BATON ROUGE — Brian Kelly is in a quarterback pickle, and it has nothing to do with the upcoming season.
Yes, LSU football needs a starting quarterback this year. But it still has options, with four quarterbacks — Jayden Daniels, Walker Howard, Garrett Nussmeier and Myles Brennan — who were four-star recruits and two (Daniels and Brennan) that have starting experience at a Power 5 school.
The present should figure itself out. It’s the future that LSU’s coach should be worrying about.
The Tigers are running out of options, and quickly, in finding an elite quarterback recruit for its 2023 class. In a game of musical chairs, they’re be in danger of losing a seat.
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When Arch Manning’s first tweet included the words “University of Texas” and “committed,” a WARNING sign in red flashing letters should have appeared in the minds of LSU fans. A siren needed to accompany it after four-star recruit Jaden Rashada chose Miami over LSU on Sunday.
Truth be told, the Tigers probably didn’t have a real shot at landing Manning, the No. 1 player in the nation. Georgia, Alabama and Texas had been the favorites since March, and LSU had always been playing catchup, especially since last year’s coaching change.
But the Tigers had a real chance at Rashada, who made an official visit to Baton Rouge and placed them among his five finalists.
Manning and Rashada aren’t the only ones who have spurned LSU for different pastures either.
Eli Holstein, a four-star prospect and top-60 recruit from Zachary, committed to Alabama despite visiting LSU toward the end of his recruitment and his father, Scott, having played for the Tigers.
As for who’s left, there are only two uncommitted top 10 quarterbacks in 247Sports Composite’s rankings: five-star Dante…
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