Overview
- LSU faces Houston at NRG Stadium on Dec. 27 at 9:15 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Frank Wilson III serving as interim head coach.
- LSU will be without multiple starters due to injuries and opt-outs, including AJ Haulcy, Mansoor Delane, Harold Perkins Jr., Jack Pyburn, Whit Weeks and West Weeks, and QB Garrett Nussmeier remains unavailable.
- Hours before kickoff, On3 reported that starting offensive lineman Tyree Adams plans to enter the transfer portal.
- Wilson is expected to leave LSU after the game to join Pete Golding’s staff at Ole Miss, a move he discussed publicly on Friday.
- Houston enters largely intact under Willie Fritz, and quarterback Conner Weigman has announced he will return for his senior season.