LSU football ends its season on a high note, beating Baylor in the Kinder’s Texas Bowl, 44-31. Garrett Nussmeier had a big day, completing 24 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns. Two of those touchdowns were caught by Trey’Dez Green, who caught six passes for 53 yards. Coach Brian Kelly said the freshman Green’s preparation paid off.

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The win was tempered a bit by a gruesome ankle injury suffered by linebacker Whit Weeks. He was carted off the field late in the first half. Kelly addressed Weeks’ prognosis after the game.

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With the win, LSU ends its season with a record of 9-and-4.

The Sugar Bowl is tonight at the Superdome; and from this point forward, the game will have championship implications every year. This year, it’s a College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame. Georgia got the automatic bid as the number-two team in the nation, and Notre Dame won their way into the game by beating Indiana in the first round. The Bulldogs will be without quarterback Carson Beck, who injured his elbow at the end of their SEC Championship Game win over Texas. Gunner Stockton will start in Beck’s place, and Georgia head coach Kirby Smart is confident that Stockton will get the job done.

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The Sugar Bowl, meanwhile, issued a statement on this morning’s tragedy on Bourbon Street. CEO Jeff Hundley says the Sugar Bowl is in ongoing discussions with authorities on the local, state, and federal levels and will communicate further details as they become available.