Elite level quarterbacks - the common denominator for college playoff teams

LSU has had a lot of good seasons the last ten years, but has been on the outside looking in when it comes to winning the SEC and playing in championship games. The Tigers had a number of ten win seasons with poor to mediocre quarterback play. Imagine how many more games LSU might have won with an elite quarterback, even with the prehistoric offenses of the Mile's era.

To know how critical a good quarterback is to success in college football, one need look no further than the college playoff rankings this week.

1) LSU - Joe Burrow

2) Ohio State - Justin Fields

3) Clemson - Trevor Lawrence

4) Georgia - Jake Fromm

5) Alabama - Tua Myanklehurtalotta

6) Oregon - Justin Herbert


Its the same thing in the NFL. Year in and year out, the teams with top quarterbacks make the playoffs.

LSU is working on an historically great recruiting class this year. Somewhere along the way they need to make sure they have a top qb pulling the trigger. With the performance of the offense this year, the hopeful Heisman for Burrow and the signing of Brady to a long term deal, LSU should have no problem going forward getting elite qb recruits.


Its no coincidence the top six teams in the playoff rankings feature six of the top qbs in college football.