If small sample Myles Brennan is large sample Myles Brennan
Last season Myles Brennan stepped up to take the place of the departing Heisman Trophy winner, Joe Burrow. In three games as the quarterback for Ed Orgeron’s team, Brennan completed 60.3% of his passes for 1,112 yards with 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. If you could extrapolate those numbers across a full 12-game slate, then you are looking at a highly productive season.
At that rate, Brennan would throw for 4,448 yards with 44 touchdowns to 12 interceptions. One would think that any Tiger fan and the coaching staff would take that level of production at the quarterback position. Of course, this means they are banking on Brennan to beat out Max Johnson for the starting nod.
What ESPN Says…
Brennan is battling sophomore Max Johnson in 2021; Johnson improved late in the season but never matched Brennan’s small-sample upside. The winner of the QB job will have an almost guaranteed star in Kayshon Boutte (last three games of 2020: 27 catches, 527 yards) and solid complements in Jaray Jenkins and Koy Moore, plus every starting lineman and last year’s top two RBs. To some degree, a rebound is imminent. Can either Brennan or Johnson conjure sustained elite play?
Next, a change at defensive coordinator