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LSU Football: 3 takeaways from statement win over Texas in Week 2

By Dante Pryor

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 31: Quarterback Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers warms up prior to the game against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Tiger Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - AUGUST 31: Quarterback Joe Burrow #9 of the LSU Tigers warms up prior to the game against the Georgia Southern Eagles at Tiger Stadium on August 31, 2019 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Marianna Massey/Getty Images) /
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AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 07: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns runs past Grant Delpit #7 of the LSU Tigers and Michael Divinity Jr. #45 in the fourth quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 7, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – SEPTEMBER 07: Sam Ehlinger #11 of the Texas Longhorns runs past Grant Delpit #7 of the LSU Tigers and Michael Divinity Jr. #45 in the fourth quarter at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on September 7, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

2. Both quarterbacks were impressive

Games like this one you hope the stars shine. Both LSU starting quarterback Joe Burrow and Texas gunslinger Sam Ehlinger were great in this top-10 battle. In fact, Burrow went 31-for-39 with 471 yards and four touchdowns and Ehilnger had 461 total yards and five scores.

The Longhorns were thin at running back having their third-string quarterback and a newly-converted linebacker as their third-stringer. Ehlinger knew he would have to run a lot in this game. Heck, the entire stadium knew Ehlinger would have to run more. However, he beat an experienced secondary with his brain and his arm. It took him a bit more time to get going than Burrow, but when he did, he almost led his Longhorns to victory

Joe Burrow, on the other hand was magnificent. He had eight completions all night long and was great when it counted including putting a pass right on his top target Justin Jefferson late in the fourth quarter to seal the game.

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