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There are a few reasons this could be something of a shootout, starting with the quarterbacks. LSU’s Jayden Daniels and Florida State’s Jordan Travis are both among the favorites. Daniels set the Tigers record for a quarterback and led all Football Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks with 885 rushing yards last season while also adding 17 touchdown passes and only three interceptions.
Florida State was susceptible to the run, ranking just 63rd in success rate allowed, and now must also contend with LSU running back Logan Diggs, who transferred from Notre Dame after a 2022 season that featured three games with more than 120 rushing yards and four in which he averaged at least 6.3 yards per carry.and 9.7 yards when scrambling, and LSU gave up 64 scrimmage plays that gained at least 20 yards in 2022, ranking 97th nationally in that department. The Seminoles add wide receiver Keon Coleman, who averaged 13.8 yards per reception for Michigan State last season.There’s going to be a lot of seasoned talent on the field for this game, and hopefully a lot of points.Save for running back Bijan Robinson, the 2022 Doak Walker Award winner who is now toiling for the Atlanta Falcons, Texas returns a whole lot of effective players this season, including leading passer Quinn Ewers, its three leading receivers and nearly all of its offensive line, defensive line and secondary. That’s a tough ask for Rice, which did little to address a defense that allowed opposing quarterbacks to average 7.9 yards per attempt and compile a 150 rating .The Owls did bring in well-traveled quarterback JT Daniels, who is on his fourth NCAA team after previous stops at USC, Georgia and West Virginia. This will actually be his third career start against Texas in Austin, having previously taken the field in losses for the Trojans and Mountaineers. But that won’t be enough. These two teams met most recently in 2021, and the Longhorns won, 58-0. Expect more of the same.
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