LSU is ranked No. 1 in the country and has been the most talked-about team in college football this season.
Quarterback Joe Burrow won the Heisman Trophy in historic fashion, and he’s the main reason LSU is favored to beat Clemson in the College Football Championship on Monday night in New Orleans.
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