Could another player be entering LSU's race for a starting quarterback?
LSU has received permission to contact Ohio State transfer Joe Burrow, a source confirmed to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on Tuesday afternoon.
Sports Illustrated's Andy Staples reported LSU and Cincinnati have been granted permission to talk to Burrow, who announced his transfer from Ohio State earlier in the day.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Burrow would have two years of eligibility remaining and could play right away as a graduate transfer.
He redshirted with the Buckeyes in 2015 and played sparingly the last two seasons behind J.