Garrett Nussmeier Heartbroken as Partners in Crime Join his Girlfriend to Leave QB1 Stranded at LSU For Senior Year

Baton Rouge took a collective sigh of relief about a fortnight ago. Those of an LSU persuasion were fearing the worst as the walls were

closing in on them. Three straight losses down the stretch took them out of the playoff reckoning. Couple this with their embarrassing

failure to keep Bryce Underwood committed and an overall poor Signing Day made matters worse. Fortunately, things are on the

up again. They’ve won the Texas Bowl, and QB1 Garrett Nussmeier has confirmed he’s foregoing the NFL draft to return to LSU,

minus a couple of pillars of strength.

In a video posted on X, Nussmeier confirmed, “I’m fully committed to bringing this university a championship. My teammates,

coaches, and the fans will get the absolute best out of me every single day until we complete that goal.” After playing backup to

Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels in 2022 and 2023, Nussmeier took over the starting QB this season and threw for 3,739 yards

with 26 touchdowns completing 63.7 percent of his passes.

Following this announcement, he led LSU to a second bowl win after his career start in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Wisconsin on New

Year’s Day in 2024. In true Bowl game spirit, running back Josh Williams took the pigskin to the end-zone from a direct snap in his

last game for the Tigers. Nuss took to his IG to post a tribute.

Acknowledging the play and Williams’ overall aid in his own escapades, Nussmeier said “Nobody more deserving…been a fun ride

18…Gonna miss you fam love ya”. Williams was in his sixth year at LSU, having joined the team as a walk-on in 2019. During his

tenure, he proved to be a capable asset to the team both running the ball and in pass protection.

He was the first LSU walk-on to be selected to wear jersey #18 and is the last remaining member of the 2019 national champions

Tigers team. Fittingly the 5-9, 215-pound Houston product got to end his college football career at the NRG Stadium in Houston in

front of his family and friends. This year he played 13 games for LSU, finishing with 482 yards and six TDs.

Edwards posted a picture posed up with Nussmeier, who’s holding his Texas Bowl MVP trophy. “Proud of u brudda” wrote Edwards.

Garrett Nussmeier replied with “[You know] what it is…been a long ride.” Edwards transferred to LSU from Columbia University,

where he completed his undergraduate studies.

Meanwhile, Nuss’s performance was merited on an upward trend that goes back. Nuss also played lights out in LSU’s last regular

season game against Oklahoma. Against Baylor, Nussmeier threw for 304 yards, three touchdowns, and finished 24 of 34.

Post-game, he discussed persevering through a shoulder injury he picked up in the first half. He said he wanted to do so for the seniors

playing their last game at Tiger Stadium. These goodbyes have been coming for a long time and it is not the only

Off the field too, Nuss has had some difficult growing pains to deal with. His girlfriend, Ella Springfield, is a part of the graduating

class out of Baton Rouge. She shared a post on Instagram with pictures from her graduation celebration which also included a photo

with his boyfriend. In the caption, she wrote, “Hi my name is Ella Springfield and I just graduated from Louisiana State University.”