LSU Tigers and Texas Longhorns matchup for the first time since 2019

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -

The LSU Tigers playoff hopes took a massive hit with a loss to Alabama. With a $50 million roster, expectations were much higher than being 6-3 when hosting Texas.

“Well, I just spent time with them today discussing that. You can’t listen to noise. One of the hardest things to do is letting go of the previous outcome. That’s hard both ways, when you have to let go of good, too. You can play really good, and you have a lot of work to do not to listen to that noise,” said Lane Kiffin.

At Ole Miss, Kiffin recruited Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning. He didn’t land the 5-star recruit, but Kiffin respects Manning’s football journey.

“I really enjoyed the time around Arch. Great kid. I think that’s probably well documented. That’s a lot to deal with, even when he was in high school, the expectations and pressure and everything around him,” said Kiffin.

“I got to see him play one time the night before one of our games and got to see him just have fun with his teammates and how much the linemen on his team loved him in high school. Then, when he’d come visit, you kind of saw more of the pressure side of what he dealt with. I think he’s an awesome kid, and I hope he does really well, obviously outside of Saturday.”

The last time LSU and Texas met on the field was back in 2019. The Tigers won that matchup over the Longhorns, 45-38. LSU would go undefeated and win a national title that season.

See a spelling or grammar error in our story? Click Here to report it. Please include the headline.

Subscribe to the Fox 8 YouTube channel.