LSU got off to a strong start in the Kinder Texas Bowl and never looked back. The Tigers scored 34 first-half points en route to defeating Baylor 44-31 on New Year’s Eve inside NRG Stadium in Houston, TX.

Here are 3 takeaways from LSU’s big win: Garrett Nussmeier and LSU had an excellent night in the passing game. Nussmeier threw for 304 yards and 3 touchdowns in the win.

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.

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.

LSU football standout sophomore Whit Weeks suffered a dislocated ankle during the Texas Bowl against Baylor, head coach Brian Kelly told media members following his team's 44-31 victory Tuesday night.

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks was carted off in Tuesday’s Texas Bowl game against the Baylor Bears after suffering a horrifying looking ankle injury. Play had to be stopped with 1:41 remaining in the second quarter after Whit Weeks was injured in the Tigers’ 2024 season finale.

The LSU Tigers on New Year’s Eve defeated the Baylor Bears 44-31 late in the 2024 Kinder’s Texas Bowl in Houston. The Tigers snapped the Bears’ six game winning streak and ended the season with a 9-4 record.

LSU football won't be leaving the bowl game injury-free. Star linebacker Whit Weeks suffered a lower-body injury in the second quarter of the Tigers' game against Baylor. The sophomore went down as he went in to make a tackle during Baylor's one-yard touchdown play.

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks left the Texas Bowl against Baylor with an injury Tuesday. Weeks was taken off the field on a cart, and he had an air cast on his lower right leg. Weeks, a sophomore, was LSU's leading tackler this season.