Sugar Bowl: Texas Longhorns, Washington Huskies face off with CFP title game spot on the line

The No. 3 Longhorns take on the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the 90th Allstate Sugar Bowl, one of the College Football Playoff semifinals, scheduled to kick at 7:45 p.m. CT from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — It's the biggest game for the Texas Longhorns football program since the 2005 BCS National Championship Game, and it's one Monday night that could lead to another title game appearance.

The No. 3 Longhorns take on the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the 90th Allstate Sugar Bowl, one of the College Football Playoff semifinals, scheduled to kick at 7:45 p.m. CT from the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

It's the sixth time the programs have met and just the second time they've played in back-to-back seasons. The Huskies topped the Longhorns 27-20 in last year's Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, but Texas played the game without star running backs Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson who opted out to prepare for the NFL Draft. The Longhorns hold a 3-2 series lead over the Huskies.

Washington enters the game with the best passing offense in FBS, averaging 343.8 yards per game through the air and quarterback Michael Penix Jr. has been sensational this season. He finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting and can air it out as well as anybody in the country. He led FBS in passing yards with 4,218 going into Monday's bowl games and has thrown 33 touchdowns to nine interceptions.

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