It’s College Bowl Time in Texas

Despite missing two quarterbacks, an award-winning receiver, and a 1,000-yard running back, the Bears’ No. 1-ranked scoring offense stayed creative, pounding out 645 yards rushing and 756 total yards – both records. Grant finished with 125 yards on 10 catches.

However, Texas Tech’s rushing attack was shut down by LSU’s defense, as the Red Raiders finished with 29 yards rushing.

Texas Tech’s Mahomes threw to Grant for a 4-yard TD.

The challenge for Texas Tech, as noted in the video, will be to stop the run.

Fournette was named the Most Valuable Player after gaining 256 all-purpose yards. Fournette did plenty of bruising on Tuesday night in front of the largest crowd in Texas Bowl history.

The Tigers took the margin into the lockerroom.

Kliff Kingsbury falls to 1-2 in career bowl games as a head coach, while Les Miles improves to 8-6. Outside of a slight three-game dip coinciding with LSU’s three-game losing streak in November, Fournette’s been nothing but spectacular this season.

After a 38-17 defeat to Ole Miss, reports surfaced that Miles would be relieved.

A big game was played last night at NRG Stadium, but it wasn’t between two National Football League teams. “We’ve spent additional time working on the passing game (in bowl practice)”. The Tigers out-gained Texas Tech 273-188 in the first half but committed seven penalties for 65 yards that held the Tigers back. “They are playing unselfishly and executing the game plan”.

LSU also got touchdowns on a 79-yard run by wide receiver D.J. Chark in the first quarter, Brandon Harris’ 26-yarder in the third and a 2-yard run by Darrel Williams in the fourth.

4 Consecutive bowl victories have been posted by Texas Tech, which won following the 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013 seasons.

Early in the second quarter, the Red Raiders used a personal foul to enter LSU territory. The Texas Bowl will be Texas Tech’s 22 bowl appearance in the state of Texas. It’s the second straight time LSU’s won in the fertile recruiting ground of Houston in the past two seasons, as the Tigers started off the 2014 season with a victory over the Wisconsin Badgers in a neutral-site contest.

One way to cure a stacked box is to bowl your opponent over. The 2008 team set the standard with 569 points.

Back came the Raiders despite being backed up to their 10. Let’s win a bowl game that matters next year. The Tigers have had at least eight wins in every season since going 3-8 in 1999. A 58-yard punt was returned 13 yards by White, where LSU took over at its 36. The Red Raiders beat Tennessee 28-19 in the Gator Bowl on December 29, 1973. The oddity of the first canceled game since World War I and the strangeness of a “road” home game because of flooding in SC. Supremacy between the Big Ten and SEC will be battled for on September 3.

The Tigers were able to finish with 638 total yards against the Red Raiders.

Tech had momentum, with the ball at the LSU 16.

Fournette also scored in the second quarter, catching a pass from Harris for a 44-yard touchdown.

231 Games have been played by Texas Tech since the Red Raiders’ most recent shutout.