WATCH: Jayden Daniels tosses perfect pass to Kayshon Boutte in practice
There’s nothing prettier in football than a over-the-shoulder reception on a fade route, and LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels hooked up with star wideout Kayshon Boutte with a perfectly-placed ball where only his wide receiver could catch it during a drill at practice Wednesday afternoon.
Daniels is rumored to have been head coach Brian Kelly’s selection to be the starter Week One when the Tigers battle the Florida State Seminoles in New Orleans – and throws like this are why. When Daniels addressed the media about it, he was asked if head coach Brian Kelly had named him the starting quarterback. He denied any rumors, saying no decision has been made quite yet.
Regardless of Kelly’s decision, it’s obvious Daniels and Boutte have a built-in chemistry to be able to pull of plays like that.
Brian Kelly provides thoughts on Jayden Daniels, Garrett Nussmeier amid competition
The LSU quarterback competition went from three to two to start the week with the announcement that Myles Brennan would be walking away from football. With that decision, it leaves Jayden Daniels and Garrett Nussmeier as Brian Kelly’s two options. To this point, he says he’s still seeing a mixed bag from both in their day to day work.
Kelly discussed what he is seeing in the LSU QB competition during his press conference earlier today. He says while they’re placing more of an emphasis on taking care of the ball, the pair have down well with timing, protection and operation as a whole.
“I thought what they did well was distribute the football on time, protected themselves. I thought yesterday we made some untimely errors. We threw a couple interceptions in the red zone. You can’t turn the ball over. I thought they were very good with the football today,” said Kelly. “I don’t like talking about managing because (it) gets a definition that they’re just doing well enough to get by. They were smart with the football today, they made plays and I thought did a really good job of operating.”