SportsLine's model just revealed its college football picks for the Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. Arkansas Razorbacks in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl on Friday

The Texas Tech Red Raiders (8-4) meet the Arkansas Razorbacks (6-6) in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl Friday. Kickoff from Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis is set for 7 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze

10 Victories, 19 losses and two ties for Texas Tech against SEC opponents. The Red Raiders played their first game against an SEC opponent on Jan. 1, 1954, when Texas Tech scored a 35-13 victory over Auburn in the Gator Bowl. The Red Raiders have a 4-6-1 record in bowl against SEC opponents.

A former Southwest Conference rivalry is rekindled with the matchup of Arkansas and Texas Tech in the Liberty Bowl, bringing two great fanbases and programs to the Memphis area for this SEC-Big 12 showdown.

McGuire has led the Red Raiders back to the Liberty Bowl as Tech is searching for a fourth bowl victory in as many years, a streak that started in Memphis against the Bulldogs. A win would mean a ninth win for Tech in 2024, the first nine-win season since 2009.

Arkansas, bowl eligible for the fourth time in five seasons under head coach Sam Pittman, will rekindle an old Southwest Conference rivalry when it squares off against Texas Tech in the 2024 AutoZone Liberty Bowl at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 27, on ESPN inside Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee.

Joey McGuire is wrapping up his third season as coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders with a game against Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl.

The Razorbacks will be without a number of top contributors, but QB Taylen Green will still take the field for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl.