Joe Burrow is LSU's Best Quarterback Ever and Voting Against Him for the Heisman is Indefensible
By Chris Pyo
Unless Joe Burrow throws for negative yards, 10 interceptions and leads LSU to an early semifinal exit in the College Football Playoff, there's no justification in voting for any other player in the nation for the Heisman Trophy this year.
There just isn't.
Not only has the Tiger QB cemented his status as the most dominant in school history, but he clearly deserves to perpetrate a clean sweep of the first-place votes on the 2019 Heisman ballot. Seriously, voting for anyone else just won't make any sense.
Not only is Joe Burrow going to win the Heisman, he went the entire season without a single "bad" game.
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 8, 2019
Add: 27-of-37 (72.9) for 347 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, 187.4 rtg to this ridiculous game log. pic.twitter.com/aBZprrqGbV
Burrow has performed at an elite level against every single opponent he's faced this year, and has played a tougher slate than any challengers has. Add a four-touchdown performance against a top-three defense in the nation to his resume in the SEC title game against Georgia and he's conclusively had one of the greatest seasons in conference history.
It's not just that he's set records this season; it's the intelligence and presence of mind he displayed in the tightest moments to extend plays and give his team chances they shouldn't have been able to have.
Joe Burrow with yet another Heisman moment. This kid is special.#LSUvsUGA #GeauxTigers #SECChampionship pic.twitter.com/z1dBs40KEg
— From the Stands (@FromTheStandsUS) December 8, 2019
Just today, he broke the mark for most touchdowns thrown by an SEC quarterback in a single season with 45, ending his day with 48. This is after he broke the SEC record for most passing yards in a season on November 30th -- and that's not even mentioning the number of school records he's broken as well.
Reminder: Joe Burrow isn't just the 2019 Heisman winner, he might be the Heisman of modern Heismans
— Cody Worsham (@CodyWorsham) December 8, 2019
He's now 2 touchdowns away from Sam Bradford's 50 and seven yards away from leading in the yards mark.
He already leads in completions, completion percentage, and passer rating. https://t.co/0kc7OOc3v3
The only other feasible finalists for the Heisman are Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, who's thrown for 37 touchdowns and around 2,500 yards, and Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts, who earlier today beat Baylor and likely earned a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Voting for anyone other than Burrow for the Heisman, however, would simply be a willfully contrarian decision not supported by actual facts. There's no justification for throwing a vote at anyone other than the best LSU quarterback in history, a kid who's had the best statistical season by a passer the SEC has ever seen.