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In the middle of an intense season, the sweet relief of the bye week can be intoxicating to many college football players — so intoxicating that they may underperform in anticipation of the midseason break. Even the most elite players and teams can succumb to looking ahead a little bit. Jonathan Taylor and Wisconsin had playoff aspirations but couldn’t overcome a hungrier Ohio State team before their bye week. Oklahoma was in the Playoff picture before falling to Kansas State, all but derailing its championship dreams. Still, stars stepped up and piled up big numbers before heading into the bye. Here are five players who improved their Heisman chances before getting a week off — even if the rest of their teams didn’t show up. Joe Burrow, LSU LSU’s star quarterback has faced three AP top-10 teams so far and every time he has come out victorious. The Auburn Tigers were the latest victim to witness the greatness of Joe Burrow. The senior quarterback ran into Auburn’s stout defense but was able to adjust and pun
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