Ed Orgeron thought Joe Burrow was going to Cincinnati.
When the Ohio State graduate transfer came to Baton Rouge on his official visit, Orgeron heard Cincinnati offered him the starting quarterback job. Orgeron said to the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on Wednesday (Aug. 1) that LSU wasn't going to do that.
"You're going to have to come here and compete," Orgeron said he told Burrow. "You're going to have the opportunity to earn this starting position."
Burrow then left his visit and went back to Ohio. He and LSU kept in touch, but he kept everybody waiting for a few days.