Garrett Nussmeier announces his return to LSU for 2025 season
LSU’s starting quarterback Garrett Nussmeier plans to return to LSU for the 2025 season, he announced on Wednesday evening. The Lake Charles native comes off of his first year as a starter and was thought by many to potentially be a top five quarterback prospect in the 2025 NFL Draft, but instead chooses to return to Baton rouge for one final season.
It is a massive win for Brian Kelly and the Tigers who look to retain as much talent as they can as the offseason floodgates have opened with the transfer portal in full swing.
After his excellent outing against Oklahoma to end the regular season, Nussmeier was asked about returning to LSU and did not have an answer at the time.
“I have not decided about that,” Nussmeier said after the game. “I wanted to leave that out until after the season. I can’t tell you where I’m at right now. I do know that I love being here at LSU. I love this team, and I love this school, this organization, the fan base.”
Now, Nussmeier knows that he’s returning and will look to build on a strong 2024 campaign, immediately becoming one of the top returning quarterbacks in the country. In the regular season, he totaled 3,739 yards with 26 touchdowns to 11 interceptions on 63.7 percent passing.
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“This year was a huge growth year for me,” Nussmeier said after the Oklahoma game. “I said in September I hoped I would be a better player by the end of the year than I was then and I think that has proven to be true. Our team got better throughout the year and there were things we had to fix and we improved. I’m happy for us and our team and for me personally, I continued to grow my game and I look forward to continuing to do that into the offseason.”
In his final game against Oklahoma he put that talent on full display, passing for 277 yards and three touchdowns on .71 completion percentage. Nussmeier was also knocked out of that game before returning and showing his allegiance to the university he cares about.
“We had a talk and I told him there was no way I was sitting out. A lot of these guys have busted their butts for the last year. LSU means the world to me and I bleed these colors no matter what anyone has to say about me. There was no way I was going to watch that game from the sideline and let those seniors go without me playing. There was no option in my head. whatever we had to do to get back out there.”
LSU will have significant turnover on the offensive line and at wide receiver, but LSU has quickly looked to address those needs in the transfer portal to build a strong offense around Nussmeier for the 2025 season. There’s plenty of offseason ahead, so we’ll see how Brian Kelly and his staff round out the roster.
