The Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia will host two big name college football teams from the SEC and the ACC: the LSU Tigers (7-5 overall, 3-5 SEC) and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (9-3 overall, 5-3 ACC). The game is scheduled for December 31 at 7:30 p.m. and will be televised live on ESPN. The Yellow Jackets lead the series 12-6.

The defending champion LSU Tigers did not have the season they had hoped for. Ranked in the top 5 at one point, the Tigers finished the regular season with five losses in their final eight games.

“Obviously, it was a tough way to end the season, but this is an outstanding bowl to go to,” LSU coach Les Miles told the school’s official Web site. “It will be on national television on New Year’s Eve. It has no competition for air time so a lot of America will be watching the game. It’s a tough matchup; Georgia Tech is a tough team – they had over 400 yards rushing against Georgia.

“I think it’s going to be a really outstanding game, but I feel really confident that our team is going to step up and play really well and be really motivated to play this game.”

On the opposite side of the field, the Tigers will be playing the Yellow Jackets who are one of the hottest teams in college football. They’re ranked No. 14 in the country and have a great offense. They’ve won three of their last four, including a game over the Georgia Bulldogs in which they Jackets rushed for over 400 yards.

The following is a game preview from ESPN.

Georgia Tech was one of the hottest teams in the ACC at the end of the regular season, as the Jackets beat Georgia to cap off an outstanding first season under Paul Johnson. LSU has looked nothing like the defending national champs hoped. The Tigers’ defense, which has struggled this season, will have its hands full against the triple option. — Heather Dinich

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