Thread by @BrodyAMiller, It's Draft Day, and #LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is all but assured [...]

It's Draft Day, and #LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is all but assured to go No. 1 overall.

So we'll tweet a story each hour chronicling Burrow's rise to No. 1.

First. On Burrow leaving home for LSU, learning to do laundry and growing up before a breakout: https://theathletic.com/1083648/2019/07/19/lsu-football-joe-burrow-quarterback-leader-maturation-transfer-ohio-state/

Burrow, a fiery quarterback who transferred from Ohio State to LSU last summer, enters 2019 as "THE dude in that building."

Next. On Joe Burrow and Ed Orgeron betting on each other at the crossroads of the career at #LSU.

"I'll run through a wall for Coach O."

https://theathletic.com/1079496/2019/07/16/lsu-football-quarterback-joe-burrow-head-coach-ed-orgeron-bond-sec/

Before Joe Burrow came to #LSU, he had to go to Ohio State.

On Tom Herman's recruitment of Burrow and how he had to convince Urban Meyer to take a chance on him.

"I found your next Alex Smith."

https://theathletic.com/1179929/2019/09/03/lsu-football-joe-burrow-quarterback-texas-head-coach-tom-herman-ohio-state-recruit/

On Joe Burrow's breakout night in Austin, the night he waved goodbye to Texas fans and called his shot from the ground on 3rd-and-17.

It was the night the world learned Burrow was a top QB.

"I always kinda knew it," he said.

https://theathletic.com/1193065/2019/09/08/lsu-football-texas-joe-burrow-quarterback-passing-game/

On how Joe Burrow reworked his entire throwing mechanics in college to become this elite passer.

"It completely changed the way I threw."

It involved taunts from Urban Meyer, biomechanic training in California and a little failure. #LSU https://theathletic.com/1223839/2019/09/19/lsu-football-joe-burrow-quarterback-tom-house-throwing-motion-development/

Burrow is off to a great start in 2019, and a lot of the credit goes to a former MLB-pitcher-turned-QB-guru who rebuilt his throwing motion.

On the night Joe Burrow and #LSU shook the albatross that was Alabama and Burrow got carried off the field on linemen's shoulders in Tuscaloosa. https://theathletic.com/1364751/2019/11/09/lsu-football-win-alabama-ed-orgeron-joe-burrow/

After eight years of frustration, the Tigers secured a win in Tuscaloosa on Saturday that brought equal parts relief and rejoicing.

To understand Joe Burrow, you have to understand he's a weird, quirky guy.

Fun story from the @NOLAnews days (sorry, formatting is messed up in a slideshow now) about this bleach-haired, Spongebob-loving guy OSU teammates called "his own kinda dude." https://www.nola.com/archive/article_068f8ea8-32b4-5234-aae9-cba091b6d4ba.html

Click here to view this article from NOLA.com.

How did a transfer from Ohio win over his teammates, his coaches and the state of Louisiana?

The stories of how Burrow won #LSU over: https://theathletic.com/1431335/2019/12/04/joe-burrow-winning-over-lsu-louisiana-2018-georgia-game/

The Ohio State transfer earned a signature win against Georgia last October and has since become beloved by LSU and the state of Louisiana.

On the night Joe Burrow sealed the Heisman, #LSU demolished Georgia and the conversation became the most clear: Is this the best offense ever? https://theathletic.com/1441981/2019/12/08/lsu-offense-unstoppable-georgia-sec-championship-game-joe-brady-joe-burrow/

Joe Burrow, Joe Brady and the Tigers cruised to 37 points and the SEC championship against Georgia’s acclaimed defense Saturday.

Following Joe Burrow through his nonstop Heisman weekend in Times Square and the moment a normally stoic player showed the world his other side. #LSU

https://theathletic.com/1461419/2019/12/15/lsu-football-quarterback-joe-burrow-heisman-trophy-winner-weekend/

Finally, on the night Joe Burrow pointing to his fingers for rings, smoked cigars in locker rooms and won the national championship. #LSU https://theathletic.com/1533156/2020/01/14/lsu-football-national-championship-ed-orgeron-joe-burrow/

On the two men who led the Tigers on their pursuit of college football's biggest prize and how they each reveled in the closing moment.

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