Ed Orgeron discusses plans for backup QB Myles Brennan over LSU’s final 3 games
By Adam Spencer
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LSU backup QB Myles Brennan has yet to make an appearance in a game this year. With only three games remaining, that means Brennan could play in each of them and still maintain his redshirt.
Joe Burrow, a graduate transfer from Ohio State, has manned the position well this year, and will certainly remain the starter barring injury, but Brennan could end up getting some in-game reps.
On Monday afternoon, coach Ed Orgeron discussed the possibility of playing Brennan, saying he believes in Brennan’s ability (via ASAPSports.com):
Q:Â With only three games left in the regular season have y’all given any thought about giving Myles Brennan some reps?
ED ORGERON: You know, Myles Brennan is ready to go every game. The time that we could give him some reps I asked him and he was just nursing a slight injury. Then all of the other games have been so tight that we just kept Joe in there. There’s three games to go, there’s several players that can get more reps and still get red shirted, but I do want to put them in at the right time, I don’t want to put them in at the wrong time and I want to make sure that he’s ready to go in. But again, if Joe would get hurt, he’s going in, he’s our quarterback and I believe in him.
The Tigers travel to Arkansas this weekend and host Rice next weekend, so it’s possible Burrow could be pulled early if LSU builds up big leads in either of those games.
Will we see Brennan? And, how much? We’ll have to wait to see what happens in the next couple of weeks.
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