LSU quarterback Myles Brennan is still a ways from getting back to throwing footballs, but he's been back around the team at practice this week.
Brennan's return came with a "big scar" on his left arm and he said he was in a lot of pain, Tigers coach Ed Orgeron shared during the first edition of his weekly show at TJ Ribs.
"I felt for him. But … he was happy and laughing today," Orgeron said during the first edition of his weekly show at TJ Ribs. "Me and him were joking. It was great to see him around the team."
Brennan was in line to compete with sophomore Max Johnson for LSU's starting job, but broke his left arm in a freak accident as he prepared for a fishing trip days before the team reported for camp. He underwent surgery to repair the break, ending the competition before it started.
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Orgeron said he expects Brennan to be back with the team at some point this season. The injury was to his non-throwing arm, which will make for a lower hurdle in getting back to throwing.
"I don’t know exactly when he’s gonna be back. We’re gonna try to get him back as soon as we can," Orgeron said. "It’s his left arm so we can start some throwing pretty soon and hopefully we can get him back maybe midway to the latter part of the season.”
With the injury the Tigers have been able to install their offense knowing Johnson will be the starter, and also drill on some of the differences in running an offense through a left-handed passer. One element Orgeron has had to reinforce more after Brennan's injury is Johnson's need to be smart about how he uses his legs and impressive athleticism as a runner.
"The guy is a tremendous runner, but obviously I told him we’ve got to be careful," Orgeron said. "We need to let him play, but we don’t have to beat him up and make him run the ball too many times. We only have two quarterbacks.”
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