Joe Burrow never got a chance to shine at Ohio State, but his star is on the rise as the starting quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals
Someone please locate a Photoshop artist, because the only thing missing from the 2008 team photo of the fifth- and sixth-grade Athens Bulldogs is a cigar — unlit of course — clenched between the teeth of the smallish blonde quarterback wearing the green No. 4 jersey.
Smathers is too hard on himself. Ask around. The 58-year-old was one heck of a youth football coach. Part of his success and popularity came from modeling an unselfish “my fault” mentality that rubbed off on his young players, including Burrow, who still accepts responsibility when things don’t go as planned.
And Smathers saw it in Burrow soon after the third grader arrived with his family from Fargo, North Dakota, where Jimmy had been defensive coordinator at North Dakota State for two seasons. “We’re down 12-0 with four or five minutes to go, and in youth football if you’re down two scores that late you’re pretty much down for good,” Smathers said. “We drew up a play in the dirt and Joey said, ‘I can make that.’ We fake pitched and Joey ran a bootleg and made the perfect throw. We ran that play three times and scored three times and won in overtime.”
Time softens hardened sentiments. Burrow’s transfer no longer sparks such hot debate. Still, Meyer’s decision remains a puzzler for many Ohio State fans, as well as for Jimmy Burrow.
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