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Colin Hurley update: LSU QB returns to field after January car crash

IMG_6598by:Nick Kosko•about 15 hours•

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LSU quarterback Colin Hurley returned to the practice field after a scary car crash in January. Jacques Doucet of WAFB-TV shared video of him with a helmet and shoulder pads on.

WBRZ reported that Hurley’s Dodge Charger crashed into a tree at South Quad Drive and Highland Road, near the south side of LSU’s campus. Officials reportedly found Hurley unresponsive but breathing. Firefighters pulled Hurley from the vehicle, and Hurley was in and out of consciousness at the time.

Hurley had just finished his first season at LSU as a true freshman and, after reclassifying from a 2025 commit to a 2024 signee, Hurley arrived on campus as one of the youngest players on LSU’s roster. Now, he’s back on the field ready to compete for the backup quarterback job in 2025.

“Colin would like to thank the first responders, the incredible doctors and nurses at Our Lady of the Lake Health and the many Tiger Fans for their care and compassion,” a statement, released via ESPN’s Pete Thamel, read in January. “Colin is resting and is stable while more tests and care are being administered. We are confident that Colin will make a full recovery from this terrible accident.”

Hurley will compete with Michael Van Buren for the backup job to Garrett Nussmeier in 2025. Since he reclassified, Hurley was eager become a Tigers’ quarterback.

“I can’t wait to get on campus. Go and compete, learn and do the best I can do,” Hurley said just before arriving on campus. “I can’t wait to go in there, do the best I can do and put forward the effort and time toward my team.”

As far as what Nussmeier is thinking, he’s thinking big. He expects LSU to be playing football in January, i.e., the College Football Playoff.

“I think that I’m worried about doing the best I can to help LSU win a national championship,” Nussmeier said. “That’s the mindset, that’s the energy and intensity that I bring every single day. It’s not about me, it’s not about the transition or the Year 2 (jump), it’s about LSU football and Year 4 under coach Kelly, what are we going to do? And you know, we’re not afraid to admit it, we’ve set the standard of where we expect to be, and we expect to play football in January next year.”