Alex Creighton, Senior
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On the night of January 13th, 2020, the Clemson Tigers and the LSU Tigers both faced off in the College Football Championship. Both teams are undefeated this season with a record of 14-0, and QB Trevor Lawerence is 29-0 at his tenure in Clemson and looking to keep his streak alive. Heisman QB winner Joe Burrow for LSU recorded 8 total touchdowns as he threw for 7 in just the first half against Oklahoma in the semifinals of the playoffs, making it one of the greatest seasons of all time in college football. Both teams looked very strong coming into the game, and it appeared either side could come out victorious. In the first quarter, both teams took a couple of drives to get the first score of the game. Trevor Lawerence ran the ball in at the 1 yard line for the first lead and touchdown of the game. 4 minutes later, LSU responded with a 53 yard passing touchdown from Joe Burrow to wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. After a field goal and a 36 yard touchdown run from wide receiver Tay Higgins, Clemson looked stronger in the second quarter, winning 17-7. Only 2 minutes later, Clemson was proved wrong with a 3 yard touchdown run from Joe Burrow and two more touchdown passes from Joe Burrow to wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Thaddeus Moss to give LSU a 28-17 lead at halftime. LSU looked like they might run away with the game, but Clemson still had to give everything that have for the second half. 4 minutes into the second half, Clemson drove down the field and finished off the drive with a 3 yard touchdown run from running back Travis Etienne and a 2 point conversion to make the score 25-28. The scoring slowed down for awhile as both defenses stepped up to keep the game close, but with 5 minutes remaining in the third quarter, Joe Burrow threw another 4 yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Thaddeus Moss to give LSU a convincing 35-25 lead. Clemson failed to find the end zone for the rest game against a very stout LSU defense, but LSU wasn’t done with Joe Burrow throwing for his fifth touchdown on a 24 yard pass to wide receiver Terrance Marshall Jr. LSU proved their greatness and deservedly won the College Football Championship on a score of 42-25. LSU finished with one of the greatest college football seasons of all time, and here’s what head coach of LSU, Ed Orgeron, had to say about his QB Joe Burrow, "He's one of the greatest players in LSU history. He's done so much for the state of Louisiana and LSU. We are so grateful to Joe Burrow." The senior quarterback from The Plains, Ohio, led the Tigers to 15-0 to their first national title since 2007 and fourth overall, breaking more records along the way in what was already a historic season. His five TD passes and 463 yards passing are the most for a BCS or College Football Playoff title game as were his six total touchdowns. Opposing QB Trevor Lawerence struggled with his accuracy at times but still played well enough to keep his team in the game throwing for 234 yards, and 1 rushing touchdown. Geaux Tigers!
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