BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier can see why he might appear conceited when periodically imploring teammates to hop on the “Nuss Bus.”

The prolific passer and potential Heisman Trophy candidate, whose ninth-ranked Tigers open the season at No. 4 Clemson on Saturday night, insists he's not that full of himself.

“It is definitely an ironic thing; it’s not me being cocky,” Nussmeier said of the nickname that he first heard in reference to his father, Doug, when the elder Nussmeier was the Washington Huskies’ offensive coordinator from 2009 to 2011.

“My teammates and people who spend time around me know that I wouldn’t speak about myself like that,” the younger Nussmeier said. “I think it’s pretty funny.”

The 23-year-old QB, now in his fifth year in college, said in an

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