Each year, LSU‘s coaching staff awards jersey No. 18 to a player who has demonstrated excellence both on and off the field. On Sunday, LSU football announced Garrett Nussmeier will wear the revered No. 18 this season, the first LSU quarterback to do so since Matt Mauck started the tradition in 2003. Last season, linebacker […]
Each year, LSU‘s coaching staff awards jersey No. 18 to a player who has demonstrated excellence both on and off the field. On Sunday, LSU football announced Garrett Nussmeier will wear the revered No. 18 this season, the first LSU quarterback to do so since Matt Mauck started the tradition in 2003.
Last season, linebacker Greg Penn III and running back Josh Williams each wore No. 18 for the Tigers. Both players moved on from the program this offseason, leaving the coveted jersey up for grabs. Now, Nussmeier will do his best to make the previous jersey wearers proud this fall.
Even without Nussmeier being awarded the No. 18 jersey, expectations are high for the fifth-year QB. After spending three seasons as a backup, Nussmeier was finally LSU’s full-time starting quarterback last season.
He didn’t allow the opportunity to go to waste, completing 64.2% of his pass attempts for 4,052 yards and 29 touchdowns compared to just 12 interceptions. Evidently, experts don’t expect Nussmeier to slow down in the upcoming season. Nussmeier is currently one of the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy, according to BetMGM.
This story will be updated.
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