Former LSU player says he was wrong about Joe Burrow

Joe Burrow had his fair share of critics after transferring from Ohio State to LSU, including former standout Ryan Clark, who didn't think the quarterback could handle the load.

But after watching Burrow in practice, Clark says he takes it all back. 

“I admit when I’m wrong,” Clark said on Twitter. “I wasn’t excited when Joe Burrow came to LSU after losing the OSU QB battle. I was hard on him, but today he made some BIG time NFL throws while I watched him at practice. I’m legit excited about what he can do at QB in this offense. We finally got a guy!”

After leaving Ohio State last year, Burrow arrived at LSU and won the starting quarterback job after a competition with Myles Brennan. 

In his one year as the Tigers’ starter, Burrow completed 57.8 percent of his pass attempts for 2,894 yards, throwing 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. As a rusher, he amassed 399 yards off 128 carries and scored seven additional touchdowns.

He looked particularly impressive in LSU’s win over UCF in the Fiesta Bowl, going 21 of 34 for 394 yards (the school’s fourth-most in a bowl game) and recorded a school-record four passing touchdowns.

Now, Burrow goes into his second season looking to run a more up-tempo, no-huddle style offense and get the Tigers back into the national spotlight.