. Only Eastern Michigan has allowed more. (For the record, Fournette rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns against EMU this year, which seems almost humane.)
The Red Raiders have plenty of offensive firepower of their own with quarterback Patrick Mahomes II, and the dirty little secret out of Baton Rouge is that the Tigers defense isn't all that stingy.
But Fournette versus this Texas Tech run defense is too glaring of a mismatch.
Projected Winner: LSU
Haven't seen many other sources already put out their predictions but I will add as I find them.
(Dec. 29, 9 p.m., ESPN)
Les Miles is living right again, and running back Leonard Fournette will put up a huge number against Texas Tech's porous defense. LSU 38, Texas Tech 27
Bleacher Report -
Matchup: No. 20 LSU vs. Texas Tech
LSU running back Leonard Fournette at one point had the Heisman wrapped up and ready to take home. Then, the Tigers went on a late-season slide, and those hopes fell off a cliff. So what's a better remedy than playing Texas Tech, which boasts the 126th-best run defense in the Football Bowl Subdivision?
The Red Raiders have also given up 42 rushing touchdowns. Only Eastern Michigan has allowed more. (For the record, Fournette rushed for 233 yards and three touchdowns against EMU this year, which seems almost humane.)
The Red Raiders have plenty of offensive firepower of their own with quarterback Patrick Mahomes II, and the dirty little secret out of Baton Rouge is that the Tigers defense isn't all that stingy.
But Fournette versus this Texas Tech run defense is too glaring of a mismatch.
Projected Winner: LSU
Haven't seen many other sources already put out their predictions but I will add as I find them.
