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Joe Burrow on pace to topple these major FBS records in LSU-Clemson CFP title game

 
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LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) calls the play in the second half of LSU's 63-28 win over Oklahoma in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Saturday, December 28, 2019, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga.

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LSU linebacker K'Lavon Chaisson (18) and LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) chat after LSU's Semifinal Championship Game against Oklahoma at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Saturday Dec. 28, 2019, in Atlanta, Ga. LSU won 63-28.

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Much like his childhood idol Drew Brees, Joe Burrow is headed to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with a chance to beat some Colts and break some major records.

For Brees, it was the Indianapolis Colts, Peyton Manning's career touchdown mark and Philip Rivers' completion percentage record. 

For Burrow, it's a bit more literal: He's after Colt Brennan's touchdown record and Colt McCoy's completion percentage record in the College Football Playoff Championship game in New Orleans.

 

But Burrow wouldn't reflect on anything about his season, even after a masterful demolition of Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl that saw him break his own LSU record of touchdown passes in a game, all seven coming in the first half. 

 

"I think that will be a question after January 13th," he said. "I'm not reflecting on anything right now. We're full steam ahead, getting back to work."

But it just so happens that date is likely to include two of the most illustrious marks yet as LSU's star quarterback takes his shot at a perfect season. 

His numbers in the Tigers' 63-28 rout of Oklahoma set him ahead of the pace needed to surpass Brennan's single-season touchdown record, set with his 58 scoring passes as Hawaii's quarterback in the 2006 season. Burrow threw touchdowns 48-55 of his season against Oklahoma and has nearly doubled the LSU record of 28 held by JaMarcus Russell and Matt Mauck before this season. He'll need three touchdowns to tie the record, and four to break it; he's averaged 3.9 per game over his 14 games this season.

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He'd need four total to break Brennan's mark for total touchdowns responsible for at 63. Burrow's four rushing touchdowns on the season leave him at 59 total -- and he does have the caveat of getting one more game than Brennan's 14.

But while Burrow has work to do to catch those records, he's close to a lock to beat out another Colt's record: Completion percentage in a season. 

LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) adds LSU to the championship bracket as the Tigers celebrate their 63-28 win over Oklahoma in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Saturday, December 28, 2019, at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. LSU will now compete in the National Championship.

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Burrow currently owns a mark of 77.6% through 14 games (371 of 478), a full point ahead of the NCAA record set by the former Texas quarterback in the 2008 season. If Burrow matches even his season-worst mark for efficiency, 27 for 38 (71.1%) against Utah State, he would still easily surpass McCoy's total. A mark in the range of 65% percent -- depending on the number of passes attempted -- could leave the LSU senior short, however. 

Burrow held a more commanding lead heading into the stretch run, but has seen his percentage dip with a trio of, by his standards, less efficient games to close the season. That trio has come in some of the most lopsided games of the season for LSU, with the Tigers outscoring its opponents 50-45 in that span.

 

Against Texas A&M, Georgia and Okahoma, Burrow has gone 80 for 109 (73.3%), dropping his season-long completion percentage from its high-water mark of 78.8% after LSU's defeat of Arkansas. He's also thrown for 1,194 yards, 14 touchdowns and no interceptions in those games.

If Burrow adds one or both of those NCAA marks to his collection, they'll join an ever-growing list of accolades, which includes most of the Tigers' quarterback records. Burrow has nearly doubled LSU's record for touchdowns in a season -- which JaMarcus Russell and Matt Mauck had held at 28 before this season -- and he surpassed Tommy Hodson's record for career passing touchdowns in just 27 career games. Hodson played four seasons and 44 games at LSU to accrue his 69 passing touchdowns, which stood as the record for more than three decades.

It's been a season-long run of performances even coach Ed Orgeron has said it's difficult to step back and truly appreciate. 

"To see what those guys are doing out on the field, and me being a football fan, I'm kind of a fan. I'm like hey, go ahead, guys. Way to go, man," he said after his team's win in the CFP semifinal. "It's incredible what this coaching staff has done, what these players have done, the connection that they have with the receivers, the protection on the offensive line."

 

But there is one LSU record Burrow has yet been unable to touch, protected somewhat by big leads like the Tigers had in the Peach Bowl that have spurred backup Myles Brennan in games to close out lopsided results. That mark: Most passing yards in a single game, held by former LSU quarterback Rohan Davey with his 528-yard performance in 2001 against Alabama. 

Burrow has pushed close to that mark several times this season but is yet to topple it. Burrow's best chance came in the Peach Bowl, where he rolled up 493 yards in three quarters before handing over the reins to Brennan. The performance marked Burrow's third 400-plus-yard passing game on the season, and he's record more than 300 yards in all but two games.

Burrow's early exits will likely prevent him from pushing the all-time, single-season yardage mark -- held by former Texas Tech quarterback BJ Symons, who put up with 6,833 yards in 2003. With one-game remaining Burrow has 5,208 yards. The total easily sets new LSU and SEC records, but leaves him needing 625 yards against Clemson to match Symon's mark.

 

Burrow's current pace projects him to finish with 5,580, which would be good for No. 5 all time in a single season.

But there's no more games to rest for after New Orleans -- at least not at the college level -- and after winning a Heisman trophy and basically everything else on the road to a title shot in the Supedome, it's likely no record is safe. 

Especially considering Burrow's assessment of his latest record-setter, and what that could mean if he finally leaves the field with what he's looking for. 

"We think we need to score every time we touch the ball," Burrow said, clearly less than enamored with his seven-touchdown day.

"If we don't, then we're still kind of chasing that perfect game."

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Joe Burrow wins yet another QB award for 2019 season

SDS Staff | 2 hours ago
 

Joe Burrow is adding some more hardware to his 2019 trophy case.

On Wednesday, it was announced that Burrow had been selected as the 2019 winner of the Manning Award, given annually by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to the nation’s top quarterback. The award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning.

 

 
 
 
 
 
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“I’ve not sure we’ve ever seen a quarterback have the high level of sustained and consistent excellence against a very challenging schedule that Joe Burrow had this season,” said Archie Manning in a release. “Week-in and week-out, he played elite-level football while leading his team to victory. He simply didn’t have an off-day all season-long, which is amazing. And then in the postseason, he managed to take his game to another level. It’s been a pleasure to watch Joe this year.

 

“On behalf of the entire Manning family, we would like to thank the Sugar Bowl Committee for its generous and ongoing support of the Manning Award. The Bowl’s role in making this award possible each year is greatly appreciated.”

While Burrow is still racking up college awards for his spectacular 65-touchdown season and helping lead LSU to a national title, he’s preparing for the NFL Draft, where he’s presumed as the No. 1 pick by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Three other SEC quarterbacks were named finalists for the award: Jake Fromm (Georgia), Tua Tagoaviloa (Alabama) and Kyle Trask (Florida). Of the four, only Trask returns in 2020.

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Mannings' choice: Joe Burrow wins another award after historic season

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NEW ORLEANS – Joe Burrow adds yet another trophy to his collection, the Manning Award, given annually to the nation's best college football quarterback.

 

The Manning honor caps one of the most impressive seasons by a quarterback in college football history. Now in its 16th year, was award was created by the Allstate Sugar Bowl to honor the college football accomplishments of Archie, Peyton and Eli Manning. 

 

It is the only quarterback award that takes the candidates' bowl performances into consideration. A panel of local and national media, as well as each of the Mannings, choose the winner.

 

"I've not sure we've ever seen a quarterback have the high level of sustained and consistent excellence against a very challenging schedule that Joe Burrow had this season," said Archie Manning. "Week-in and week-out, he played elite-level football while leading his team to victory. He simply didn't have an off-day all season-long, which is amazing. And then in the postseason, he managed to take his game to another level. It's been a pleasure to watch Joe this year. "On behalf of the entire Manning family, we would like to thank the Sugar Bowl Committee for its generous and ongoing support of the Manning Award. The Bowl's role in making this award possible each year is greatly appreciated."

 

The Athens, Ohio native set the NCAA FBS record with 60 touchdown passes while leading the nation with 5,671 passing yards. He finished at 76.3 percent as he completed 402 of 527 passes. 

 

Not to mention, of course, Burrow led the Tigers to a perfect 15-0 season including a dominant College Football Playoff and National Championship victory. He was named Most Outstanding Player of the championship game after throwing for 463 yards and five touchdowns.

 

"The Allstate Sugar Bowl is proud to have the opportunity to recognize Joe Burrow as the winner of the 16th Manning Award," said Judge Monique Morial, the president of the Sugar Bowl Committee. "He had one of the greatest seasons in college football history and it was with great pleasure that we watched him complete that season by winning the national championship right here in New Orleans. We look forward to welcoming him back to town later this spring for the official presentation of the Manning Award."

 

Burrow will have to make space in his trophy case for the Manning Award next to his Heisman Trophy, the AP Player of the Year award, the Maxwell Award, the Water Camp Award, the Davey O'Brien Award, or his Johnny Unitas Award. 

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8 minutes ago, Eq4bits said:

Seriously tho...

the other finalists were Fromm, Tua?/Hurts? & Trask from FU

was it THAT hard to figure out Joey was best?????

Told you the Mannings were slow, wait, I said late. 
 

Ok, now if you want to relive the game. 
 

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8 SEC records that will never be broken

Chris Wright | 1 day ago

 

Records were made to be broken.

Not these.

Some are barely a month old. Others predate Nick Saban’s arrival at Alabama.

New or old, they share this in common: Nobody is touching these 8 SEC records.

8. Career TD passes

Aaron Murray holds the record with 121. That’s 30 a year, which seems doable until you remember the 3-and-done era we’re in.

QBs who are talented enough to throw 30 TD passes as freshmen seldom stick around for their senior season.

Drew Lock played 4 years — and finished with 99.

Tua Tagovailoa played parts of 3 seasons — and finished with 87. Had he returned, he would have had a legitimate shot of owning the record.

7. Career interceptions

This is one of my favorite records.

Zeke Bratkowski threw 68 interceptions (in 734 career attempts) as Georgia’s QB from 1951-1953.

Here’s the thing: He was good, too. He led the SEC in passing yards twice. Essentially, he was all those Georgia teams had.

Bratkowski spent 14 seasons in the NFL — where he threw 122 career interceptions. He spent part of his career as Bart Starr’s backup in Green Bay and helped the Packers win 3 consecutive NFL titles.

Decades later, he worked with Tim Tebow. Who said GayTurds and Dawgs couldn’t get along?

6. Consecutive victories over another SEC opponent

Florida beat Kentucky 31 consecutive times. The streak ended in 2018.

Alabama has several active 10+ game winning streaks against SEC schools, but its longest is 13 against Tennessee. No way the Tide add another 14, right?

5. Consecutive SEC victories

Alabama holds the record at 27. The streak started in 1976 and ended in 1980. It was peak Bear Bryant.

There’s simply too much parity for anybody to put together at least 3 consecutive 8-0 conference seasons.

4. Career rushing yards

Herschel Walker set the record, leaving Georgia with 5,259 yards.

He remains the only SEC running back to top 5,000 career rushing yards.

The huge number aside, reduced workload, shared carries, greater emphasis on throwing and saving their knees for the NFL all are contributing factors as to why Walker’s record will never be touched.

3. Rushing yards in a season

When Walker set the SEC rushing record with 1,891 yards in 1981, nobody thought that record would fall, either.

It lasted for more than 3 decades.

In 2015, Derrick Henry and Leonard Fournette surpassed it.

Henry became the 1st SEC back in history to top 2,000 yards. He finished with a record 2,219. (Fournette just missed, ending with 1,953 — in 3 fewer games and 95 fewer carries than Henry.)

2. Passing yards in a season

Tim Couch set the SEC record when he threw for 4,275 yards in 1998. Nobody really threatened it, either. Until this season, Johnny Manziel and Chad Kelly were the only other SEC QBs to reach 4,000.

This season, Burrow blasted the record by an astonishing 1,396 yards.

He finished the season with 5,671 yards — and still threw 26 fewer passes than Couch.

1. TD passes in a season

Burrow gave college football a new, nice round magic number: 60.

In 2019, he became the 1st QB in FBS history to reach that mark.

He shattered Drew Lock’s SEC record by 16. He increased his 2018 output by 44.

How unexpected was 60? LSU threw 59 TD passes combined in the 4 previous seasons.

We’ll never see it again. Other SEC teams will play 15 games, but no other QB will average 4 TD passes over the course of 15 games.

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10 hours ago, LSUDad said:

Henry became the 1st SEC back in history to top 2,000 yards. He finished with a record 2,219. (Fournette just missed, ending with 1,953 — in 3 fewer games and 95 fewer carries than Henry.)

This needed additional recognition.

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Joe Burrow makes 2020 'Louisianians of the Year' list

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BATON ROUGE- Louisiana Life Magazine honors individuals that stand out in their profession, give back, and represent what is best about the Pelican State in a yearly list, 'Louisianians of the Year.'

 

LSU star quarterback and Ohio native, Joe Burrow, is among the top Louisianians of 2020 reigning number one in the sports category.

 

The celebration took place Wednesday evening at the Trademark in Baton Rouge.

 

"From teachers and artists to healthcare professionals and poets, these are the people who enhance our daily lives in more ways than one. We are thrilled to present to you our 2020 Louisianians of the Year."

 

Louisiana Life's 2020 Louisianians of the Year:

 

Joe Burrow

Sports

Leading the Tigers to victory in an undefeated season, LSU quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow quickly became a Baton Rouge legend. Burrow graduated from Ohio State University in three years with a degree in consumer and family sciences and family financial services. He later transferred to LSU as a graduate student, shattering school records for passing touchdowns and yards. While Burrow has only played two years at LSU, the quarterback views his time in Louisiana as a special period in his life. At the Nov. 25th press conference, Burrow described how the reception he has received from LSU fans has been “unreal.” He said LSU fans have not just been welcoming to him, but his family as well.

“This place means so much to me and everyone’s been so great,” Burrow said at the press conference. “I never could have dreamed that this was going to happen … The reception from people in Louisiana to an Ohio kid who came here, transferred … It’s been such a great two years.”

In addition to 'Louisianian of the Year," Burrow has won the following awards: The Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award, The Davey O'Brien Award, the Johnny Unitas Award, and the Manning Award.

 

Matt Saurage

Business

4th generation owner of Community Coffee, Saurage is also involved with World Coffee Research examining ways the industry can fight climate change. Increased intense rainfall from climate change can lead to fungus, which can destroy coffee crops. While Saurage does not know if his five children (ages 13 to 22) will join him in the family business, he says they will have the same freedom to make up their own minds that he was given by his parents. “They’re not expected to join the business, but each of them knows they’re welcome,” Saurage said.

 

Alyssa Carson

Science

Aspiring astronaut and Baton Rouge native, Alyssa Carson graduated from the Advanced Space Academy and the National Flight Academy. At 15 years old, she became the youngest person accepted into the Advanced PoSSUM Space Academy. Carson is a freshman at Florida Tech studying astrobiology, focusing on the potential for life on other planets, not just human life, but also plants and bacterial life. She is a few years away from accomplishing her goals but in the meantime, she travels throughout Louisiana to talk to children about pursuing careers in space travel and given TED talks on the subject.

 

Isaac Toups

Culinary

Fan favorite and third place in "Top Chef," Isaac Toups established himself in New Orleans with a menu full of Cajun cuisine, intermingling with other cultures. Toups was hired on the spot at Emril's and has been a James Beard Best Chef of the South semi-finalist, among other accolades, three times. In addition to Toups' Meatery, he plans on publishing a book and making more television appearances in the near future.

 

Denise Reed

Conservation

Coastal expert Dr. Denise Reed is at the center of Louisiana's efforts to protect its citizens from catastrophic hurricanes by creating a coastal master plan. England native, Dr. Reed calls Montegut home after moving to New Orleans for work. She was a professor at the University of New Orleans and a chief scientist at The Water Institute of the Gulf. Currently, Dr. Reed is a research professor gratis at UNO.

 

Dr. Reed said one of the area’s best assets in coastal restoration is the Mississippi River itself. As part of the coastal master plan, structures would be placed inside river levees that reroute sediment and water from the muddy Mississippi River to the wetlands to help build a new delta.

 

Andre & Louis Michot

Music

Brothers from Lafayette grew up in a musical family, traveling throughout south Louisiana and the world to listen to their father and uncle perform

 as the band Les Frères Michot, often filling in.

Andre and Louis later started a band called the Lost Bayou Ramblers and 20 years later, they are making history. The brothers have produced 10 albums and a documentary on the band, “On Va Continuer!” debuted last year at the New Orleans French Film Festival and refers to the band’s commitment to performing in Cajun French and preserving the culture. The band has also performed for film soundtracks, including “Beasts of the Southern Wild” and, “Rodents of Unusual Size,” about Louisiana’s infestation of nutria.

 

Chris Dier

Education

Louisiana Teacher of the Year 2020, Chris Dier is a world history and AP human geography teacher at Chalmette High School. Dier changed his mind about his previously planned legal career during his senior year of college, choosing to follow in his mother's footsteps and teach instead.

The 31-year-old Dier encourages anyone looking to make a difference in their community to consider teaching. Teaching remains an endlessly challenging profession for him, but he says, “it’s the hardest job anyone can do, but it’s also the most rewarding job anyone can do."

 

Malaika Favorite

Art

Malaika Favorite is a poet and artist and her list of honors includes an African American Institute grant to study art in West Africa, a Fulbright-Hays grant, and the 2018 Michael Crespo Visual Artist Fellowship for her contributions to the visual arts in Baton Rouge. The Geismar resident uses her art and poetry to tell the African-American story of the 1950s and '60s. Born in 1949 in Ascension Parish, Barbara “Malaika” Favorite and her parents broke barriers in 1965 when she was in the 11th grade and first integrated the all-white Dutchtown High School. Favorite says her poems are “a door to another space” and her art “a form of meditation” and “cultural investigation” that takes a more universal look at “what it means to be a part of the American collective reality.”

 

John Warner Smith

Literary

The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and Governor John Bel Edwards appointed John Warner Smith to be the state’s poet laureate in 2019. Smith was the first African-American male to earn the title. The Morgan City native says he draws from his personal life experiences when crafting poems, striving to be both imaginative and truthful in his work. He received an MFA in creative writing from the University of New Orleans, later publishing four collections of poetry: “A Mandala of Hands” (2015), “Soul Be A Witness” (2016), “Spirits of the Gods” (2017) and “Muhammad’s Mountain” (2018). His fifth book, “Our Shut Eyes,” will publish this year. Smith believes poetry can help people think and feel emotions they might not otherwise have felt.

 

Jessica Laundry

Healthcare

Assistant Professor for Clinical Nursing at LSU Health Sciences Center, Jessica Laundry was working in a Northshore emergency room when a 12-year-old boy confessed that he attempted to commit suicide because he felt like a girl inside. Laundry says this experience changed her life forever and sought out training on responding with sensitivity to parents who are LGBTQI. After receiving training, she developed the Advocacy Program, training other nurses and doctors how to handle these situations. She is also the program director for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program at LSU School of Nursing.

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They keep adding Joe to everything. 
 

 

Developer wants to rename street near Highland Road after Joe Burrow

 
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LSU’s record setting quarterback Joe Burrow garnered a Heisman Trophy, a National Championship and is on his way to being the first pick in this year’s NFL Draft. Now he may get a Baton Rouge street named after him.

An item is set to go before the East Baton Rouge Planning Commission on March 16 to rename Henry Adams Road to Burrow Road. Henry Adams is a short private road off Highland Road, just southeast of the LSU campus.

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LSU’s record setting quarterback Joe Burrow garnered a Heisman Trophy, a National Championship and is on his way to being the first pick in this year’s NFL Draft. Now he may get a Baton Rouge street named after him.

An item is set to go before the East Baton Rouge Planning Commission on March 16 to rename Henry Adams Road to Burrow Road. Henry Adams is a short private road off Highland Road, just southeast of the LSU campus.

 

“We figured this would be a fun, lighthearted way to show appreciation for Joe and all he did for LSU and the state as a whole,” said Matt Estopinal, who submitted the request to change the name of the road. Estopinal is developing Highpointe Oak, a four lot development at the intersection of Highland and Adams/Burrow Road.

Estopinal said during the football season, he would park off the street and walk to Tiger Stadium.

 

No one currently lives on Adams/Burrow Road, he said. The street was originally a dirt path that led to a hunting camp. Over the years, it got paved. There are four lots in Highpointe Oak fronting the road, but Estopinal said are “essentially presold”.

“This is not about marketing, this is nothing more than a nod to Joe,” he said.

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I don't see Joe doing it, at least not as publicly as Elway and Eli did:

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  • Steve Bartkowski — the first overall pick in the 1975 NFL draft and longtime Atlanta Falcons quarterback — advised Burrow to do what he could to avoid joining a "bottom-feeder team" like the Bengals, according to Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Drew Davison.
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  • Bartkowski's advice stems from his own personal experience. He described Atlanta as "not the best organization" at the time he was drafted and said he knows "what it's like to go to a bottom-feeder team."

    "I'd hate to see that happen to him to be honest," Bartkowski said. "They beat me up. I spent more time at the hospital recuperating from injuries my first three years than I did throwing touchdowns. It was tough."

https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-burrow-pull-eli-manning-avoid-bengals-steve-bartkowski-2020-2

Completely off topic but seeing Barkowski's name reminded me of what is was like growing up in the 70's with only 3 channels and no method to record anything. My 3 brothers and I watched EVERYTHING that was on TV from bowling to fencing and who can forget "Spanning the globe ....."? And with no sports networks we read every word on the sports page. I could go on and on.

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