LSU faces Purdue in the Citrus Bowl on Monday, Jan. 2. The game will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial).

Just last year, Brian Kelly was hired as LSU coach and watched as a depleted Tigers team, led by offensive line coach Brad Davis, lost to Kansas State in the Texas Bowl.

Kelly’s view of the Tigers’ bowl game will be much different this season, as he has led LSU to a nine-win season in his first year, but on the opposite side, incoming Purdue coach Ryan Walters finds himself in a similar situation.

He will watch as the Boilermakers, depleted by opt-outs and turnover, face the Tigers in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, on Monday.

After Jeff Brohm left to become Louisville’s coach, Brian Brohm, Jeff’s younger brother and Purdue’s offensive coordinator, will lead the Boilermakers in their first Citrus Bowl appearance before he joins his brother’s coaching staff.

The Tigers, who played with 38 scholarship players and a wide receiver at quarterback in last year’s bowl, will have their 2,700-yard passer Jayden Daniels at the helm and their leading receiver, Malik Nabers.

Daniels threw for 2,774 yards — 922 of which were against nonconference opponents — and 16 TDs with just three interceptions this season. He also led the Tigers with 818 yards rushing. Nabers had 854 yards receiving and 11 TDs.

The Tigers will be without star receiver Kayshon Boutte, who recently declared for the NFL draft.

Purdue will be without starting quarterback Aidan O’Connell, who threw for 3,490 yards and 22 TDs but opted out of the bowl game to prepare for the draft.

Receiver Charlie Jones, who set a program record with 1,361 yard receiving on the season, tight end Payne Durham, cornerback Cory Trice and linebacker Jalen Graham also have opted out ahead of the draft.

When is the Citrus Bowl?

The Citrus Bowl with LSU and Purdue is 11 a.m. (noon ET) on Monday, Jan. 2.

Will it be live streamed?

FuboTV

The game will be live streamed on fuboTV, which offers a free trial. The most basic of plans is the “fubo standard” package, which comprises 121-plus channels for $69.99 per month. Like all cord-cutting alternatives, there are plenty of options, especially for sports. It comes with more than 1,000 hours of cloud-based DVR, and up to 10 screens at once.

What TV channel will broadcast?

The Citrus Bowl with LSU and Purdue will be broadcast on ABC.

Preview

A SEASON’S TURNAROUND: Losses to start and end the 2021 season punctuated a disappointing 6-7 campaign for the Tigers last year, but one season after luring Kelly from Notre Dame, LSU won the SEC West with a 6-2 conference record and made it to the Southeastern Conference title game. The Tigers lost to No. 1 Georgia but put up 30 points against the Bulldogs’ vaunted defense — more than any team had all season.

VETERAN ADVICE: Retired New Orleans Saints quarterback and Purdue alumnus Drew Brees recently returned to the program as an assistant coach to help with bowl preparations.

“It’s an honor to be back,” Brees told reporters. “I couldn’t be more excited to be around this team in particular, especially the journey they’ve had this year. As a former player … we all live and die with the team each and every year.”

Brees played at Purdue from 1997-2000 and led the Boilermakers to their second Rose Bowl appearance, in 2000. He still leads in several Purdue career passing categories, including yards, completions, attempts and touchdowns.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.