Fans, media react to QB Myles Brennan’s decision to retire
LSU was the center of perhaps the biggest story in the college football world on Monday when news broke that sixth-year quarterback Myles Brennan, considered one of the top competitors to win the starting job in 2022, decided to retire from football.
That decision was later confirmed in a release by the Tigers.
Brennan saw a pair of season-ending injuries during the last two campaigns that limited him to just three games in that span, all of which were starts. Brennan faced competition from Arizona State transfer Jayden Daniels and redshirt freshman Garrett Nussmeier this offseason, and now, Daniels appears to be the favorite to win the job.
The news took the college football world by storm, and LSU fans — in addition to the national media and other outside observers — were taken aback by the decision.
Here were some of their reactions.
Myles Brennan's career being totally derailed by a fishing accident might make him go down as the Most LSU QB of all time. Sad that it never worked out for him.
— PodKATT (@valleyshook) August 15, 2022
Myles Brennan signed NIL deals with Raising Canes, Smoothie King, GameCoin, Smalls Sliders and Hollingsford Richards Ford.
He didn’t play a single game since signing, but because NIL deals can’t be based on performance, he keeps all the money. https://t.co/Ct6Vmc5rrM
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) August 15, 2022
After the scrimmage last week, you got the idea that this was between Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier. The long and winding road that was Myles Brennan's LSU career has come to an end. https://t.co/tVIMbGpSn9
— Will (@rozenwill) August 15, 2022
Matt Canada called plays for Myles Brennan at LSU
— Will (@rozenwill) August 15, 2022
How long did I cover Myles Brennan? Scout was still around when I started covering him.
Best of luck to him on his next chapter. #LSU https://t.co/EVFFcDLPSt
— Billy Embody (@BillyEmbody) August 15, 2022
LSU senior QB Myles Brennan was not at practice on Monday.
Both Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier took all of the first team reps.#LSU
— Glen West (@glenwest21) August 15, 2022
As @MylesBrennan ends his college career in football, I will always remember this… #GeauxTigers pic.twitter.com/drkufOs2Ow
— Erica Kaiser (@EricaKaiser_) August 15, 2022
Brian Kelly telling Myles Brennan that he didn’t win the starting job. https://t.co/ndJbw8aM1q pic.twitter.com/EbU99mm5Hb
— Ben Stevens (@BenScottStevens) August 15, 2022
Myles Brennan is the most interesting case study of the transfer portal era.
To oversimplify:
LSU portal'd in Burrow. Brennan could've left. Didn't. Waited. Tough injury breaks. Program dysfunction. Big NIL deals. New regime. Still didn't leave. More transfers come in. Retires. https://t.co/iaZwcpTxiX— Nick Suss (@nicksuss) August 15, 2022
Talked myself into betting LSU over 6.5 wins. https://t.co/Q99eqOFbwY
— Blake Schuster (@Schustee) August 15, 2022
I better not hear one person say Myles Brennan is a “quitter.”
Not a damn one#LSU https://t.co/2OqQrdNYZp
— Nick Dias (@TheNickDias) August 15, 2022
I’ll forever have so much respect for Myles and the way he stuck it out and just competed. Didn’t work out for him, but he is a Tiger through and through. Good luck to him in wherever he goes from here @MylesBrennan #GeauxMyles #GeauxTigers 🐯
— HoldThatTiger (@HoldThatTiger1) August 15, 2022
Myles Brennan retired from football today. How long was he at LSU?
He was recruited by Les Miles— TND (@TNDTweets) August 15, 2022
I feel for Myles Brennan. He stuck it out behind Burrow and when he finally got his shot at the starting job, he suffered not just one but TWO injury setbacks.
I don’t blame him for hanging it up. If you’re not getting the starting job in year 6, what’s the point? Best to him.
— Caroline Fenton (@carolinefenton1) August 15, 2022
Myles Brennan will be one of the biggest what-if’s in LSU history. Everything that could have possibly went wrong (aside from him playing poorly) the last two years did.
At least he got a championship ring and NIL money!
— Evan Saacks (@evansaacks) August 15, 2022
