7 Auburn, Burrow threw for 249 yards and a touchdown en route to a 22–21 win. In his first year at LSU, Burrow was named the starting quarterback as a redshirt junior in 2018.
Burrow had graduated from Ohio State in three years with a degree in consumer and family financial services, and would be immediately eligible as a graduate transfer. I want to play somewhere." Realizing that Haskins would be named starting quarterback at Ohio State, Burrow transferred to Louisiana State University (LSU) on May 18, 2018. Following the game, Burrow told reporters "I didn't come here to sit on the bench for four years. The game was further part of Ohio State's competition for the starting quarterback position, contested by Burrow, Barrett, and Dwayne Haskins. ĭuring Ohio State's spring game in 2018, Burrow completed 15 of 22 pass attempts for 238 yards and two touchdowns. Barrett, during which he played in 10 games, completing 29 of 39 passes for 287 yards and two touchdowns. College career Ohio StateĪfter redshirting his first year at Ohio State in 2015, Burrow spent the next two years as a backup to J. In December 2019, the Athens City School District school board unanimously approved a measure to rename the school's football stadium in honor of Burrow. He committed to Ohio State to play football on May 27, 2014. Burrow was rated as a four-star football recruit, and was the eighth-highest ranked dual-threat quarterback in the class of 2015, according to the 247Sports Composite. He was also a standout basketball player, and was named first-team all-state at point guard his senior year. He and his Bulldog teammates went 14–1 that season. Football Award and Gatorade Player of the Year award as a senior in 2014. During his career, he passed for 11,416 yards with 157 passing touchdowns and rushed for 2,067 yards with 27 rushing touchdowns. īurrow attended Athens High School (2011–14) in The Plains, Ohio, leading the school to three straight playoff appearances and the school's first seven playoff victories in school history. The Burrows spent two years in Fargo before Jim accepted the defensive coordinator position at Ohio University in Athens. One day, while Jim was visiting his office, future Central Michigan head coach Dan Enos commented that the seven-year-old Joe had a future in football. The Burrow family moved to North Dakota in 2003 when his father was hired as the defensive coordinator at North Dakota State University in Fargo. Unlike his father, uncle, and brothers, who all played on defense, Burrow started out as a quarterback, because his first youth team had no one else who could play the position. Not long after, he began playing in youth football leagues. He attended the 2002 Rose Bowl at age five, as his father was an assistant coach for the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. His paternal grandfather played basketball at Mississippi State his uncle, John Burrow, played football at Ole Miss (the University of Mississippi) and two older brothers also played football at Nebraska. According to a 2019 Sports Illustrated story, "The Burrow athletic lineage dates back nearly a century." In the 1940s, his paternal grandmother set a Mississippi state high school record with an 82-point game in basketball. Burrow was born in Ames when his father was on the coaching staff at Iowa State University. Jim is a former football player and coach whose career lasted over 40 years. Burrow has been nicknamed " Joe Cool" and " Joe Brrr" by sportswriters and other players for his calmness under pressure.īurrow was born in Ames, Iowa, on December 10, 1996, the son of Robin and Jim Burrow. In his three seasons as the Bengals' quarterback, Burrow has led the team to five postseasons wins, the same amount won in franchise history prior to drafting him. He was selected by the Bengals first overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.Īfter an injury-shortened rookie season, Burrow rebounded in his second year by leading the Bengals to their first playoff win since 1990, ending the longest active drought in the four major North American sports, and an appearance in Super Bowl LVI. Following a stint with Ohio State Buckeyes, Burrow played college football for the LSU Tigers, winning the Heisman Trophy and the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship as a senior.
Joseph Lee Burrow (born December 10, 1996) is an American football quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).
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