Making the Grade: How will Joe Burrow fare with the Bengals?

by David Grubb | Apr 24, 2020 | College Football, LSU Tigers, NFL, On The Record

Originally appeared in CrescentCitySports.com, 4/25/2020 LSU had a program-record five players selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft, just one short of the single-draft record held by the 2006 Miami Hurricanes. Joe Burrow, as expected, was taken first...

No. 5 LSU takes over late to down No. 7 Florida, 42-28

by David Grubb | Oct 12, 2019 | College Football, LSU Tigers, On The Record

Originally appeared on CrescentCitySports.com BATON ROUGE – All the ingredients were there for another epic Saturday night in Death Valley; homecoming, ESPN College Gameday, and most importantly, the visiting and seventh-ranked Florida Gators. The game lived up...

LSU’s defense matches dominant offense in 42-6 win over Utah State

by David Grubb | Oct 5, 2019 | College Football, LSU Tigers, On The Record

BATON ROUGE – The undercard of LSU’s 2019 football schedule ended with the Tigers’ wire to wire 42-6 victory over the Utah State Aggies in Death Valley. Utah State just became the latest victim of an LSU team that may be on the verge of adding the one ingredient it...

Overshadowed by passing explosion, LSU’s running game needs improvement

by David Grubb | Sep 17, 2019 | College Football, LSU Tigers, On The Record

Article originally appeared on CrescentCitySports.com Quarterback Joe Burrow is the face of LSU football right now, and quite possibly the template for future signal callers that Ed Orgeron will want going forward. Over the first three weeks of the season, Burrow has...

LSU sloppy early before throttling Northwestern State, 65-14

by David Grubb | Sep 14, 2019 | College Football, LSU Tigers, On The Record

Originally appeared on CrescentCitySports.com BATON ROUGE – A letdown wasn’t supposed to happen for the LSU Tigers. Not at home and not against the Northwestern State Demons. Though LSU eventually outclassed the visitors from upstate, the Tigers got off to an...

LSU shows modern, dangerous offense promised to open season

by David Grubb | Sep 1, 2019 | College Football, LSU Tigers, On The Record

Originally appeared on CrescentCitySports.com Ed Orgeron, Joe Burrow and the rest of the LSU Tigers had been clear all offseason that this year was the one where the offense was going to step into the 21st century. LSU has never had a shortage of playmakers. The names...