LSU will have a new face under center this season in quarterback Myles Brennan.
While his playing time has been limited, that will all change in just over a month. As the Tigers are preparing for their 2020 conference-only schedule, Brennan is getting ready to suit up as the starting quarterback for the first time in his LSU career.
Pro Football Focus ranked all 130 FBS quarterbacks, and Brennan came in at No. 42.
Ahead of Brennan on the list were Georgia QB Jamie Newman (No.3 overall), Texas A&M QB Kellon Mond (No. 16 overall), Mississippi State QB K.J. Costello (No. 18 overall), Alabama QB Mac Jones (No. 24 overall), Ole Miss QB John Rhys Plumlee (No. 29 overall) and Tennessee QB Jarrett Guarantano (No. 36 overall).
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Sure, Brennan has yet to play a full 60-minute game as the Tigers’ quarterback. But should he be ranked behind so many other SEC signal-callers?
The one factor that likely tied into putting Brennan as the seventh-best SEC quarterback on this list would be his lack of game experience. However, that will change on September 26 when he takes the first snap for the Tigers.
Brennan could prove a lot of people wrong in their first impressions about him when he took the field in game action as a backup a few seasons ago. Plus, the Tigers team two or three years ago had different coordinators.
The style of offense that LSU will run this year will provide the junior plenty of opportunities to rise to the top of the charts.
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There are other great quarterbacks in the conference, sure. But Brennan is primed and ready to show the SEC and the college football world why he has been so patient and waited two extra years when Joe Burrow announced his transfer to LSU back in 2018.
It will be interesting to see how Brennan fairs this season and if he finishes better than the seventh-best quarterback in the SEC for the 2020 season.
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