AUSTIN, Texas — They seem to know how discombobulating all of this is. They appear to understand that the sight of LSU spreading the field, of shotgun snaps into empty backfields, of a dynamic quarterback flinging the football with abandon to fast, talented receivers — much of it at a supersonic tempo — is very difficult to fathom.
Someone asked Joe Burrow about the Tigers’ radical transformation late Saturday night, after a 45-38 victory over Texas. The quarterback had thrown for 471 yards, with four touchdowns, to propel the Tigers to victory in the highly anticipated nonconference matchup of Top 10 teams — and yes, it’s still very early, but also to launch them into conversation about the College Football Playoff.