LSU quarterback Max Johnson will soon be back in Baton Rouge for spring workouts with the Tigers after a strong finish to his true freshman season. Check out the video below of Johnson working out back in Georgia to kick off his 2021 offseason workouts. After wrapping up his first season, head coach Ed Orgeron praised Johnson, who the staff turned to as the starter late in the season.
"He's got ice in his veins," Orgeron said after the Ole Miss win. "He was raised on football. He knows how to react. He's even-keeled, the same guy every day. He matured a lot tonight. He's going to be a great quarterback for us. It looked like the more he played, the more he got comfortable and the more he was able to execute the offense without turning the football over. I think that's the big part of it."
Johnson got his first start against Florida in an upset win, where he engineered another two-minute drill for points in a game where he totaled 291 total yards and three touchdowns. In his final game of 2020, he overcame an interception late in the game to finish with 480 total yards and five total touchdowns, lifting the Tigers to the win.
“The coaches were telling me to have a short rearview mirror," Johnson said after the game. "There is a big windshield when you look forward. You have to look forward. I made a mistake. We are in the red zone and I should have thrown it out of the back of the end zone and gotten a field goal. I have to be better in that area."
Great workout with the boys! @KingDowdy5 @PettwayDylan @D1_Athens looking forward to next year! pic.twitter.com/iInn32jAem
— Max Johnson (@qbmjohnson2020) January 6, 2021
Despite many departures off the 2019 team, other opt outs during the season, and other obstacles, Johnson said he'll remember this 5-5 Tigers team forever and all the adversity they overcame.
“I will remember these players and these guys forever," Johnson said. "I am thankful for them. I will never forget this time.”
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