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Texas Football: 5 bowls that have biggest impact on Longhorns

By Andrew Miller

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 30: A detailed view of Capital One Orange Bowl signage on pylon before the game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Wisconsin Badgers at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 30: A detailed view of Capital One Orange Bowl signage on pylon before the game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Wisconsin Badgers at Hard Rock Stadium on December 30, 2017 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images) /
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ORLANDO, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 01: Darriel Mack Jr. #8 of the UCF Knights celebrates after running in a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the American Athletic Championship against the Memphis Tigers at Spectrum Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. The Knights won 56-41. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
ORLANDO, FLORIDA – DECEMBER 01: Darriel Mack Jr. #8 of the UCF Knights celebrates after running in a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the American Athletic Championship against the Memphis Tigers at Spectrum Stadium on December 01, 2018 in Orlando, Florida. The Knights won 56-41. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) /

2. Fiesta Bowl

Matchup: UCF Knights vs. LSU Tigers

Date: Jan. 1

Location: Glendale, AZ

This is another one of the New Year’s Six Bowl games that is going to deliver a ton of entertainment value to a fan of any program in the nation. Texas football could see a jump in the polls by winning its bowl game and having either of these two teams losing the Fiesta Bowl. That gives an added incentive for Texas football fans to see what happens here.

The Fiesta Bowl had a controversial selection of participants this year. Many fans in the SEC wanted to see the Florida Gators take on the UCF Knights instead of the LSU Tigers. Florida defeated LSU, and most didn’t want to see the defensive struggle that would transpire in the Peach Bowl against the Michigan Wolverines again.

The opportunity to end the winning streak of UCF, and all the Playoff hype that the program drew from its own fan base, has to give LSU fans a lot of excitement. UCF took down its SEC opponent in its New Year’s Six Bowl last year, by knocking off the Auburn Tigers by the final score of 34-27. It can take down another blue blood from the SEC West this year when it faces LSU.

Moreover, one of the premier non-conference opponents that the Horns have lined up for the next decade is LSU. That non-conference matchup against LSU starts as a home-and-home series next year. Texas gets LSU on the Forty Acres in 2019, and has to travel to Baton Rouge, LA, and Tiger Stadium to face them in 2020.

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