In the modern era of college football, LSU quarterback [autotag]Garrett Nussmeier[/autotag] is something of an irregular case.
He enters his fourth season on the team and has just one career start under his belt. Nussmeier has shown promise when he’s had the chance to play, but he’s been waiting as a backup over the last three seasons.
Given his flashes, Nussmeier certainly had transfer opportunities. After the 2022 season, he would have had the chance to start for multiple power conference teams.
Instead, he opted to stay at LSU and wait for his chance to start. At the Manning Passing Academy, he explained the reasoning behind that decision.
“I felt like this was the place I was supposed to be, I felt like God put me here for a reason,” Nussmeier said. “And like I said earlier, I felt like it was just my responsibility. I trusted Him and trusted His timing to keep my head down and just keep working. Hopefully, it will pay off in the long run, and if it doesn’t, then that wasn’t His plan either.”
While it remains to be seen how Nussmeier handles the opportunity, he enters the 2024 season as the presumptive starter despite LSU also taking a transfer with SEC starting experience in [autotag]AJ Swann[/autotag].
This is Nussmeier’s team in 2024, and at long last, he’ll have the chance to prove himself on the big stage.
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