Watch Now: How An NFL Opt Out Deadline Could Backfire (2:39) Joe Burrow was gone, but his presence was still felt at Ohio State months after he had departed for LSU. Dwayne Haskins, the man that beat out Burrow to become the Buckeyes starting quarterback, remembers how he and his teammates reacted when the Jumbotron at AT&T Stadium showed highlights of LSU’s victory over Auburn prior to Ohio State’s win over TCU. “Literally, everybody stopped what they were doing during warmups to watch Joe play,” Haskins recently recalled during an interview with Fox Sports. “It was crazy.” Before putting together the most prolific passing season in Ohio State football history, Haskins, who is currently entering his second season as Washington’s starting quarterback, had to beat out Burrow. Haskins, despite Burrow’s best efforts, held his teammate off, as Haskins succeeded J.T. Barrett as OSU’s starting quarterback entering the 2018 season. Burrow,…
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