Joe Burrow is about to have an awful lot thrust onto his shoulders if he gets selected with the first overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, including having to adjust to a new scheme while being counted on to provide the Cincinnati Bengals with a new identity.
LSU coach Ed Orgeron certainly believes his Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback can handle it. He saw Burrow make the same transformation in Baton Rouge.
"You know, Joe didn't play in three years, and he came here and he earned the respect of the football team," Orgeron said Tuesday of Burrow, who began his college career as a backup with Ohio State before transferring to LSU in 2018 and eventually leading the Tigers to the national championship.