The additions of quarterback Joe Burrow and kicker Cole Tracy are widely credited as two of the pivotal moves that helped shape LSU’s improbable season.

LSU wouldn’t be preparing to play UCF in the Fiesta Bowl had those two graduate transfers not made their way to Baton Rouge. Nobody in their right mind would argue to the contrary.

However, it will be LSU’s other summertime transfer who finds himself with the opportunity of a lifetime on New Year’s Day.