NEW ORLEANS – LSU coach Ed Orgeron is already thinking about what comes next for his national champions. More specifically, who comes next.
Orgeron and the top-ranked Bengal Tigers completed a 15-0 season Monday night with a decisive win over No. 3 Clemson, 42-25.
Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes and ran for another. But Burrow, as a senior and the likely No. 1 pick in April’s NFL draft, won’t return for another championship run.
And he’s not the only one.
Receiver Justin Jefferson, tailback Clyde Edwards-Hilaire, safety Grant Delpit and tight end Thaddeus Moss are among several juniors with decisions to make about whether they want to come back for another college season or head to the pros.