Myles Brennan (born March 2, 1999) is a former

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Early years

Brennan attended St. Stanislaus High School in

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. During his career, he set Mississippi high school career records for total offense (16,168 yards), passing touchdowns (166) and passing yards (15,138). He took the Rock-A-Chaws to state title game appearances in 2014 and 2015, both losses to

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, where he faced future

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defensive end

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. He was the ''

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'' Player of the Year in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Brennan played in the 2017

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, where he was named a team captain. He committed to

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(LSU) to play college football.

College career

In 2017, Brennan played in six games as a backup quarterback to

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his true freshman year. He completed 14 of 24 passes for 182 yards and a touchdown. In 2018, as the backup to

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, Brennan played in one game, completing four of six passes for 65 yards, and took a redshirt. In 2019, Brennan played in 10 games and completed 24 of 40 passes for 353 yards with a touchdown, as the Tigers won the national championship. With Burrow graduating, Brennan was the favorite to take over as the starter for LSU in 2020. Prior to the 2020 season, Brennan was announced to be the opening day starter against

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lost the game 44–34 as Brennan completed 27 for 46 for 345 yards and 3 touchdowns to 2 interceptions. Opposing MSU quarterback

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threw for 623 yards, setting a new SEC single-game passing record. Brennan suffered an abdominal injury against

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in Week 3, sidelining him for the remainder of the season. Following a season-ending injury suffered by Brennan during preseason training camp,

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was named LSU's starting quarterback. On November 1, 2021, LSU head coach

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confirmed that Brennan would be entering the transfer portal to leave LSU. However, on December 16, 2021, Brennan announced he would opt to remain at LSU under new head coach Brian Kelly. After opting to remain at LSU, Coach Brian Kelly announced on August 15, 2022 that Brennan has chosen to end his football career.

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References

External links

LSU Tigers bio
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