This is what Joe Burrow wanted.
This is why he came to LSU in the first place, why he said goodbye to family and friends in his home state of Ohio and left the school he dreamed of playing for as a kid in upstate Euclid.
This is his team, his time.
When Burrow leads the Tigers on to the field as the starting quarterback on Sunday night at AT&T Stadium, it will consummate one of the most serendipitous shotgun marriages in college football.
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) will lead the Tigers in their season opener against the University of Miami, Fla.