Brian Kelly Comments On The Quarterback Plan Moving Forward

During Tuesday's press conference, head coach Brian Kelly was asked if they considered switching to Garrett Nussmeier during the Florida State game after LSU's passing game struggled under Jayden Daniels.

Kelly made it clear the plan was to stick with Daniels and he didn't have a conversation with offensive coordinator Mike Denbrook or quarterback coach Joe Sloan about making a change.

He added that Daniels will remain LSU's No. 1 quarterback moving forward.

Daniels went 26-35 (74.3%) for 209 yards and two touchdowns in the season opener. He also ran the ball 16 times for 114 yards, averaging 7.1 yards per run.

Full Transcrpit:

Q. Coach, how do you feel about Jayden's debut as the starting quarterback for LSU?

BRIAN KELLY: Yeah, I talked a little bit about it. I think early recognition needs to be better, but I thought he competed well. Thought later in the game he definitely settled into some really good rhythm. I think when we did go some tempo, that really benefited him.

I thought late his pocket presence was excellent. Knew when to run, stay in the pocket, and find the open receiver. So I think first game, you know, kind of a mixed bag early on. He settled into it nicely as the game went on.

That's not good enough against good teams. You got to be ready to go right out, and I think this will be probably a really good game, this past game, for him to really learn from and up his game.

Q. Sticking with the quarterbacks, at any point in the game did you consider going to Garrett, and might you expect to play both this weekend?

BRIAN KELLY: It was never a conversation. There was never a time during the game where Mike and I, Mike Denbrock that is, or Joe Sloan had a conversation about, Hey, let's make a change here. Let's see if that's the best option for us.

That was never a conversation. And right now, Jayden is or No. 1 quarterback.