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If you didn’t watch Saturday night’s game between LSU and Florida in Baton Rouge, you missed a remarkable performance from Tiger quarterback Jayden Daniels.
The LSU quarterback finished 17-of-26 for 372 yards passing with three touchdowns and zero interceptions, and he added another 234 yards and two scores on the ground. He accounted for 606—a new SEC record—of LSU’s whopping 701 yards of offense.
He also made college football history with his performance, becoming the first player in FBS history to throw for over 350 yards in the air and over 200 on the ground in a single game:
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Insane.
Jayden Daniels is the first player in FBS history with 350+ passing yards and 200+ rushing yards in the same game.
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In addition, he was the second SEC player ever to post 200 rushing and 200 passing yards in a game, alongside Johnny Manziel (2012).
Daniels torched Florida’s defense the entire night, with most of his scores coming on long passes or runs. His first touchdown of the night came on an 85-yard touchdown in the second quarter that is a must-see:
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There is no better player in the country than Jayden Daniels.
85 yards TO THE HOUSE. The moment. pic.twitter.com/e0ug9gYr1E
He had a 51-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter, and his longest touchdown pass of the night was a 37-yarder to receiver Brian Thomas with 9:14 left in the fourth quarter. It was an unbelievably impressive showing, especially considering Daniels was coming off being put in the concussion protocol just last week during LSU’s 42-28 loss to Alabama.
Daniels has +800 odds to win the Heisman, per DraftKings, behind the current leaders in Oregon QB Bo Nix, Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. and Ohio State receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. But with a performance like this one, even though LSU is out of the playoff hunt, he likely will earn a lot more people’s votes with his performance on Saturday night. His head coach, Brian Kelly campaigned for him after the win:
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Brian Kelly on Jayden Daniels:
“He’s the best quarterback in the country. He’s the best playmaker in the country. I’ve watched them all, and he is the best player. You can say we’re 7-3… That doesn’t mean anything. It matters who the best player is, and he’s the best player.”
Daniels even was seen flashing a Heisman celebration pose during the game. With a record-setting performance like he had, it’s hard to not envision him at the Heisman ceremony come December.
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