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re: With Burrow, what toss up games do you consider definite wins now?

Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:51 am to
Posted by aesculus
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Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:51 am to
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I mean people really feel a 3rd string QB at another P5 conference school is the difference?
You might be underrating him a little bit. He was second string as a redshirt freshman, and then moved to third string last year at least partly because he broke a bone in his throwing hand in fall camp. So he came in behind a multi-year starter (Barrett) who set a lot of school and conference records. Then he was, by all accounts, neck-and-neck with another very promising young player to take over the starting position. And to my knowledge, no one knows that he lost that battle. It could very well be that the OSU staff didn't make a decision in the spring, and Burrow didn't want to roll the dice any longer.
This post was edited on 5/24/18 at 9:00 am
Posted by aesculus
Member since May 2018
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Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:55 am to
Just to follow up on the above a little bit, as an OSU fan with an unhealthy college football obsession who came over here to see what you guys were saying about Burrow, I think he's going to be good. Possibly very good.
This post was edited on 5/24/18 at 8:57 am
Posted by TigersOfGeauxld
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Posted on 5/24/18 at 9:08 am to
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And to my knowledge, no one knows that he lost that battle. It could very well be that the OSU staff didn't make a decision in the spring, and Burrow didn't want to roll the dice any longer.


I find it incredible that he wasn't named the starter. He was the only QB in either LSU or Ohio State spring games to complete over 50% of his passes. In fact Burrow was 15-of-22 in the air (68.2%) for 238 yards with 2 TDs as well, against 0 INTs. Burrow also ran 3 times for 8 yards.

But Burrow has consistently put up numbers like that, throughout his football career. He's only thrown two interceptions...ever.

Burrow saw action in 10 games during his Ohio State career, completing 29-of-39 passes for 287 yards and two TDs. He also rushed for 53 yards and a score. He played in five games last season, completed 78.6 percent of his passes - 22 of 28 - and threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns. He never threw an interception as a Buckeye QB.

This post was edited on 5/24/18 at 9:09 am
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