I been barkin' up the 'throw the damned ball to the TE' tree for years
My guess is JW was close... just not good enough to get the start. Hartline is the best WR coach in CFB... no way he overlooked a guy like Jameson.
Bama was soft at WR last year.... which is why he was able to step right in and become an All-American. Can you name the other starting WR at Bama without googling? Bet you can't.
Both starters at OSU are household names for a reason. Gotta keep them both happy, which means neither of them reached full potential, like JW at Bama.
Burrow couldn't get the start over Fields, because their offense was geared around a mobile QB. Burrow goes to LSU... in need of a QB... and proceeds to win the HT and a natty. Then becomes a pretty fucking good QB in the League.
Could he have done that for OSU? Doubtful. LSU was just better that year... especially on defense.