Lowell Narcisse was the first domino to fall in the ongoing quarterback competition in Baton Rouge by announcing his plans to leave LSU’s program via transfer on Tuesday evening. That decision came before Justin McMillan announced the same on Wednesday morning, leaving the Tigers with only two scholarship quarterbacks heading into the 2018 season (Joe Burrow and Myles Brennan).

Unlike the situation with McMillan, however, based on what Narcisse had to say, the coaching staff in Baton Rouge was planning to utilize the redshirt freshman on the field this season for the Tigers. Oddly enough, that decision may have played into Narcisse’s decision as he was not particularly fond of the strategy behind his potential playing time.

The former LSU quarterback joined Jordy Culotta and T-Bob Hebert for their 104.5 FM ESPN Baton Rouge radio program Off The Bench on Wednesday and broke down his decision to leave Orgeron’s program.

In his own words, this is what was going thru his mind and why he decided to leave LSU:

“Last night was a real emotional night for me. LSU has always been my dream school. For the position that I am in, being able to leave my dream school to do what was best for me, it was a real emotional night for me,” Narcisse said. “I just had to do what’s best for me and my future as far as showcasing my abilities. I just feel like I had to do it. It was the best thing for me to get a new start.”

On his next step:

“I do plan to go to a JUCO and then graduate in December and reopen my recruitment and see where else I may take my talents. That is the plan,” he said.

On how LSU would have used him this year:

“The biggest thing people didn’t understand was that I was going to play at LSU this year,” Narcisse said. “They did have some situations where they were going to utilize me and my abilities. But — for me personally, I felt and what I believe is that I am a quarterback. I don’t want to just be labeled as a Wildcat guy or a guy who just comes in and runs on certain situations.

“So, we were just kind of on two different pages. They needed a guy who was ready now to play, and we was moving in different directions. I wish the Tigers nothing but the best this year. Coach O has always treated me like one of his sons and showed me respect, and he still supports me now that I’m not there.”

The former Tiger was then asked a question many LSU fans likely have for him, has LSU already named a starter in the locker room?

“They haven’t yet,” he answered.

Then why transfer now?

“When everything came out about (regarding) transferring, it never really fazed me. I was going to give myself the best opportunity as far as putting myself in a position to compete and give myself an honest chance to win the job. And that’s what I did,” Narcisse said. “I felt like I left my all out on the field. I gave my all in every practice and every meeting and every scrimmage. I made my decision, and there is no looking back.”

Finally, Narcisse touched on LSU fans calling him out for taking the easy way out and after leaving the program after only one season in Baton Rouge:

“Being a Louisiana kid, the easy thing is to go to LSU. It’s close to home, and your family is there. The harder thing is to leave and do what is best for you,” Narcisse said. “Like I said, I want to use my story and the things I go through to help someone else along in this process.

“Not everyone is going to understand my decision. I don’t live my life for other people to understand or try to please other people as I go through the process. Some people don’t like the decision, but as long as I can live with the decision I made, that’s all that matters.”