LSU fans have every right to be excited when anticipating the offensive changes coming to Baton Rouge this offseason with the addition of offensive coordinator Matt Canada from Pitt.

His former Panther team finished second in the ACC (and 10th in the nation) in scoring this season after averaging 42.3 points per game in his only season in Pittsburgh. The Panther offense managed only 28.2 points per game under Georgia OC Jim Chaney the previous season.

While Canada is best-known for adapting his offense to the talent on hand, the coordinator has an excellent track record of getting the most out of his quarterbacks, something that should be music to the ears of LSU fans.

After helping NC State quarterback Jacoby Brissett resurrect his career in Raleigh, he left Florida after rarely seeing the field in Gainesville, Brissett improved enough to be selected in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Canada’s latest quarterback project was Pitt’s Nathan Peterman. In his only season under the offensive coordinator, Peterman set career highs last season with 2,602 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns, a 161.2 passer rating and had fewer interceptions than in 2015 (six this season, eight last season).

Fresh off his career year, Peterman earned a trip to the Senior Bowl. While in attendance for the all-star event, Peterman discussed with NOLA.com what LSU should anticipate getting from its new offensive coordinator.

“Coach Canada is a great offensive mind, really creative and really taught me a lot conceptually about football,” Peterman said. “I learned a lot from him. I think he’ll do great (at LSU), I’m excited to see what he will do. I know they have a lot of talent there and to mix that with his scheme will be really good.”

Peterman was then asked what was the one thing Canada best taught him:

“I think just to be creative and to stay in your own lane, not try to do too much,” Peterman said. “As a quarterback, you gotta be a leader you have to know what everyone is doing, but you can’t let that get you overextended. Just focus on your own job.”

With LSU holding an open competition for the team’s starting quarterback role this offseason, whether it’s Danny Etling, Brandon Harris, Justin McMillan, Lindsey Scott, or one of the incoming freshmen Lowell Narcisse or Myles Brennan seizing the job, each quarterback has an opportunity to improve dramatically heading into the 2017 season.

While the quarterback taking the snaps remains a mystery at this point, for the first time in awhile, LSU fans should have confidence knowing the team’s offensive coordinator has a strong track record of getting the most out of his quarterbacks.

Here’s the full interview from Peterman: