TUSCALOOSA — After all that, Joe Burrow's hair was still immaculate. Perfectly parted. Sensationally gelled. And why wouldn't it be after 457 total yards and three touchdowns against a football team that has tortured his program for the better part of the past decade? It was the kind of performance that will cement him as the overwhelming Heisman favorite moving forward.
The architect of LSU's 46-41 victory over Alabama, a masterpiece of a football game that we never wanted to end, stood at the podium in a grey long-sleeved shirt after one of the most important nights of his life.