Did Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels play together at LSU? It might be a reasonable question some have as the Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Commanders quarterbacks face off in prime time during the NFL’s Week 3 Monday Night Football doubleheader. It will be the first NFL matchup between two former LSU QBs in 43 years, and the first showdown to feature two Heisman Trophy winners from the same school on opposite sidelines.
The answer is no, but they are linked in ways that go beyond a Heisman Trophy. Burrow and Daniels set an elite quarterback dynasty at LSU in motion, forging a legacy that has no apparent end in sight.
It all started in 2018, when Burrow — an unheralded career backup at Ohio State — joined LSU’s roster in the spring as a graduate transfer, granting him immediate eligibility. He won the starting job in fall camp and had a respectable, if modest, debut with the Tigers, accruing a 10-3 record as the starter while throwing for 2,894 yards and 16 touchdowns.
Very few predicted what would come next. Burrow entered the 2019 season well-entrenched as LSU’s starter and left with arguably the greatest single-season quarterback performance in college football history. Burrow set FBS records for passing touchdowns (60), total touchdowns (65) and passer rating (202). His 5,671 yards through the air that year are tied for fourth all-time in FBS history, and his 76.3% completion percentage led the NCAA.
Burrow won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award and several other offensive trophies. He was also a unanimous All-American and the SEC Offensive Player of the Year. Burrow led LSU to its first 15-0 record in program history and won a College Football Playoff National Championship while slinging the…
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Author : Will Backus
Publish date : 2024-09-23 19:16:53
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