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ESPN's FPI has crunched the numbers on Saturday night's Texas Bowl showdown, with LSU facing a Houston team playing in its backyard.
The Tigers have scheduled all three nonconference games for 2026. They’ll host Clemson on Sept. 5, Louisiana Tech on Sept. 12 and McNeese State on Oct. 3. LSU finalized an agreement to play the Bulldogs on Wednesday.
Despite everything it endured during the 2025 season, LSU football will play in a bowl game. LSU will find out where it will play in a bowl game on Selection Sunday after the College Football Playoff bracket is revealed Dec. 7, starting at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN.