The [autotag]Maxwell Award[/autotag] is presented every year to the most outstanding player in college football. Last season, Michael Penix Jr. won the award after leading the Washington Huskies to the national championship Game.
On Monday, the Maxwell Award released its preseason watch list, and two Tigers have made it. LSU wide receiver [autotag]Kyren Lacy[/autotag] and quarterback [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] are on the watch list.
Lacy is a fifth-year senior who transferred to LSU from UL-Lafayette. In two seasons for the Tigers, he has played in 27 games and made 54 receptions for 826 yards and seven touchdowns. With [autotag]Malik Nabers[/autotag] and [autotag]Brian Thomas Jr.[/autotag] heading to the NFL, this could be a legendary season for Lacy.
Nussmeier is a redshirt junior who made the first start of his career in the bowl game against Wisconsin last year. He led the Tigers to the win after throwing for 395 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. After sitting behind [autotag]Jayden Daniels[/autotag] for two seasons, Nussmeier is ready to lead the offense to the national championship game.
WR @alltimegreattt and QB @Garrettnuss13 are on the Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List pic.twitter.com/tMivVMel1d
— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) July 29, 2024
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