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Butterfly Effect: What if Joe Burrow never transferred from Ohio State to LSU?

By Patrick Schmidt

Joe Burrow, Ohio State Buckeyes. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
Joe Burrow, Ohio State Buckeyes. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Who wins the SEC?

Without Burrow, LSU doesn’t win the SEC, but who ends up as the champions of the SEC West and who wins the SEC Championship Game?

The first part of the question is easy. The answer comes down to Alabama and Auburn. Assuming both beat LSU without Burrow being the difference in each game, that leaves the Iron Bowl winner as the SEC West champion.

Auburn pulled off the win when Alabama had to play without star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa who injured his hip in the win vs. Mississippi State. The Tigers would have then played the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game.

Georgia already won their regular-season matchup, so they’ll get the win in Atlanta and advance to the College Football Playoff as the SEC champion.

I’d still have LSU going 10-2 without Burrow, which is a really good season, but it’s obviously not a season that results in parades, banners getting raised and statues getting built.

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