No. 1 LSU redefined what domination in the College Football Playoff means Saturday in the Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl game against Oklahoma and entered halftime with a 49-14 lead.
The Tigers defense largely suffocated Jalen Hurts and the Sooners’ offense, limiting them to just 160 first-half yards. And on the other side, Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow stunned, throwing seven touchdowns in the first 30 minutes while wide Justin Jefferson caught four touchdown passes for 186 yards.
LSU accumulated 497 total yards and went into halftime with an outrageous 49-14 lead, and Burrow had more touchdowns than incompletions — he was 21-for-27 for 403 yards — in that time.
But in addition to some jaw-dropping plays and stat lines that look like they should be from the end of the game rather than the end of the first half, LSU also broke a few records in the first 30 minutes against the Sooners.
In terms of the College Football Playoff, Burrow set the record for most touchdown passes in a game (seven) and most passing yards in a half (403). Jefferson’s four receiving touchdowns were also a new record in a playoff game, and overall, LSU’s 49 points are the most in a half of a CFP game, according to ESPN’s broadcast.
But there’s more.
Burrow’s seven passing touchdowns are an LSU single-game record and tie the SEC single-game record. He also tied the record for the most passing touchdowns in a half in FBS history, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
