After what was a wild 2016 season for the LSU Tigers that saw their longtime head coach fired and Ed Orgeron become their new head coach, LSU is headed to Orlando on New Year’s Eve.
It was announced during the bowl selection show and later announced throught the bowl’s Twitter account that it would be the LSU Tigers would be taking on the Louisville Cardinals in the Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl on New Year’s Eve with kickoff set for 11 am.
It's @LSUfootball and @UofLFootball in the #BWWCitrusBowl on 12/31 in Orlando: https://t.co/q0himtECVU. Tickets: https://t.co/ijDaYTX1sB. pic.twitter.com/0CyRsJWSPL
— Citrus Bowl (@CitrusBowl) December 4, 2016
It’s an extremely interesting matchup with the 2nd best offense in the nation led by potential Heisman candidate Lamar Jackson against the 13th ranked defense in the nation thanks to Dave Aranda in his first year as the Tigers defensive coordinator.
This will be the fourth time the Tigers will be in the bowl game, going 1-2 with a win over Wake Forest, but two losses to Iowa and Penn State. The most recent was the loss to Penn State in 2010. This will be the Cardinals first appearance in the bowl game.
-Clint Domingue