re: Joe Burrow: “I always say, I went to school at Ohio State“

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He only played one season at Oklahoma and the highlight was a 63-28 loss to Burrow and LSU in the peach bowl.

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He can probably find another highlight or two somewhere along the way.

2019
Heisman Trophy runner-up ... named a second-team All-American by Sporting News ... a third-team All-American by AP ... a first-team All-Big 12 selection by league's coaches and media ... a finalist for the Maxwell Award, Davey O'Brien Award, Manning Award, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award and Senior CLASS Award ... led nation in yards per pass attempt (11.3; FBS record is 11.6) and ranked second in passing efficiency rating (191.2; fourth best in school history), yards per completion (16.3), points responsible for per game (22.9) and touchdowns accounted for (53) ... ranked third in country in total offense (367.8 ypg), sixth nationally in completion percentage (.697; third best in school history), seventh in rushing touchdowns (20; second among QBs), eighth in passing yards (3,851) and 11th in passing touchdowns (32) ... averaged 275.1 passing yards and 92.7 rushing yards per contest ... compiled 5,149 yards of total offense (3,851 passing, 1,298 rushing) for second-highest figure in program history ... set OU single-season records for rushing yards by a quarterback and points scored by a QB (126) ... tied school single-game record for rushing touchdowns by a QB (Jack Mildren also had 20 in 1971) ... finished two total TDs shy of school record of 55 set by Sam Bradford in 2008 ... became first quarterback since 1981 (Darrell Shepard) to lead OU in scoring and first QB since 1988 (Charles Thompson) to lead Sooners in rushing yards ... one of just two players nationally since at least 1996 to record 32-plus passing TDs and 18-plus rushing TDs in a season (Florida’s Tim Tebow had 32 and 23, respectively, in 2007 when he won Heisman Trophy) ... became only third FBS player to register at least 3,000 passing yards and 1,000 rushing yards by 11th game of a season ... only FBS player since 1996 to post a passing efficiency rating of 245.0 or better five times in the same season (minimum 15 attempts) and only player to do so more than three times ... only FBS player with more than three games two-plus rushing touchdowns and two-plus passing TDs (he had five such performances) ... rushed for at least 100 yards in five games ... threw for 217 yards and rushed for 43 yards and two touchdowns vs. No. 1 LSU in CFP Semifinal at the Peach Bowl (12/28) ... completed 17 of 24 passes for 287 yards and a touchdown and ran for 38 yards and a score in Big 12 Championship win against No. 8 Baylor (12/7) ... became only second OU player to score touchdowns by rushing, passing and receiving in a game (at No. 21 Oklahoma State [11/30]) ... rushed a career-high 28 times for 173 yards and two TDs and passed for 145 yards and two scores against TCU (11/23) ... threw for 297 yards and four touchdowns on 30 of 42 passing (career highs in attempts and completions) and rushed 27 times for 114 yards at No. 12 Baylor (11/16) to rally team from 28-3 deficit (34-31 win was largest comeback victory in school history) ... accounted for five TDs (three passing, two rushing) against Iowa State (11/9) with 273 passing yards and 68 rushing yards ... completed 19 of 26 passes for 395 yards and a TD and ran 19 times for 96 yards and three scores at Kansas State (10/26) ... completed 16 of 17 passes for 316 yards and three TDs and rushed 10 times for 75 yards and two TDs against West Virginia (10/19) ... 308.5 passing efficiency rating vs. Mountaineers is highest nationally this season ... set a Cotton Bowl Stadium record for QB rushing yards with 131 and a TD on 17 carries in win vs. No. 11 Texas (10/12) ... also passed for 235 yards and three scores against Longhorns ... threw for 228 yards and two TDs and rushed for 56 yards and two scores at Kansas (10/5) ... completed 17 of 24 passes for a career-high 415 yards and three TDs and ran nine times for 70 yards and a TD against Texas Tech (9/28) ... became first player in OU history to pass for 200 yards (206) and rush for 100 yards (141) in first half of a game, and finished with 289 passing yards with three TDs and 150 rushing yards and a TD at UCLA (9/14) ... completed 14 of 18 passes for 259 yards and three TDs and ran for 47 more in less than two-and-a-half quarters against South Dakota (9/7) ... accounted for six touchdowns and 508 total yards (a record for a player in their OU debut) in season opener against Houston (9/1) ... completed 20 of 23 passes for 332 yards and three TDs and rushed 16 times for 176 yards and three more TDs vs. Cougars.