LSU's Joe Burrow: 'Kind of Sad' to See OSU Lose to Clemson in CFP Semifinals

The 2019 Heisman Trophy winner will have to find a new way to end his storybook season.

LSU's Joe Burrow seemed destined to run into his former school in the national championship game when the bracket came out. Now that Ohio State was sent home at the hands of Clemson, the former Buckeye will have to avenge his previous team instead of taking them on himself, per Dan Hope of Eleven Warriors:

Burrow transferred from Ohio State to LSU in May of 2018 and went onto dominate college football as the Tigers starter in 2019, leading them to a 63-28 victory over Oklahoma in the semifinals while Ohio State fell to Clemson 29-23. 

It's amazing to think that the Heisman winner hardly saw action in three years at Ohio State, but that goes to show just how stacked the Buckeyes have been at quarterback. After redshirting during his freshman season, Burrow was named backup to J.T. Barrett before losing the starting job to Dwayne Haskins in 2018. 

In 10 appearances over two years at Ohio State, Burrow passed for just 287 yards and two touchdowns. At LSU in 2019, the quarterback threw for more than 5,000 yards and 50 touchdowns as the Tigers ripped control of the SEC away from Alabama and solidified itself as the conference's best team and only College Football Playoff hope. 

That both Ohio State and LSU were among the most notable programs in college football this year set up an intriguing subplot for LSU's QB as a meeting between the two schools in the playoffs seemed increasingly likely. 

Burrow held up his end of the bargain in wiping out Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl. A few hours later, Ohio State failed to do the same as a controversy-laden matchup with Clemson sent the Buckeyes home empty-handed. 

This makes Athens, Ohio native Burrow the last remaining chance for the Buckeye state to claim some type of glory this season. It's what Burrow always had in mind—just probably not the way he would've expected it to happen. 

No one at LSU is complaining, though, especially not its QB. 

LSU and Clemson will battle for the CFP National Championship on Monday, January 13.