LSU Tigers Receive Familiar Opponent in Updated Bowl Projections After Week 13

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The LSU Tigers have won back-to-back close games after their season derailed, moving them to a 7-4 record heading into the final match of the season. While they have not been great wins, they are finally bowl-eligible and guaranteed to finish above .500.

Sports Illustrated's Bryan Fischer released College Football Playoff and Bowl Projections following Week 13, and the Tigers received a familiar bowl opponent.

Fischer's projections have them facing the Kansas State Wildcats in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on January 2nd, which would take place in Memphis, Tennessee. Six of their last eight bowl games have come after the New Year.

They last faced the Kansas State Wildcats back in 2021 in the Texas Bowl and the Wildcats won 42-20. That was the last time that LSU lost a bowl game, which would certainly not be lost on the team.

It would also be an interesting turn of events for Brad Davis, the current offensive line coach, who was the interim coach for that game after the Tigers fired Ed Orgeron and had just 39 scholarship players. He would certainly like a fairer chance at taking them on.

Kansas State still needs to get bowl eligible for this matchup to happen, as they are 5-6 this year. They are massively favored to win their final game of the season against the Colorado Buffaloes.

LSU has played in the Liberty Bowl twice, with the last time coming back in 1985 when Bill Arnsparger was the coach. They have not won either of those games.

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