Myles Brennan

Myles Brennan (born March 2, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the LSU Tigers.

Myles Brennan
LSU Tigers – No. 15
PositionQuarterback
Class
Redshirt
Junior
MajorSport Administration
Career history
College
  • LSU (2017–present)
High schoolSt. Stanislaus (Bay St. Louis, Mississippi)
Personal information
Born: (1999-03-02) March 2, 1999
Long Beach, Mississippi
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early years

Brennan attended St. Stanislaus High School in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. During his career, he set Mississippi high school career records for total offense (16,168 yards), passing touchdowns (166) and passing yards (15,138). He took the Rock-A-Chaws to State Title game appearances in 2014 and 2015, both loses to Noxubee County.[1][2] He was the Biloxi Sun Herald Player of the Year in 2014, 2015 and 2016.[3][4] Brennan played in the 2017 Under Armour All-American Game, where he was named a team captain.[5] He committed to Louisiana State University (LSU) to play college football.[6]

College career
Myles Brennan (2019)

Brennan played in six games as a backup quarterback to Danny Etling his true freshman year in 2017. He completed 14 of 24 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown.[7] In 2018 he played in one game, completing four of six passes for 65 yards, and took a redshirt.[8] As the main backup to Joe Burrow in 2019, Brennan played in 10 games and completed 24 of 40 passes for 353 yards with a touchdown.[9] With Burrow graduating, Brennan was the favorite to take over as the starter for LSU in 2020.[10][11]

Prior to the 2020 season, Brennan was announced to be the opening day starter against Mississippi State. LSU lost the game 44–34 as Brennan completed 27 for 46 for 345 yards and 3 touchdowns to 2 interceptions. Opposing MSU QB K.J. Costello threw for 623 yards setting a new SEC single game passing record.[12] Brennan suffered an abdominal injury against Missouri in Week 3, sidelining him for the remainder of the season.[13]

References
  1. Dellenger, Ross. "'A natural thrower,' LSU QB Myles Brennan is not ready yet but could be 'a first-string QB as a freshman,' Orgeron says". The Advocate.
  2. Jacquez, Joe. "Myles Brennan: 6 things to know about the LSU football quarterback". The Daily Advertiser.
  3. Meet the Sun Herald's 2015 Player of the Year
  4. Meet the Sun Herald’s player, coach of the year
  5. "Myles Brennan named Under Armour captain".
  6. Dellenger, Ross. "LSU QB commit Myles Brennan reaffirms commitment after conference call with Matt Canada, Ed Orgeron". The Advocate.
  7. Lopez, Andrew. "LSU quarterback Myles Brennan is ready to do whatever is asked of him". NOLA.com.
  8. Kubena, Brooks. "Here's why LSU backup quarterback Myles Brennan is hearing strong praise from Ed Orgeron". The Advocate.
  9. Kubena, Brooks. "Myles Brennan is LSU's lead quarterback after years of patience: 'This is my team now'". The Advocate.
  10. "LSU Quarterback Myles Brennan Ready to "Explode" After Three-Year Wait". SI.com.
  11. Kubena, Brooks. "Ed Orgeron expects Myles Brennan 'to explode' as LSU's quarterback this season". The Advocate.
  12. Kubena, Brooks (September 26, 2020). "No. 6 LSU upset by Mississippi State 44-34; Tigers' first loss since 2018". The Advocate. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  13. Kubena, Brooks (November 18, 2020). "Still no final decision on LSU QB Myles Brennan, who will try to practice again this week". The Advocate. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.