Pause for a moment, just one last time, and savor how good LSU's 2019 season was. Feel free to mount an argument that it was one of the best in college football history, or maybe THE best. First and foremost, the Tigers rang up a 15–0 record (a first in the SEC), beating seven teams ranked in the Top 25 at the end of the season along the way (including a whopping five of the final Top 10). They ducked no one and vanquished all comers, including the defending national champion and the 2018 runner-up.
Heisman winner Joe Burrow redefined elite quarterback play, setting an SEC single-season record for total yardage and breaking the FBS record for total touchdowns (65!