Bowl preview: Texas Tech vs. LSU a fascinating contrast in styles

Texas Tech has a 5-7 record for the year.

Fournette added scoring runs of 43, four and two yards in the second half, setting a Texas Bowl individual record by scoring 30 points. After LSU took a 21-6 lead in the second quarter, Tech cut the lead to 21-13 before the half and then turned an interception of Brandon Harris early in the third quarter into another touchdown to draw within a point. He found open receivers numerous times after scrambling away from LSU pressure and connected with wide receiver Jakeem Grant for three touchdowns. On the next play, Harris kept it for a 26-yard touchdown and a 42-20 lead with 9 seconds remaining in the third quarter. Texas Tech mounted a nice drive on the following possession, but a Patrick Mahomes pass bounced off the shoulderpad of his receiver near the goal line and it was intercepted by Rickey Jefferson.

No. 22 LSU has one of the best running backs in the country and Texas Tech’s run defense is among the nation’s worst.

Key stats: Tech is the only Power Five conference school to score at least 25 points in every game this season.

“Sometimes during the summer, they would usually have a lab that they could not find a teacher for”, he said, “and I would go out there and teach part-time”.

“I’d say tonight was productive”, Fournette said. “I thought it was a great decision he made to do that”. The essential yards per point on offense is retained by Texas Tech by.8.

LSU led 21-13 at the half, but Texas Tech came out of the locker room with a plan on defense to limt the Tigers.

“Tech has a really fine quarterback, but few folks realize how well this team runs”, LSU coach Les Miles told the media.

While Fournette was doing what he had done all season in leading the nation rushing, the LSU pass rush kept Texas Tech’s offense from doing what it had done all season. With Fournette returning for his junior year, expect to see the Tigers in the preseason top 10.

Fournette rushed for two touchdowns and Brandon Harris ran for a third to close out the quarter and put the game on ice.

The rushing touchdown was Fournette’s 20th of the season and set the school record for touchdowns in a season, breaking the record of 19 by LaBrandon Toefield in 2001.

44 yard TD catch and run by Leonard Fournette!

James Butler scored on a 4-yard run with 1:06 left and Nevada benefited from a late gaffe by Colorado State to beat the Rams 28-23 in the inaugural Arizona Bowl Tuesday night.

LSU boasts one of the most lethal rushing attacks in the country, led by arguably the best running backs in college football in sophomore Leonard Fournette. “I was trying to run with him and he was just leaving me”.

Today’s LSU Tigers vs Texas Tech college football bowl game has a start time schedule of 9:00pm eastern time and airs on TV channel ESPN.

Gotcher ignited the flurry with a three-ball on the right baseline, while Evans used the backboard on a runner and Odiase sank a jump hook to make it 7-3. If you would like to discuss another topic, look for a relevant article.

Be Civil – It’s OK to have a difference in opinion but there’s no need to be a jerk. “Our whole focus was just to win the game just to boost us for next season”.