Sophomore running back Leonard Fournette broke loose for five touchdowns tying an NCAA bowl record, and the Tigers’ defense held Texas Tech well below its average of 47 points per game, as No. 23 LSU (9-3) won the Texas Bowl 56-27 Tuesday night in Houston. Likewise, LSU’s then-perfect season turned into a three-game losing skid that almost cost head coach Les Miles his job. There’s nothing fluky about that production, either, because they found a killer run-pass balance. “I wouldn’t call it routine because he is not a routine runner, he’s a special back”. Tech has six other receivers who have caught 22 passes or more.
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The Red Raiders have had trouble slowing down a lot of running backs this season and rank 125th in the country in allowing 271.8 yards rushing a game.
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LSU’s offense exploded against Tech’s porous defense.
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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. Derrius Guice had a solid performance running the ball for the Tigers, running 10 times for 73 yards and one TD.
LSU’s offense had a rocky November. LSU’s defense overcame cramps while chasing Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes all over the field. Fournette’s production also slipped a bit, although he still enjoyed success against everyone except Alabama.
Just hours prior to kickoff between Texas Tech and LSU in the Texas Bowl, the anticipation for the 2015 finale is at its apex. There also could be some travel problems from Red Raider fans coming from Lubbock after a storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in the area on Sunday and Monday. He completed 65% of his passes at over eight yards a pop for just shy of 4,300 yards on the year.
According to Perry, he has a “curious” relationship with Texas Tech. He was able to get him in foul trouble, and I thought that was huge for us.
The Spiders (8-4) never mustered a serious run and had their four-game winning streak snapped. That is… not ideal. They have very fast and physical players, and players that will be in the National Football League one day.
Another issue for LSU will be depth in the front seven.
So what must Texas Tech do if it is to pull off the upset of the Tigers? Texas Tech beat Iowa State 66-31, Kansas State 59-44 and Texas 48-45.
Tickets are still available for tonight’s game. Miles said to lead off his press conference according to The Advocate’s Scott Rabalais. This one should be a great matchup, if the Tiger defense is motivated they will have the biggest impact on the game.
With two big running backs in Leonard Fournette (230 pounds) and Derrius Guice (222 pounds), LSU will likely have little trouble converting on third-and-short. Can’t let Texas Tech hang around and make this a four-quarter ballgame. “They would scream, ‘LSU is number one!’ I got so sick of that”. The over/under for this game is a whopping 73.5 total points.
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“I had a bad game”, Fournette said during ESPN’s College Football Awards in Atlanta.
