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Texas vs LSU Kickoff Time: 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC in Baton Rouge

No. 7 Texas visited No. 14 LSU on Saturday, November 14, in the biggest ranked-on-ranked prime-time game of Week 11. Kickoff was set for 7:30

By Elena Vance

November 14, 20262 min read

Texas vs LSU Kickoff Time: 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC in Baton Rouge — Texas vs LSU Kickoff Time

No. 7 Texas visited No. 14 LSU on Saturday, November 14, in the biggest ranked-on-ranked prime-time game of Week 11. Kickoff was set for 7:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. in Baton Rouge) at Tiger Stadium, with ABC carrying the game.

Both teams are in the College Football Playoff Top 25. The game was one of three ranked matchups on the Saturday slate.

How to watch Texas vs LSU

ABC had the game in the evening window. Earlier on ABC, No. 1 Miami hosted Duke at noon ET, and No. 18 Missouri faced No. 2 Georgia at 3:30 p.m. ET.

The third ranked-on-ranked game was No. 24 Florida at No. 6 Kentucky on ESPN. Fourteen Top 25 teams, including six of the top 10, played across ESPN networks in Week 11.

Travel trouble before kickoff

The week did not go smoothly. A nationwide FAA ground stop on Friday grounded Texas's flight to Louisiana and scrambled travel for several teams. Dozens of game times changed, and Ole Miss vs. Oklahoma moved to Sunday.

The Longhorns were cleared to fly after the FAA lifted the stoppage, and they reached Baton Rouge on Friday night.

What was at stake

Texas arrived at 7-2 overall and 4-2 in the SEC. The Longhorns lost back-to-back games in mid-October, then won three in a row, the latest a 34-20 victory over Missouri.

LSU saw a chance at a third straight win end in Week 10. Alabama beat the Tigers 31-13 at Tiger Stadium on November 7. Lane Kiffin's team has struggled to beat ranked opponents, and a local preview called this one a game the Tigers could not afford to lose.

Texas quarterback Arch Manning grew up in New Orleans. Saturday was his first game in Louisiana since high school.

The two programs have split their all-time series 1-1. This was their first meeting as SEC opponents.

Oddsmakers made LSU a 4.5-point favorite, with the over/under at 46.5 points. One local forecast expected a defensive grind between two teams with strong pass rushes, and it picked LSU to win by a late field goal.