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Joe Burrow Admits He's 'a Little Sick' Ahead of College Football Playoff

By Alex Kurpeski

Heisman Winning LSU Tigers QB is dealing with a minor illness ahead of game with Oklahoma Sooners
Heisman Winning LSU Tigers QB is dealing with a minor illness ahead of game with Oklahoma Sooners / Adam Hunger/Getty Images

We hate to say it, but when taken into account alongside Clyde Edwards-Helaire's injury issues, there's a seed of doubt now surrounding the prowess of the No. 1 LSU Tigers.

The team's Heisman-winning QB Joe Burrow revealed during a press conference on Thursday that he has been dealing with "a little cold" just a couple days before the team takes on No. 4 Oklahoma in the first game of the College Football Playoff.

While Burrow's cold may be minor right now, it will be worth monitoring in the next couple of days (and his quick departure to the restroom was a little strange). If the Heisman winner shows any signs of humanity on Saturday, we will know that it could be because of this dreaded illness. But with a trip to the National Title game on the line, something tells us that Burrow will deliver once again with the spotlight upon him, fully healthy or not.

With Burrow locked in on securing the National Championship for the Tigers, it's going to take a lot more than "a little cold" to slow him down. Move over, Michael Jordan. Joe Burrow's "little cold game" is about to go down in history.