'NFL is something I've dreamed about since I was a kid': Garrett Nussmeier back at LSU with NFL pedigree and Heisman aspirations
LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier's return to LSU is a career choice based on what LSU can provide: a Heisman-winning machine, superstar offensive playmakers, and the national limelight.
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In a program where Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels just turned breakout seasons into Heisman medals and NFL superstar status, Garrett Nussmeier's move indicates ambition and faith in what can be achieved. And along with that choice, expectations both for Garrett Nussmeier and LSU head coach
have risen.
Garrett Nussmeier enters LSU's track record QB pipeline
Garrett Nussmeier is aware of the opportunity before him. Having watched both Joe Burrow (2019) and Jayden Daniels (2023) grow from great quarterbacks to Heisman trophies in their second year as the quarterback of LSU's offense, Garrett Nussmeier has every reason to bet on himself.
Jayden Daniels then did the same with his record-breaking season, the first FBS quarterback to throw for more than 3,800 yards and run for more than 1,100 in one season.
Both are now NFL starters, and the template is real—and one Nussmeier has learned.
'[The] NFL is something I've dreamed about since I was a kid. To even fathom of making a decision to go play in it, or come back to my dream school…it's two dreams. So it was definitely a surreal feeling, for sure… I'm full a 100% [sure] that I made the right decision,' the quarterback said.
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While Garrett Nussmeier's return increases LSU's potential, it also increases the pressure on head coach Brian Kelly. Hiring has not been a problem. LSU signed one of the country's best transfer portal classes and kept important hires like Austin Thomas on board for roster and NIL planning. The Tigers also hired Alex Atkins from Florida State to strengthen their offensive staff.
Garrett Nussmeier's return is not just a player's return—it's an indication of intent. For LSU, the year is a referendum on its quarterback pipeline, coaching credibility, and national relevance. For Brian Kelly, it could be his best—and perhaps final—opportunity to put his stamp on his career in Baton Rouge. For Nussmeier, it's about walking into a system that has birthed legends and claiming it as his own.
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Can he match what Joe Burrow and Jayden Daniels did? No one knows. But for the first time in decades, LSU heads into a season with a quarterback who fits the bill but possibly even changes it.
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