No. 21 Houston will take on LSU in the 2025 Texas Bowl. Cougars head coach Willie Fritz shares his thoughts about playing in this bowl game.

Eight other Texas FBS teams will take their talents across the country to play in various bowl games. North Texas, which was on the verge of making the playoffs, lost its conference title game against Tulane and will now play in a bowl game instead. In addition, Rice will now qualify for a bowl game with two teams declining bowl invitations.

LSU football will take the field for the Texas Bowl without three key starters. According to NOLA.com’s Wilson Alexander, cornerback Mansoor Delane, quarterback Garrett Nussmeier and linebacker Whit Weeks will all miss the Tigers’ contest against Houston due to injuries.

Texas State takes on Rice in the Armed Forces Bowl on Jan. 2 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, home of the TCU Horned Frogs. Kickoff is scheduled for noon CT, and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.

Weeks suffered a broken ankle against South Carolina back on Oct. 11 and missed four games before playing sparingly in the last two contests. It's unclear if Weeks has played his final game in an LSU uniform as Wilson said talks are ongoing between the two sides.

Steve Sarkisian has parted ways with one of his position coaches after Texas came up short of a Playoff berth.