The No. 6 Texas Longhorns visit the No. 21 LSU Tigers on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. ET at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in a high-stakes SEC matchup broadcast on ABC and streamed via ESPN Unlimited.
Back-to-back October losses to Oklahoma and Florida are firmly behind the Longhorns. Texas has won three straight games since those setbacks, sitting a game and a half behind first-place Georgia in the SEC standings.
LSU returns home to Baton Rouge following a 31-13 loss to Alabama on Nov. 7, 2026, which marked their third defeat of the season. The Tigers have split their six conference games so far.
FOX Sports reported that a win over a top-10 Texas team would steady the Tigers before upcoming road games at Tennessee and Arkansas.
Quarterback Arch Manning enters the contest after throwing for 297 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-20 victory at Missouri on Nov. 7, 2026, according to FOX Sports. Manning has not thrown an interception in his last two games, bringing his season total to 18 touchdown passes, which ties him for second in the SEC.
Protection remains a primary concern for the Longhorns. Manning has been sacked 27 times this season, while an aggressive LSU defense brings 36 sacks into Tiger Stadium, including 8.5 from Princewill Umanmielen.
LSU’s secondary surrenders just 176.4 passing yards per game, forcing the Texas offense to establish a quick rhythm. On the ground, Raleek Brown leads the Longhorns with 537 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns.
Brown posted a 157-yard performance against Ole Miss on Oct. 24, 2026, which stands as his only 100-yard rushing game of the year. LSU’s defense allows a stingy 84.7 rushing yards per game.
Brown also presents a threat as a receiver with two touchdown catches, offering Texas a viable outlet against a stout defensive front. For LSU, quarterback Sam Leavitt comes off a 380-yard passing performance in the Nov. 7 loss to Alabama.
Leavitt has recorded four 300-yard passing games this season, totaling 2,553 passing yards and 17 passing touchdowns alongside a team-high eight rushing scores. Texas allows 179.8 passing yards per game and has notched 27 sacks, paced by 10.5 from Colin Simmons.
LSU averages 324.9 passing yards per game to rank fifth nationally. The Tigers’ offensive line faces the task of keeping Simmons away from Leavitt, who has been sacked 15 times.
Dilin Jones anchors the LSU ground game with 713 rushing yards without fumbling across 166 carries. Jones scored touchdowns against Auburn on Oct. 24, 2026, and again against Alabama.
With 37 receptions, Jones serves as a regular outlet for Leavitt in the passing game. LSU averages 179.2 rushing yards per contest.
The Texas defensive front has held firm in league play, surrendering just 100.3 rushing yards per game. The Longhorns’ defense will look to contain Jones to prevent Leavitt from facing a crowded secondary on every down.
