Commending the Louisiana State University Tigers football team for winning the 2019 College Football Playoff Championship.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. RES. 800 Commending the Louisiana State University Tigers football team for winning the 2019 College Football Playoff Championship. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 15, 2020 Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, and Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor RESOLUTION Commending the Louisiana State University Tigers football team for winning the 2019 College Football Playoff Championship. Whereas, on January 13, 2020, the top-ranked 2019 Lou- isiana State University Tigers football team completed an undefeated and historic National Collegiate Athletic Asso- ciation Division I Football Bowl Subdivision season, win- ning the 2019 College Football Playoff National Cham- pionship game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, by defeating the Clemson Tigers, 42– 25; Whereas the 2019 Louisiana State University Tigers football team’s perfect 15–0 season included victories over a Na- tional Collegiate Athletic Association record seven Top-10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:15 Jan 15, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR800.IH HR800 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 800 IH opponents and was capped by ending the third-ranked de- fending national champion Clemson Tigers’ 29-game win- ning streak; Whereas the 2019 Louisiana State University Tigers football team earned the Southeastern Conference Championship, Southeastern Conference Western Division Champion- ship, and Peach Bowl Championship on their way to be- coming the Consensus National Champion; Whereas the Louisiana State University Tigers football team was led throughout the season by Heisman Trophy-win- ning quarterback Joe Burrow, who set the National Col- legiate Athletic Association single-season records for passing touchdowns (60) and total touchdowns (65); Whereas the success of Louisiana State University Tigers football team was also made possible by Biletnikoff Award-winning wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, Thorpe Award-winning safety Grant Delpit, all-American corner- back Derek Stingley, Jr., all-American guard Damien Lewis, all-American center Lloyd Cushenberry III, all- American running back Clyde-Edwards Helaire, and by the talent and resolve of every player on the team; Whereas coach Ed Orgeron was named the 2019 National Coach of the Year, bringing the Louisiana State Univer- sity Tigers football team back to the pinnacle of colle- giate athletics in his third full season as head coach; Whereas the Louisiana State University Tigers football pro- gram offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger and 2019 Broyles Award winner Joe Brady orchestrated an offense that led the Nation and broke National Collegiate Ath- letic Association single-season records for total points and total yards; VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:15 Jan 15, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR800.IH HR800 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 800 IH Whereas history will remember the 2019 Louisiana State University Tigers as one of the greatest college football teams of all time; Whereas the 2019 College Football Playoff Championship represents the fourth national championship for the Lou- isiana State University Tigers football program; and Whereas the Louisiana State University Tigers football team’s national championship highlights one of the Na- tion’s premier State universities, which is committed to academic and athletic excellence, and to the great State of Louisiana: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) commends the Louisiana State University 2 Tigers football team for winning the 2019 College 3 Football Playoff Championship; 4 (2) recognizes the achievements of all the play- 5 ers, coaches, and support staff who were instru- 6 mental in helping the Louisiana State University Ti- 7 gers team during the 2019 football season; 8 (3) congratulates the citizens of Louisiana, the 9 Louisiana State University community, and fans of 10 Tiger football; and 11 (4) directs the Clerk of the House of Represent- 12 atives to make available enrolled copies of this reso- 13 lution to Louisiana State University for appropriate 14 display and distribution to the coaches and members 15 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:15 Jan 15, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR800.IH HR800 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 800 IH of the 2019 Louisiana State University football 1 team. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:15 Jan 15, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR800.IH HR800 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS