2 Previous appearances apiece for Baylor and LSU in the Texas Bowl. Baylor lost to Illinois 38-14 on Dec. 29, 2010, and defeated Vanderbilt 45-38 on Dec. 27, 2018. LSU defeated Texas Tech 56-17 on Dec. 29, 2015, and lost to Kansas State 42-20 on Jan. 4, 2022.

LSU and Baylor have not played since the 1985 Liberty Bowl when coach Grant Teaff and All-American defensive back Thomas Everett led a 21-7 victory for the Bears over the Tigers.

On offense, they won’t have Will Campbell, Emery Jones, Garrett Dellinger, Mason Taylor or Kyren Lacy. On defense, LSU will be missing Sage Ryan, Major Burns and a handful of reserve defensive backs who decided to enter the transfer portal. How do the shorthanded Tigers matchup with Baylor?