Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers will take on Dave Aranda's Baylor Bears on Tuesday afternoon in a Texas Bowl clash in the season finale. Kickoff is set for 2:30

LSU played the Texas Bowl without some of its best offensive players, but the Tigers still beat Baylor to end the season. Here's how.

HOUSTON — Garrett Nussmeier threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns as LSU beat Baylor 44-31 in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday. Nussmeier, who finished 24 of 34, tossed scoring passes of 10 yards and 1 yard to Trey’Dez Green and 41 yards to Chris Hilton Jr. in the first half as LSU (9-4) built a 34-17 halftime lead.

LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns as the Tigers handled the Baylor Bears on Tuesday afternoon to capture the Kinder’s Texas Bowl, 44-31. LSU finishes the season with an overall record of 9-4.

New Year’s Eve bowl action continues with the Baylor Bears taking on the LSU Tigers in the 2024 Kinder’s Texas Bowl.

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers wrapped up the 2024 season in the victory column with a 44-31 victory over the Baylor Bears in the Texas Bowl. Garrett Nussmeier

LSU football standout sophomore Whit Weeks suffered a dislocated ankle during the Texas Bowl against Baylor, head coach Brian Kelly told media members following his team's 44-31 victory Tuesday night.

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks left the Texas Bowl against Baylor with an injury Tuesday. Weeks was taken off the field on a cart, and he had an air cast on his lower right leg. Weeks, a sophomore, was LSU's leading tackler this season.

Brian Kelly and Co. eyeing victory No. 9 on the season, challenge the Baylor Bears in Houston Tuesday afternoon.

LSU football won't be leaving the bowl game injury-free. Star linebacker Whit Weeks suffered a lower-body injury in the second quarter of the Tigers' game against Baylor. The sophomore went down as he went in to make a tackle during Baylor's one-yard touchdown play.