ATLANTA -- After Justin Jefferson scored his fourth touchdown in LSU’s blowout win against Oklahoma, Tigers’ tight end Thaddeus Moss found him on the sidelines and made a request.
“I went over there and told him after he scored his fourth one, ‘Hey can you spread some of the wealth?,”’ Moss said with a laugh. “Like, let me get a touchdown and the next drive I scored.”
Moss found the end zone on a 62-yard reception, the longest in College Football Playoff history. The Tigers broke several more records Saturday thanks to what Moss called one of their best games this season.
LSU’s Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Joe Burrow threw for a playoff record seven touchdowns, in just the first half, and Jefferson hauled in four of those, also a playoff milestone.
After Saturday’s victory, LSU became the first program in college football history to have a 5,000 yard passer, two 1,000-yard receivers and 1,000-yard rusher. The Tigers also have had three receivers break the school’s record for touchdown receptions (12) and with three more touchdown passes from Burrow, the quarterback will tie Colt Brennan’s 2006 record of 58 touchdown passes in a single season.
But Burrow said after Saturday’s game: “January 13 is the record we're worried about.”
Burrow and his teammates after the game seemed to quickly turn their attention to their next contest January 13 matchup with Clemson in the College Football Playoff Final.
“I mean, we're not done,” Jefferson said. “We still have a lot of -- we have one more game left. We're going to go in these next two weeks focused, ready to go, and, I mean, dominate the next matchup that we face.”
To do that, Burrow said he’ll have to improve. Despite throwing for a career-high 493 yards and 7 touchdowns and leading LSU to over 600 yards of offense, Burrow feit he didn’t have his “sharpest game.“
“This guy (Jefferson) was bailing me out on a couple throws that I had missed,” Burrow said. “Guys like Terrace and Ja'Marr were bailing me out on misreads and being late with the football. I'm excited to get back to practice and tune those things up.”
And it wasn’t just Burrow striving for perfection.
“I think he'll (Jefferson) be the first to tell you that he could have had two more touchdowns, but I missed him down the sideline and on the right one,” Burrow said with a smile. “He made sure to let me know that one on the sideline.”
While the Tigers didn’t seem keen to reflect on their historical following the game, head coach, Ed Orgeron, said he planned to enjoy the win and recognized just how special the Tigers have been.
“To see what those guys are doing out on the field, and me being a football fan, I'm kind of a fan,” Orgeron said. “I’m like ‘Hey, go ahead, guys! Way to go, man!’
“It's incredible what this coaching staff has done, what these players have done, the connection that they have with the receivers, the protection on the offensive line.
“I’ve been a part of some good football teams, but I've never been part of an offense like this.”
