Joe Burrow found out live on air that his coach's daughter-in-law was killed in a plane crash hours before College Football Playoff semifinal game

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• Five people were killed in a small plane crash on the way to the College Football Playoff semifinal game between LSU and Oklahoma in Atlanta.
• Carley McCord, a reporter and daughter-in-law of LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, was one of the passengers killed.
• Ensminger coached in the Peach Bowl and the players were apparently not told about the crash.
• Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow learned about the crash during a post-game interview on the SEC Network.
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Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow had the game of his life in LSU's domination of Oklahoma in the College Football Playoff semifinal, but that quickly turned sour during his post-game interview on the SEC Network.

Burrow was caught off guard when he learned during the interview that Carley McCord, a reporter and daughter-in-law of LSU offensive coordinator Steve Ensminger, was one of five passengers killed in a small plane crash hours before the game. 

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