LSU football: Is Ed Orgeron, LSU prepared for life after Joe Burrow?

Replacing Joe Burrow will be the toughest job in college football next year so is Ed Orgeron and the LSU Tigers prepared for life after the Heisman winner?

It’s been a historic season for LSU football, as quarterback Joe Burrow was even better than the highest of expectations on his way to winning the 2019 Heisman Trophy.

The Tigers from the Bayou will try to cap off a great season with a national title by beating the Tigers out of Clemson on Monday night. It will also be Burrow’s last college game, as the transfer from Ohio State will head into April’s NFL Draft with a strong chance to be the No. 1 overall pick.

LSU will be keeping offensive coordinator Joe Brady in the fold, at least for next year as other opportunities will surely surface if the Tigers’ have a top-tier offense again.

But who will replace Burrow as the pilot for that offense next season?

First in line to take over as LSU’s starting quarterback next year would be Myles Brennan. The third-year sophomore enters Monday night’s game having gone 24-for-40 for 353 yards with a touchdown and an interception over 10 games this season as Burrow’s backup. He played in six games as a freshman in 2017, then redshirted after playing in one game as a true sophomore in 2018. But it may be, at least going into spring practice, a pretty open competition for the starting job next season.

Peter Parrish was a four-star member of LSU’s 2019 recruiting class, out if Phenix City, Alabama. He redshirted and has not taken any snaps this season. If he becomes the starter next year or even sees meaningful action, his dual-threat ability will add an element to LSU’s offense it has not had this year.

Max Johnson is a four-star commit in the incoming 2020 class, out of Watkinsville, Georgia. He’s the son of former NFL quarterback Brad Johnson. But could a true freshman, even a highly touted one, really start immediately for an LSU team with high expectations next year?

TJ Finley is also part of the 2020 recruiting class for LSU, out of Ponchatoula, Louisiana. But he’s only a three-star recruit, as ranked by 247Sports, and he is considered a developmental prospect right now.

No one wants to be the guy who follows “the guy” like Burrow has been this year, to say nothing of succeeding the quarterback who won the national title if LSU wins Monday night. But someone will have to directly follow Burrow for Ed Orgeron, and Brennan (based on experience alone) is the current favorite to be LSU’s starting quarterback next season.

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