Zach Mettenberger is calm, cool and collected in late June before shooting his video spot for the pre-game announcements shown in Tiger Stadium. The senior quarterback knows the 2013 season is make-or-break for him. Pressure? He understands it. He also acknowledges that this could very well be his last season starting for a football team—ever.
But, consider this: last season, he threw for 12 touchdowns, amassing more than 2,600 yards. His completion rate was around 60%.
This year, he has a new weapon—Offensive Coordinator Cam Cameron, who joined the LSU staff in the off-season after coaching for the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens. Already, the two have hit it off, with Cameron instilling the attitude of a winner into a player who in just one season had his share of stellar plays under center.