The Red Raiders finished the season 7-5 with a win over Arkansas being their big win.
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Texas Tech struggled most of the season to keep other teams out of the end zone. “We need the upper hand for next season”. His misdirections and cutbacks sliced up Tech like a hot knife through butter, and if he ever got touched, it wasn’t going to end well for the Red Raider defender. Dealing with Fournette will likely be their biggest test to date.
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LSU’s offensive running game has receive much of the attention in the lead-up to the bowl game.
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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.
“This is a night that Leonard Fournette would have, again and again and again”, LSU coach Les Miles said. “It seems to have paid dividends to have a couple extra practices going into game week, and we’re kind of looking forward to seeing how it looks Tuesday night”.
Texas Tech’s troubles containing Fournette helped LSU run past the Red Raiders. Jacobi Owens, the leader of one of the nation’s best rushing games, had 83 yards and a touchdown.
DeAndre Washington, Tech’s 5-8-inch senior running back, is the Big 12’s rushing champ after gaining 1,455 yards while averaging 6.5 per carry.
“Yeah, we knew we’d have a very tough challenge more than anything”, Kingsbury said. LSU leads the overall series 2-0.
The sophomore Heisman hopeful, whose individual-award opportunities faded during a three-game Novemeber losing streak, set LSU’s bowl scoring record with 30 points while the Tigers total of 56 was its all-time high in the postseason.
The Tigers capped a 9-3 season just shy of the 10-win plateau thanks to the early cancellation but were still 7-0 and ranked No. 2 entering November. The Tigers out-gained Texas Tech 273-188 in the first half but committed seven penalties for 65 yards that held the Tigers back.
LSU: LB Deion Jones. Still, it was a 21-13 game at the break, and LSU even had a quick three-and-out right after halftime.
Seventeen seconds after allowing a Texas Tech score, LSU extended its lead to 14-6.
The former Whitehouse star has thrown for almost 4,300 yards and has accounted for 42 touchdowns this season for Texas Tech.
The Tiger lead was cut to just 21-20 in the third quarter after one of Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ four touchdown passes, but the game wouldn’t stay that close for long. Texas Tech’s offense can’t be stopped, but it can be slowed if there’s pressure on the QB.
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With LSU receiving the kickoff, the teams traded punts on the first two drives of the second half. It marked the first time in school history that Texas Tech faced two consecutive nationally ranked top-five teams in back-to-back weeks.
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As insane as it sounds, Fournette is so good he makes it tough on LSU coaches and fans. In his post-game press conference, Miles talked about reaching next season’s playoffs.
