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Red Raiders react to facing LSU in Texas Bowl

Branden Jackson stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 272 pounds.

But, the Texas Tech defensive end knows tacking 6-2, 230-pound LSU running back Leonard Fournette isn’t going to be easy

“It is a great challenge and they are going to run the ball and it is going to be fun tackling a guy built like me and see how it goes,” Jackson said Sunday after it was announced Texas Tech would face LSU in the Texas Bowl on Dec. 29 in Houston.

“This is a chance to leave our legacy on this season,” he said. “And say that we were relentless.