Anthony Jennings

Anthony Jennings
Position Quarterback
Class Senior
Career history
College
  • LSU (2013–2015)
High school Marietta (GA)
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-31) October 31, 1994
Place of birth Marietta, Georgia
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 216 lb (98 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Anthony Jennings (born October 31, 1994) is an American football quarterback. He played for the LSU Tigers from 2013 to 2015.

Early years

Jennings attended Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia. He was ranked by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and the sixth best dual-threat quarterback in his class.[1] Jennings committed to play college football at Louisiana State University in June 2012.[2][3]

College career

As a true freshman in 2013, Jennings was the backup quarterback to Zach Mettenberger.[4] After Mettenberger tore his ACL, Jennings started the 2014 Outback Bowl against Iowa.[5] Overall he appeared in nine games, passing for 181 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Jennings entered his sophomore season in 2014 as LSU's starting quarterback.[6] In 2015, Jennings lost the starting quarterback job to Brandon Harris. On March 10, 2016, LSU announced that Jennings intends on transferring to another school. At the time of the announcement, he was scheduled to graduate in the summer of 2016. As a graduate transfer, he would be eligible to play immediately at his new school.[7]

Controversy

Jennings was arrested on Thursday, June 25th, 2015 with two teammates for breaking and entering and burglary. http://theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/12689249-123/lsu-qb-anthony-jennings-two [8]

References

  1. ↑ Rivals.com
  2. ↑ Elite 11 QB Anthony Jennings commits to LSU
  3. ↑ Marietta QB Jennings commits to LSU
  4. ↑ LSU QB Anthony Jennings is ready if needed
  5. ↑ LSU quarterback Anthony Jennings manages Outback Bowl win in first start
  6. ↑ Anthony Jennings will start at QB for LSU against Wisconsin, according to report
  7. ↑ Ching, David (March 10, 2016). "Anthony Jennings to transfer from LSU". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ http://theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/12689249-123/lsu-qb-anthony-jennings-two

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