Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers are 48 hours away from beginning preseason camp in Baton Rouge with the program
ready to take strides in the right direction in 2024.
Redshirt-junior Garrett Nussmeier looks to carry the torch at quarterback this season after sitting back and learning
from Jayden Daniels over the last two seasons.
With the “keys to the car” in 2024, the expectations remain high for the first-year starter.
The Tigers’ 2024 schedule is “a gauntlet” once again. How will the Tigers respond?
Can the defense take that next step? How will Nussmeier perform?
LSU redshirt-junior quarterback Garrett Nussmeier officially has the “keys to the car” heading into the 2024 season after
waiting patiently for his turn to lead the program.
Now, all eyes will be on the veteran signal-caller to carry the momentum
from 2023 where LSU boasted the nation’s No. 1 offense.
“I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to step into some pretty tough
situations,” Nussmeier said. “I think they’ve only made me better as a player.
Now getting the experience and the preparation, as well as the starter, I think it will only help even more. That
experience at Alabama, the SEC Championship against Georgia, the end of the game against Auburn. I’ve been
thrown into some tough situations but it’s only made me better and I wouldn’t
trade it for the world. And even the times when I failed, just learning from them,
and hopefully just continuing as always to just try and push better.”
We’ve seen a small sample size during his time in Baton Rouge, but immediate attention goes back to his ReliaQuest
Bowl matchup against the Wisconsin Badgers where he passed for nearly 400
yards and three touchdowns while leading a game-winning drive.
