The LSU Tigers were expecting a quarterback battle to commence what fall camp got underway. That never came to fruition when senior quarterback Myles Brennan suffered an injury to his non-throwing arm leaving his super senior season in doubt.
The Tigers would essentially be forced to go with sophomore southpaw Max Johnson as the starter. He could have won the competition but the camp has been focused on getting him prepared for the opener against UCLA in the Rose Bowl on Sept. 4. It also gave freshman Garrett Nussmeier ample snaps that are key for his development.
On Wednesday when speaking to the media, head coach Ed Orgeron spoke about the senior quarterback Brennan. “I don’t want to say anything prematurely, but he’s just getting over the pain,’ Orgeron stated. I was told he could come back sometime this season. As early as mid-season, as late as the open date, something around there. None of that’s definite now.”
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This is positive news as early reports following the injury questioned whether or not he would be able to play in 2021 at all. Brennan joined the Tigers as part of the 2017 recruiting class. The four-star prospect was ranked as the No. 6 pro-style quarterback of the class and No. 4 prospect from the state of Mississippi.
Having his experience and leadership around the program will help the development of both of the young passers on scholarship. LSU was going into the season with Johnson and Nuss as the only two scholarship quarterbacks.
Orgeron also alluded to the fact that Brennan could be throwing and in pads in a month just to try and work back into the mix at quarterback. The team would feel a lot better about the situation at quarterback having him in the fold. Hard to survive an entire season with just two quarterbacks in the mix. Last season the team used three with Brennan, T.J. Finley, and Johnson.
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