Garrett Nussmeier (born February 7, 2002) is an American football quarterback for the LSU Tigers. He is the son of former NFL player and coach Doug Nussmeier.
 Nussmeier being interviewed in 2023 | |
| LSU Tigers – No. 13 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
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| Born: | February 7, 2002 Lake Charles, Louisiana, U.S |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
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| High school | Edward S. Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) |
Early life
editNussmeier was born on February 7, 2002, in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1][2] Due to his father Doug's career as a football coach, he moved 12 times growing up, living in eight different states and Canada, while spending summers in Lake Charles.[2] Nussmeier attended Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas where he passed 3,788 yards and 38 touchdowns in his junior season.[3][4] As a senior, he passed for 2,815 yards with 33 touchdowns and five interceptions.[5] Nussmeier committed to play college football at LSU over offers from Texas, Texas A&M, Miami, Georgia, Baylor, and North Carolina.[6][7]
College career
editNussmeier played in four games as a true freshman before redshirting the season.[8] Following the departure of Max Johnson from the team, LSU petitioned the NCAA to let him start the January 2022 edition of the Texas Bowl but still maintain his redshirt status, which was denied.[9] Nussmeier finished the season with 29 pass completions on 57 attempts for 329 yards with two touchdown passes and two interceptions.[10]
Nussmeier competed with Myles Brennan and Arizona State transfer Jayden Daniels entering his redshirt freshman season in 2022, ultimately losing the starting job to Daniels.[11][12] Nussmeier entered seven games, all off the bench, throughout which he completed 62% of his passes: totaling 800 yards, five touchdowns, and four interceptions.[13] He made his first start with the team in the 2024 ReliaQuest Bowl in January after Daniels sat out to prepare for the NFL draft, earning MVP honors after throwing for 395 yards and three touchdowns.[14]
Nussmeier was named the starter for the 2024 season.[15]
Statistics
edit| LSU Tigers | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 57 | 50.9 | 329 | 5.8 | 2 | 2 | 103.9 | 5 | -46 | -9.2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | — | 52 | 84 | 61.9 | 800 | 9.5 | 5 | 4 | 152.0 | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 1 | 1–0 | 48 | 78 | 61.5 | 591 | 7.6 | 4 | 1 | 139.5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 6–3 | 235 | 375 | 62.7 | 2,866 | 7.6 | 21 | 11 | 139.5 | 19 | 21 | 1.1 | 3 | |
| Career | 27 | 10 | 7–3 | 364 | 594 | 61.3 | 4,586 | 7.7 | 32 | 18 | 137.8 | 26 | -37 | -1.4 | 4 | |
Personal life
editNussmeier is a Christian.[16] Nussmeier's father, Doug Nussmeier, played college football at Idaho and in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints before entering coaching.[17][18][19]
References
edit- ^ Miller, Brody (May 8, 2020). "Groomed for this moment, Garrett Nussmeier prepares to be LSU's QB of the future". The Athletic. Archived from the original on August 31, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Alexander, Wilson (August 26, 2024). "Why was Garrett Nussmeier willing to wait to become LSU's QB? The answer is in Lake Charles". NOLA.com. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
- ^ VanHaaren, Tom (May 4, 2020). "LSU adds QB prospect Garrett Nussmeier to 2021 recruiting class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Doney, Pat (May 23, 2020). "Flower Mound Marcus Quarterback Preparing for Big Season After Committing to LSU". NBCDFW.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Dixon, Shea (August 24, 2021). "Garrett Nussmeier is flashing confidence and turning heads at LSU". 247Sports.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (May 4, 2020). "LSU football recruiting: Four-star QB Garrett Nussmeier commits to Tigers in 2021 class". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Spiegelman, Sam (May 4, 2020). "Rivals100 QB Garrett Nussmeier commits to LSU". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Dean, Richard (January 2, 2022). "Texas Bowl: LSU mum on Garrett Nussmeier's status as starter". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Riley, Koki (January 3, 2022). "LSU QB Garrett Nussmeier expected not to play in Texas Bowl". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Riley, Koki (December 14, 2021). "LSU requests NCAA waiver to retain Garrett Nussmeier's redshirt in bowl". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ Riley, Koki (August 15, 2022). "Making sense of LSU football QB battle after Myles Brennan retirement". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ Sallee, Barrett (September 4, 2022). "Jayden Daniels wins LSU QB job: Arizona State transfer to start for Tigers in season opener, per reports". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ Nettuno, Tyler (May 1, 2023). "Report: QB Garrett Nussmeier to remain at LSU in 2023". LSU Tigers Wire. USA Today. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ Alexander, Wilson. "How Garrett Nussmeier led LSU's game-winning drive to beat Wisconsin in his first start". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Darcey, Reed (July 15, 2024). "Garrett Nussmeier waited his turn. Now he's ready to put his own stamp on LSU's offense". NOLA.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Mercer, Kevin. "Garrett Nussmeier knows 'God's timing is always right' as he takes over as LSU's starting QB". Sports Spectrum. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ Zenitz, Matt (May 4, 2020). "Son of former Alabama offensive coordinator commits to LSU". AL.com. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
- ^ Clark, Colton (May 6, 2020). "Connections to Idaho assisted LSU in landing quarterback". The Idaho Press. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
- ^ Vann, Leah (August 15, 2022). "LSU's Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier split reps after Myles Brennan's departure". The Advocate. Retrieved August 17, 2022.