BATON ROUGE, La. — Ohio State transfer Joe Burrow didn't need long to convince new teammates at LSU that he had no sense of entitlement and was prepared to work.
On Monday, Burrow was named the starting quarterback for the 25th-ranked Tigers' season opener against No. 8 Miami in Dallas on Sunday night. LSU coach Ed Orgeron described competition between Burrow and sophomore Myles Brennan as "tight," and added that he would not hesitate to change QBs should the starter falter.
Still, the decision to place the 6-foot-4 Burrow atop the QB depth chart in Week 1 came as little surprise to senior tight end Foster Moreau, who recalled some of the striking first impressions Burrow made as fall camp began in early August.