LSU Football: Joe Burrow called his shot back in June

LSU football quarterback Joe Burrow had plenty of confidence in his team well before the start of the 2019 season.

Joe Burrow knew back in the summer that LSU football was in for a special season in 2019.

During a media session at the Manning Passing Academy in June, Burrow told gathered reporters that he believed LSU was capable of scoring “40, 50, 60 points a game”.

He was correct.

The Tigers led the nation by averaging 48.4 points per game in 2019 (they averaged 32.4 points per game in 2018, which was No. 38 in the nation).

LSU scored more than 50 points on seven occasions. They scored more than 60 on three occasions.

The fewest points the Tigers scored in 2019 was 23, which came in a tight game against Auburn. It was the only time LSU scored less than 30 points in their magical championship season.

It’s always fun looking back at comments from before the season. Usually the predictions and promises don’t pan out. But Burrow absolutely nailed this one.

We might never again see a run like LSU made in 2019. It’s truly mindblowing to look at the stats that Burrow and the Tiger offense put up on a routine basis. It’s almost not fair.

Burrow said that folks aren’t used to LSU scoring a lot of points. Well, that’s no longer the case. I feel bad for Myles Brennan having to follow in Burrow’s footsteps, because the expectations at LSU have certainly risen over the last year.