Texas and LSU are set for a 6:30 p.m. kickoff on Nov. 14, with the Southeastern Conference making the announcement Saturday evening.
ABC will carry the game.
It’s a meeting that doesn’t come around often. The programs have played only three times since 1955, and this will be their first matchup as SEC opponents. The last time they shared the field was in 2019, when LSU came to Austin and escaped with a 45-38 win on the way to the national title that season.
Texas arrives in Baton Rouge on a roll. The Longhorns have won three straight, knocking off Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Missouri. They also come in off a 34-20 road win at Missouri, a result that gave Texas its fourth victory over a ranked opponent this season.
After that win, Steve Sarkisian made it clear the Longhorns were enjoying the moment before turning the page.
"We've got more games to play and we've got a another really tough one next week, but we're going to surely enjoy this one for the next 16 hours or so," said Texas head coach Steve Sarkisian following the Longhorns' 34-20 win at Missouri on Saturday.
Sarkisian also pointed to the quality of the win in Columbia.
"So all in all, today was a really cool team win, a tough win on the road against another top 20 opponent," Sarkisian said postgame. "I think that’s six straight top-25 wins for us.
I think the next closest team in the country has two, and our second top-25 win on the road. So, like we say all the time, we’re big game hunters, and we showed up again today."
LSU, meanwhile, is coming off a 31-13 loss to Alabama at home. The Tigers are 6-3 overall and 3-3 in the Southeastern Conference, and they had won their previous two games before Saturday night.
Asked about the challenge of bouncing back against Texas, LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt kept the focus on the week ahead.
"Yeah, I don't know how much coming off a win really matters in terms of that because in this league, you're just playing really good teams week after week after week, and guys are getting beat up, and you got to go back to work. So, I mean, I say it every single week. It's just back to work, and that's what it's going to be."
For Texas quarterback Arch Manning, the trip carries a personal layer. He’ll make his first collegiate start in his home state of Louisiana under the lights at Tiger Stadium.
Manning was asked about the homecoming right after the Missouri win and kept his attention on the week ahead.
"I'm gonna enjoy this [win]," Manning said. "Enjoy the flight home with the guys, but we all know we got a big one next week."
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