Texas Bowl features full-strength Ole Miss, Texas Tech

Neither Ole Miss nor Texas Tech was included in the final College Football Playoff rankings.

But their meeting in the Texas Bowl on Wednesday night in Houston could still stand out.

"This should be a really competitive game," Texas Tech first-year coach Joey McGuire said.

That's because neither his Red Raiders (7-5) nor Lane Kiffin's Rebels (8-4) were hit by draft-related departures.

"We may have had one or two conver