Leading by just six, LSU faced third-and-17 with the very real of having to punt the ball back to a Texas offense its gassed defense had been unable to slow down since halftime.

Joe Burrow took the snap and surveyed the field as the pocket closed in around him. As Ed Orgeron freely admitted, LSU’s defense was in no shape to be counted on for a game-saving stop.

The game was on the shoulders of Burrow and his talented crew of receivers.