The Kansas State Wildcats (7-5, 4-5 Big 12) will “host” the LSU Tigers (6-6, 3-5 SEC) in what is officially the 16th edition of the TaxAct Texas Bowl, but is really the 22nd since the Texas Bowl is the direct successor to the Houston Bowl. It’s the second meeting between the two teams, with LSU beating the Cats 21-0 in the 1980 season opener at Baton Rouge.
It’s K-State’s third visit to Houston; the Ron Prince Experience lost to Rutgers in the inaugural game in 2006, while the Wildcats stuck it to Texas A&M in 2016 behind game MVP Jesse Ertz.