These 2 LSU teams made their mark on college football history

We’ve seen a lot of good college football teams over the years. While success may come and go, we’ve had plenty of special individual seasons.

But not all of those teams made a mark on the sport. With that in mind, ESPN’s Bill Connelly ranked the most influential teams in the history of college football going back more than 100 years.

LSU is one of the programs represented on Connelly’s rankings, and unsurprisingly, the 2019 team made the cut. That group is considered one of the greatest college football teams of all time with Heisman-winner Joe Burrow and future star NFL receivers Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase.

Connelly ranked it at No. 9 all-time.

There was the actual innovation factor: With a wide variety of RPO and pass concepts derived both from passing game coordinator Joe Brady’s brain and the absurd array of receiving options available — Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson, Terrace Marshall Jr., tight end Thaddeus Moss, running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire out of the backfield — LSU was able to both create and exploit matchup advantages instantly. And while RPOs are designed mostly to exploit zone defenses, LSU could beat man and zone equally well.

There was the “finally, someone different!” factor: Clemson and Alabama had split the past four national titles and played each other in the College Football Playoff all four years. There was a hunger for something new, and LSU provided it.

Most importantly, there was just the plain old coolness factor: Chase and Jefferson did effortlessly cool things. Edwards-Helaire was an old-school hard worker in a new-school offense. Orgeron and his gravelly voice and redemption arc were incredible. The secondary, with ruthlessly physical stars like safety JaCoby Stevens and breakout freshman corner Derek Stingley Jr., brought the offense’s swagger to the…

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Author : LSU Tigers Wire

Publish date : 2024-06-16 15:56:06

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