re: If Jayden wins the Heisman, should LSU retire his number?

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I say no only because he didn’t win a championship but he will go on the wall in the QB Room and be remembered forever.

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I'm torn on this based on historical prescendent at LSU. The following numbers have been retired:
20- Billy Cannon, National Championship and Heisman winner (no brainer to retire his number)

37- Tommy Casanova, no national championship, multi-year all american, college football hall of fame, etc.

21- Jerry Stoval, no national championship, runner-up for Heisnan, only player in LSU history to be named a unanimous All-American (1962), be selected to the college football hall of fame (2010), be selected as a first round pick (1963), and to be selected to the pro bowl (1966, 1967, and 1969).

I think that those who say JD didn't win a national championship so his number shouldn't be retired are probably the same ones saying that the Heisman is an individual award and not a team one and he should win it regardless of a team's overall record. Retiring a number is in the same vein as the Heisman in that it really is an individual honor and not necessarily a team honor.

Joe Burrow had an incredibly amazing season on the best team in college football history. If we had an average defense this year it could be said that this year's team would in competition with the 2019 team as the best ever. If Burrow had this year's defense would we still be saying he is one of the best to ever play at LSU? I say yes we would, but not as enthusiastically as we say it now since the 2019 team was able to accomplish what it did as a team.