Today, his odds are +2500. It\u2019s not necessarily that Lawrence has played badly. It\u2019s more that others have stood out against tougher competition. Clemson, still the top-ranked team in the country, has dominated all of its opponents, and in the one game Lawrence has played from start to finish, against Texas A&M, he completed 24-of-35 passes for 268 yards with a touchdown and an interception.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not awful, but it pales in comparison to a player like LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. The transfer from Ohio State threw for 471 yards at Texas and followed it up two weeks later by setting a school record with six passing touchdowns. Those are the stats that grab the attention of Heisman voters.<\/p>\n
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When the SuperBook opened its Heisman odds, Burrow was at +20000. Since then, his odds for college football’s top individual award have shortened all the way to +350. That puts him right behind Alabama\u2019s Tua Tagovailoa, who started as the SuperBook\u2019s co-favorite with Lawrence at +300. While Lawrence is now at +1200 at Westgate, Tagovailoa is down to +225.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
One thing that will further help players like Burrow and Tagovailoa is that they have multiple games remaining against ranked teams. LSU could face three top 10 teams, including Alabama, in a four-week period. Alabama\u2019s November schedule includes games against LSU and Auburn.<\/p>\n
Clemson, meanwhile, may not face another ranked team until either the ACC Championship or the College Football Playoff. That means Lawrence would need to pad his stats against weaker competition in order to get back in the Heisman race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The 2019 college football season hits the one month mark this weekend, and by the time Saturday ends, every team will have played a third of its regular season contests. There hasn\u2019t been much change at the top of the polls, as there have been very few upsets so far this season. That could change […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":115955,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
LSU, Joe Burrow Making Moves on College Football Odds Boards<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n