Lane Kiffin, LSU and Ole Miss
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Lane Kiffin and Co. continue roster reconstruction, pair of new departures on Sunday morning after Texas Bowl.
Michael Van Buren had by far and away his best outing as the LSU starting quarterback. MVB completed 16 of 26 passes for 267 yards and threw a season-best three touchdowns. Trey’Dez Green and Kyle Parker showed they could be the face of the new Lane Kiffin offense, combining for 11 catches for 148 yards and three touchdowns.
Conner Weigman led Houston to a hard-fought Texas Bowl win vs. LSU. USA TODAY provided updates from the Cougars' win:
LSU Tigers offensive lineman Paul Mubenga plans to enter the Transfer Portal, On3 has learned. He has two years of eligibility remaining. Mubenga played his high school football at Buford in Georgia.
The Cougars bring their 9-3 record against the 7-5 Tigers at NRG Stadium with kickoff at 9:15 p.m. ET on ESPN. Here's how to watch for free.
Houston quarterback Conner Weigman, who will be returning for his final season, knew that this would be the last time to play with this team for the final time, so he wanted to make sure that the senior class went out strong. He contributed big time as Weigman broke a bowl game school record, tossing four touchdowns as LSU’s defense had no answers.
The final seconds of the Texas Bowl formally ended LSU's frustrating 2025 season but also marked the official start of the Lane Kiffin era.
UH completed just the seventh 10-win season in school history by overcoming a 14-point deficit to beat LSU in the Texas Bowl not far from campus.
No. 22 Georgia Tech and No. 13 BYU face off in the Pop-Tarts Bowl Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.