Kentucky football legend Tim Couch etched his name in the Southeastern Conference’s record books for single-season passing yards when he threw for 4,275 yards in 1998. That record stood for 21 years, until LSU quarterback Joe Burrow surpassed that mark Saturday night.
Burrow eclipsed Couch’s mark early in the third quarter in the Tigers’ rout of Texas A&M. At the start of the game, LSU’s quarterback needed 261 yards for the record. Following an incredible 231-yard first half performance, Burrow started the second half just as strong. He tossed an 11-yarder with 12:17 left in the third quarter to make the record officially his.