Joe Burrow – Noteworthy
As a jubilant sort of mayhem engulfed LSU coach Ed Orgeron, with fans rushing onto the field, the Cajun coach who grew up loving the Tigers calmly looked around and let the spectacle sink in, then hugged wife Kelly. Joe Burrow passed for 200 yards and had two short touchdown runs, LSU’s defense staggered Georgia’s normally prolific offense, and the 13th-ranked Tigers beat the No. 2 Bulldogs 36-16 on Saturday to give Orgeron a signature victory. Five fourth-down decisions by Orgeron influenced the result. LSU converted all four times it ran an offensive play on fourth-and-short, sustaining three drives that produced a total of 13 points.
“We were going to be as aggressive as we can. We were going to take shots and go for it and play to win the game the whole time,” the burly Orgeron said in his trademark raspy voice. “We were going for it as hard as we can today. We were throwing out the kitchen sink, man. We were giving them everything we had and we did it.” In another instance, Orgeron called timeout and elected to punt on fourth-and-2 after the offense initially remained on the field. That decision pinned Georgia at its 4, and Kristian Fulton’s interception of Jake Fromm’s pass shortly afterward set up another of Cole Tracy’s five field goals. “He knows what he’s doing. People just, they hear his accent and they just think, ‘Oh, this guys is just all rah-rah,’” senior tight end Foster Moreau said. “He made all the right decisions tonight.” – AP College Football