LSU football head coach Brian Kelly met with the media this week to provide updates and insights about his team as they navigate through spring practice. Kelly spoke on all three quarterbacks in the Tigers' QB room this season: returning starter Jayden Daniels, returning QB2 Garrett Nussmeier, and true freshman Rickie Collins.
Kelly said the two veterans, Daniels and Nussmeier, are working through their own specific list of improvements. This past season Daniels left several wide open receivers un-targeted and had a tendency to defer to his legs rather than push the ball down field through the air. Kelly said they are working through those things with Daniels to ensure he is a more aggressive QB this season that can take advantage of the talented wide receiver room more than he did last year. Nussmeier, on the other hand, is the exact opposite. Garrett "gun slinger" Nussmeier earned that nickname because of his big arm and willingness to make risky throws and put the ball in tight windows. While that is his greatest strength, it has also led to turnovers. So while Daniels works on moving the ball downfield, Nussmeier is learning discipline.
But it is not just Daniels and Nussmeier in the QB room: true freshman Rickie Collins, the four-star recruit from Woodlawn High School in Baton Rouge, also entered onto the scene this spring. Kelly stated Collins has his plate full learning the offense and getting acclimated to the next highest level of football. While it is still early for Collins, at what point will he need to get up to speed in case he needs to answer the call?

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