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 jumped out early and rode the early lead over Baylor to win the Texas Bowl Tuesday. Here's how we graded Brian Kelly and the Tigers.

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.

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks has suffered a brutal ankle injury in the Tigers' Texas Bowl showdown against the Baylor Bears. Weeks, the heartbeat of the LSU defense, was carted off the field late in the second quarter following the injury.

LSU got off to a strong start in the Kinder Texas Bowl and never looked back. The Tigers scored 34 first-half points en route to defeating Baylor 44-31 on New Year's Eve inside NRG Stadium in Houston,

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.

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.

Absent is Rickie Collins, who transferred to Syracuse. If Swann didn’t remain with the team, LSU’s QB would be in a tough spot on Tuesday. Colin Hurley is a blue-chip recruit, but he’s the age of a high school senior after he reclassified. LSU didn’t want to force him into action.