Notre Dame To Face LSU In Citrus Bowl
(CBS/AP) Notre Dame (9-3) will face LSU (9-3) in the Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 at noon in Orlando, Fla.
Here's a capsule of the matchup.
TOP PLAYERS
Notre Dame: RB Josh Adams is 13th nationally in rushing yards with 1,386 and is averaging 7.3 yards per carry. The junior has seven 100-yard games, including two where he went over 200 yards.
LSU: RB Derrius Guice is the fifth player in school history to have over 1,000 rushing yard and 10 rushing touchdowns in consecutive seasons. The junior has 1,153 yards and 11 touchdowns.
NOTABLE
Notre Dame: QB Brandon Wimbush has set the school's single-single record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 765, but the junior has struggled with accuracy and has completed only 49.8 percent of his passes.
LSU: After a 24-21 loss to Troy dropped the Tigers to 3-2, they have won six of their last seven. They have won their last three by an average of 22.3 points. This is the 18th straight season the Tigers have eight wins or more, which is the longest streak among Power Five programs.
LAST TIME
Notre Dame beat LSU 31-28 in the 2014 Music City Bowl.
BOWL HISTORY
Notre Dame is 17-18 and has lost the last six times they have played in a bowl game in Florida.
LSU is 25-22-1 in bowl games and is making its second consecutive appearance in the Citrus Bowl. The Tigers defeated Louisville 29-9 last year.
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