Brian Kelly offered his first public comments about Myles Brennan’s departure from LSU as he walked away from football.

“We are grateful to Myles for everything he’s done for LSU Football,” Kelly wrote in a statement. “Myles is a great leader who has made a tremendous impact on this program, and he has earned the respect of everyone here through his commitment and love for LSU. Myles has always embodied the traits required to fulfill our mission to graduate champions, and we have full confidence those traits will help him succeed at every step in his journey as he moves forward.”

Brennan appeared in 20 games with 3 starts for the Tigers. He started the first 3 games of the 2020 season before an injury at Missouri cut short his season. He threw for 1,712 yards, 13 touchdowns and 6 interceptions during that time.