Anthony Jennings (American football)
| Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns – No. 11 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class | Senior |
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| Born: | October 31, 1994 Marietta, Georgia |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 216 lb (98 kg) |
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| High school | Marietta (GA) |
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Anthony Jennings (born October 31, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns football team. He played for the LSU Tigers from 2013 to 2015. He transferred to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in June 2016.
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. He then decided in July 2016 that he would go on to play for UL-Lafayette and would be highly favored to win the starting job.[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
- ^ Rivals.com
- ^ Elite 11 QB Anthony Jennings commits to LSU
- ^ Marietta QB Jennings commits to LSU
- ^ LSU QB Anthony Jennings is ready if needed Archived September 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ LSU quarterback Anthony Jennings manages Outback Bowl win in first start
- ^ Anthony Jennings will start at QB for LSU against Wisconsin, according to report
- ^ Ching, David (March 10, 2016). "Anthony Jennings to transfer from LSU". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
- ^ http://theadvocate.com/sports/lsu/12689249-123/lsu-qb-anthony-jennings-two