Tigers, Longhorns set for primetime matchup

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The highly-anticipated matchup between LSU and Texas will kickoff at 6:30 p.m. on ABC on Saturday, Sept. 7, in Austin.

It is the first meeting between the two college football powerhouses since 2002, when the Longhorns beat the Tigers 35-20 in the Cotton Bowl.

The Tigers open the season at home against Georgia Southern on Saturday, Aug. 31, before traveling to Texas to face the Longhorns.

2019 LSU football schedule:

1. Aug. 31: Georgia Southern (Tiger Stadium)
2. Sept. 7: Texas (Austin)
3. Sept. 14: Northwestern State (Tiger Stadium)
4. Sept 21: Vanderbilt (Nashville, Tenn.)
5. Oct. 5: Utah State (Tiger Stadium)
6. Oct. 12: Florida (Tiger Stadium)
7. Oct. 19: Mississippi State (Starkville, Miss.)
8. Oct. 26: Auburn (Tiger Stadium)
9. Nov. 9: Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
10. Nov. 16: Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)
11. Nov. 23: Arkansas (Tiger Stadium)
12. Nov. 30: Texas A&M (Tiger Stadium)

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