LSU football jumped out early and rode the early lead over Baylor to win the Texas Bowl Tuesday. Here's how we graded Brian Kelly and the Tigers.

LSU wrapped up 2024 with an at-times encouraging, at-times chaotic Texas Bowl defeat of Baylor. The Tigers (9-4) pounced on the Bears (8-5), coached by former defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, and weathered the potential rollercoaster afternoon with highlight-reel touchdowns in all three phases to never cough up the lead in the 44-31 victory in

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The Baylor Bears are down 14-10 to the LSU Tigers in the first quarter of the Kinder’s Texas Bowl in Houston. LSU capped off a 12 play, 68-yard drive with when Garrett Nussmeier connected with Trey’Dez Green for a 10 yard touchdown pass.