Derick E. Hingle/USA Today Sports, via Reuters
BATON ROUGE, La. — When the quarterback Joe Burrow visited Louisiana State in the spring of 2018 as he considered where to transfer from Ohio State, he came well prepared. His mother, Robin, met with an academic adviser to map out a graduate studies program, while Burrow visited with the Tigers coach, Ed Orgeron, and two offensive assistants. Burrow brought along his father, Jimmy, a 30-year college coach, and an older brother, Dan, who like their father played at Nebraska.
Before long, Joe Burrow was in front of a board, mapping out protection schemes.