Twitter reacts to Joe Burrow and LSU winning national championship

Joe Burrow and the LSU Tigers were dominant in the 2020 National Championship game, handing Trevor Lawrence his first loss in two years. Here’s the best Twitter reactions from the night.

The Tigers were going to win the 2020 National Championship one way or another, and in a dominant 42-25 victory Monday night, it was the LSU Tigers who proved to be the better team.

Though it took some time for Heisman winner Joe Burrow and his team to wake up in the final game of the College Football Playoff, once they did, there was nothing the Clemson Tigers could do to slow them down. Finishing with 463 yards and five touchdowns in an incredible performance, Burrow broke college football’s single-season touchdown record while leading LSU to a national championship.

His connection with Ja’Marr Chase was especially unstoppable, as the sophomore wide receiver racked up a whopping 221 yards on nine receptions for two touchdowns. Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire rushed for 110 yards on 16 carries, while Ed Orgeron’s defense held Clemson to just eight second-half points.

With the win over their fellow Tigers, LSU handed Trevor Lawrence his first loss in two years. It was a rare off night for Clemson’s quarterback, who only managed 234 yards on 18-of-37 throwing with zero touchdowns.

Clemson struck first with a first-quarter touchdown, and they were tied 7-7 heading into the second quarter. Unfortunately, that proved to be the decisive quarter for the National Championship, as LSU rattled off 21 points to Clemson’s seven, taking a commanding 28-17 lead into the break.

Clemson struck first in the third quarter, scoring a touchdown and a two-point conversion to pull within four, but they would go scoreless the rest of the game as LSU piled on two more second-half touchdowns.

In the wake of Burrow’s legendary performance to cap off a perfect 15-0 season, Twitter (as always) had quite a lot to add. Here are some of the most vital tweets from the 2020 National Championship game:

https://twitter.com/espn/status/1216952138770919424

https://twitter.com/SportsNation/status/1216952401820819457

https://twitter.com/thecheckdown/status/1216952006016782336

While the game wasn’t quite as exciting as advertised, Joe Burrow lived up to the hype and then some with an unforgettable performance to finish off a storybook season for the LSU Tigers.

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