Texas Tech in Texas Bowl for first time since 2015, will play Ole Miss

Texas bowl

Mississippi (8-4, SEC) vs. Texas Tech (7-5, Big 12), Dec. 28, 9 p.m. ET

Location: NRG Stadium, Houston.

Top gamers

Mississippi: RB Quinshon Judkins, school-record 1,476 yards speeding, 123 yards per sport, 16 speeding TDs, 17 complete TDs.

Texas Tech: DL Tyree Wilson, 14 tackles for loss leads Big 12, 7 sacks ranks third in convention.

Notable

Mississippi: The Rebels come into the sport off three straight losses, together with a defeat to Mississippi State in which they have been held to a season-low 335 complete yards.

Texas Tech: The Red Raiders have received three straight, together with an extra time win over Oklahoma that ended their 10-game shedding streak in opposition to the Sooners.

Last assembly: Mississippi 47, Texas Tech 27 (Sept. 1, 2018)

Bowl historical past

Mississippi: Rebels are in a 3rd straight bowl, 25-15 all-time in bowls, first time in Texas Bowl.

Texas Tech: Red Raiders are in a second straight bowl, 15-23-1 all-time in bowls, third time in Texas Bowl.

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