Former LSU quarterback Brandon Harris surprised many when he announced he would be leaving the program just before spring football began. Taking advantage of the graduate transfer rule has become commonplace in today’s world of college football, however, Harris initially said he had planned to stick it out in Baton Rouge.

In an interview with Ross Dellenger of The Advocate, Harris said the opportunity to play in Larry Fedora’s offense was simply too much to pass on. The offense at UNC is much closer to what Harris ran in high school, which helped propel him to become one of the top quarterback prospects in the nation in the 2014 recruiting cycle. The fact that Fedora’s North Carolina team was losing a top NFL draft pick in Mitch Trubisky had to have helped the Tarheels’ odds as well.

Harris didn’t just talk UNC to Dellenger, he was also asked about former head coach Les Miles and his failure to adapt on offense. According to Harris, that was something he believed would be happening but simply never occurred.

“I feel like we thought we were going to change the offense. Obviously, I heard that every single year since I’ve been here, a promise that we were going to change and we were going to throw it more. Of course, ultimately, we didn’t do that.”

While Harris often caught arguably the most negative reaction for LSU’s offensive woes during his playing career, that hasn’t taken away from the pride he has for the flagship program of his state. The former Tiger quarterback claims his biggest regret during his time at LSU was not bringing home a championship for his state and Tiger Nation.

“The most frustrating part was the opportunity we had and the talent we had, not being able to win and win an SEC championship, ultimately get into the playoffs and win a national championship.

“What hurts the most is not having the opportunity to bring back a championship to here in Louisiana. Obviously, it means a lot to me being a Louisiana kid, knowing what LSU means to this state.”

It will be interesting to see what Harris can accomplish next season playing in a spread offense that relies on the passing game much more than anything he ran at LSU. If the Tigers had committed to something similar years earlier, perhaps his career would have been remembered much more differently.

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