It’s been a tumultuous season for LSU football to say the least, and the struggles have extended to the quarterback position.
LSU lost starting quarterback Myles Brennan to a lower-body injury after the loss to Missouri, and have had true freshman TJ Finley starting every game since.
But all of that could change Saturday as the Tigers travel to Gainesville to face the Florida Gators.
Head coach Ed Orgeron indicated in Monday’s meeting with the media that his other true freshman quarterback, Max Johnson, could go in as the starter instead of Finley.
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“I think that’s something we’re going to give consideration to this week and look at it,” Orgeron said Monday. “I thought Max played very well. Also TJ did some things. That is something we’re going to give consideration for this week.”
Finley posted a solid performance in the first start of his career, as he completed 17-of-21 passing attempts for 265 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in the team’s 52-24 trouncing of South Carolina.
But he hasn’t been so steady since, and we’ve seen Johnson make some appearances frequently.
We don’t have a huge sample size on Johnson, but he appears to have gotten better as the season has progressed. Orgeron has noticed, too, noting that he thought Alabama was Johnson’s best showing yet.
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Finley started the game off strong against Alabama, but he and the offense eventually fell into a scoring drought, and Johnson entered the game in the third quarter.
He completed 11-of-17 passes for 110 yards, without a touchdown or an interception. In the previous week’s matchup with Texas A&M, Johnson showed some potential, completing on 14-of-22 of his attempts for 113 yards and a touchdown.
It will be interesting to see which freshman quarterback gets the nod at starter on Saturday, considering how neck-and-neck the competition has been since Brennan’s injury.
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