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Welcome to the 62nd edition of the Liberty Bowl, the last time Mississippi State was part of this duel was the victory against Rice Universitiy in 2013.
The Bulldogs will start as the home team and will be the ones to come out in their classic burgundy uniform, while the Red Raiders will come out in their white away jersey with red accents.
The Texas Tech team will go out on the grid with Henry Colombi as their quarterback today, throughout the season the Red Raiders have suffered constant injuries in this position and, that is why, the team did not show a marked continuity in their offensive.
We're just under an hour away from the Red Raiders-Bulldogs game kick-off at Memorial Stadium. Both teams will go out in search of victory. Who will do it? Follow our coverage on VAVEL to find out.
In a few moments we will share the latest information from the Red Raiders vs Bulldogs, as well as the events that emerge from Memorial Stadium. Do not miss details of the game with the minute by minute and live online from VAVEL.
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For the Bulldogs, the standouts are Will Rogers with 4,449 yards passing in passes, 35 touchdown passes and 8 interceptions this season and Makai Polk with 98 receptions, 989 yards traveled for 9 touchdowns.
While on the Texas side we have Henry Colombi with 1291 passing yards, 5 TD passes and 5 interceptions and Tahj Brooks with 71 carries for 6 TDs in the season.
The Mississippi team enters this duel after finishing the season as fourth place in the SEC Western Conference and with no possibility of fighting for a berth to the NCAA postseason. The Bulldogs finished with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, recently losing to the Ole Miss Rebels by a score of 31 to 21. Since 1970, the Bulldogs have not seen each other with Texas Tech at the Liberty Bowl, so that a very special duel will come.
The Texas team finished the season second to last in the Big 12 Conference with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses. Their last game was against Baylor University with a loss by score of 27 to 24, however, these results did not reach them to seek a ticket to the NCAA finals. The Liberty Bowl could mean the last game of the year and the last chance of finishing with a positive record heading into next season.
The last time the two teams met was at the 1970 Liberty Bowl, before that, both teams have met 7 times with 4 wins for the Bulldogs, 2 for the Red Raiders and 1 draw. This is why the Mississippi team is the favorite.
The Memorial Stadium located in the city of Mississippi will host this duel between NCAA conferences, this time the Liberty Bowl will be held. This stadium has a capacity for 61,000 fans and was inaugurated in 1965.
Good morning to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the live broadcast of the game between Texas Tech vs Mississippi State, corresponding to the NCAA Liberty Bowl game. The meeting will take place at the Memorial Stadium at 6:45 p.m.
