There’s something different about No. 11 LSU’s 2018 season finale against UCF in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl (12 p.m. CST/11 a.m. MST, ESPN, LSU Sports Radio Network) on Tuesday.
Several things, actually: it’s LSU’s first trip to the Fiesta Bowl and the furthest the program has traveled for a bowl game. It’s the Tigers’ first New Year’s Six Bowl game appearance. It’s the first day of the year, of course.
It’s also the last game of a season in which the Tigers spurned preseason expectations to finish 9-3 in the regular season, giving Ed Orgeron’s squad a chance at 10 wins for the first time since 2013.