Then he mentioned receivers, and the whole team of “brothers” who embraced an outsider, and even thanked a further school, Ohio State. LSU did go 10-3, but as it lost 27-19 at Florida, 29-0 at home to Alabama and 74-72 in seven overtimes at Texas A&M, Burrow went largely unnoticed. LSU, Orgeron and offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger dared to change their X-and-O stripes, installed a spread offense and welcomed passing coordinator Joe Brady, then 29 and fresh off two seasons with the New Orleans Saints. 2 in 2019, largely through the mastery Burrow left strewn across storied American fields such as Texas, Alabama and Atlanta (against Georgia in the SEC championship game). From 2,894 passing yards in 13 games in 2018, Burrow ascended to 4,715 in 13 games so far in 2019.

Source: Washington Post December 15, 2019 01:54 UTC