LSU head coach Brian Kelly provided an injury update regarding his team’s star quarterback on Friday.

Kelly said Garrett Nussmeier has tendinitis in his patella. According to Kelly, he does not have a torn ACL, as was rumored this week to possibly be the case.

“This is pre-existing, and he probably just planted the wrong way,” Kelly said. “There’s nothing really to see on film with it. But it pissed it off – aggravated it, would be the better way to put it, for me… He aggravated it a little bit, but he’s good to go.”

Kelly says that on a scale of 1-10, Nussmeier’s injury is a 1.5.

“And that’s just being honest with you, so we get the right information out there regarding Nuss,” Kelly said.

“It’s not a serious injury, and it’s like guys dealing with tendinitis virtually every day in life,” Kelly added.

Nussmeier is considered one of the top returning quarterbacks in college football, viewed as a Heisman Trophy candidate and projected to be an early first-round pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.

He finished fifth in the FBS last season with 4,052 yards passing and was tied for 10th nationally with 29 passing touchdowns.

Clemson, of course, opens the season against LSU at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium on Aug. 30 (7:30 p.m., ABC).