LSU is severely disadvantaged against Houston in one key aspect

2024 LSU Archive | Ella Hall/LSU/GettyImagesKick-off for the Texas Bowl between the LSU Tigers and Houston Cougars is almost here. LSU is looking to salvage some positivity from a wildly disappointing 2025 season, while Houston is looking to put icing on the cake of a vastly impressive campaign.

The matchup between LSU and Houston is an intriguing one for many reasons. Perhaps most notably, these two programs enter the 2025 Texas Bowl with vastly different levels of stability at the moment.

LSU dealing with plenty of instability for Texas Bowl

On one side, the LSU Tigers are going through a coaching transition, dealing with opt-outs from several key playmakers, and looking to end the season…