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Number 13 is coming back.
LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier posted a video on his social media pages to announce that he’s returning next season for his final year of eligibility.
“God brought me to LSU for a reason — I had to observe and trust in His time and in His plan for me time and time again,” Nussmeier said in the video. “I stayed at LSU because of that reason; and again, I feel like my time at LSU is not over. I am officially announcing that I am returning for my final year of eligibility, and I am fully committed to bringing this university a championship.”
Todd Horne, the editor of Tiger Rag Magazine, which is owned by the same company that owns Louisiana Radio Network, says the fact that Nussmeier is returning to LSU next season is not a surprise.
“What is surprising is that it took Garrett this long to actually make the announcement. Everybody kind of assumed he was coming back,” says Horne. “My tendency is to think he was negotiating his NIL package.”
Nussmeier led the Tigers to an 8-and-4 regular season, and they will be facing Baylor in the Texas Bowl on New Year’s Eve.
Horne says Nussmeier likely got some well-placed advice from someone very close to him who knows what he’s talking about.
“His dad is an NFL quarterbacks coach and has been an NFL coach for years,” Horne notes, referring to Doug Nussmeier, currently the quarterbacks coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. “And I’m sure he advised him that he would benefit greatly by coming back to LSU for another year. And, of course, he will be looking for that second year leap, just like Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels had before him.”
Burrow and Daniels both won the Heisman Trophy in their second year as the starting quarterback for LSU; and both are starters in the NFL, with Burrow leading the Bengals to Super Bowl LVI.
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