BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — LSU will face Purdue in the Citrus Bowl.
The game is set for January 2 in Orlando, Florida.
LSU Coach Brian Kelly and Purdue University coach Jeff Brohm took part in a virtual news conference after the matchup was announced.
The Tigers fell 50-30 to top-ranked Georgia in the SEC championship.
The Boilermakers won their first Big Ten West title but lost 43-22 to No. 2 Michigan in the league title game.
The ball figures to go through the air a lot with Purdue ranked 17th in passing. LSU is ranked 38th. The two teams will be meeting for the first time.