HOUSTON — Baylor and LSU have been selected to compete in the 2024 Kinder’s Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium in Houston. The game will be on Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 2:30 p.m. It marks both teams' third Texas Bowl appearance and their first meeting since the 1985 Liberty Bowl.

Baylor and LSU will meet in the Dec. 31 Kinder’s Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium, organizers announced Sunday. After starting the season 2-4, prompting calls for coach Dave Aranda’s job, the Bears put together a remarkable turnaround and enter the bowl season as one of the hottest teams in the nation with a six-game winning streak.

Baylor is heading south for bowl season but staying in-state to try and ring in the new year with a win over LSU when the two teams face off in the Kinder's Texas Bowl, the bowl committee announced on Sunday.

Kinder’s, an award-winning barbecue and wing sauce company that specializes in premium seasonings and sauces. The Kinder’s Texas Bowl will be played on New Year’s Eve at NRG Stadium with a 2:30 p.m. kickoff.

HOUSTON – The Texas Bowl will feature a matchup between LSU and Baylor on New Year’s Eve at NRG Stadium. The Kinder’s sponsored bowl game is set for 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 31 on ESPN. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported.

Baylor football is set to face off with LSU in the Kinder's Texas Bowl on Dec. 31 at NRG Stadium in Houston, it was announced Sunday afternoon.

It will be the first meeting between LSU and Baylor on the gridiron since the 1985 Liberty Bowl. LSU leads the overall series with the Bears, 8-3. The Tigers, winners of their last two games, stand at 8-4 overall after closing the regular-season with victories over Vanderbilt and Oklahoma.

The stage is set for LSU’s showdown with Baylor in the Texas Bowl. Will this be the Tigers’ third consecutive bowl victory under Brian Kelly?