Ahead of the Texas Bowl on Dec. 27 against Houston, multiple LSU players have opted out. Interim coach Frank Wilson addressed the blowing injury concerns in the locker room, including the QB Garrett Nussmeier, and made an official announcement on the availability status for the Bowl games.

As per ESPN’s Matt Moscona’s report, LSU’s interim head coach Frank Wilson has made it clear that the fifth-year senior quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, senior cornerback Mansoor Delane, redshirt junior wide receiver Aaron Anderson, and junior linebacker Whit Weeks will not play in the Texas Bowl due to injury.

The report further noted that the redshirt junior offensive lineman Braelin Moore and the senior defensive end Jack Pyburn could also opt out, but the decision hadn’t been made yet.

“We are in discussion with some of those veteran players who may opt out,” France Wilson said. “We’re anticipating having the lion’s share of our team in quantity and in quality to be able to participate.”

The interim coach, Frank Wilson, then made it clear that they’re likely to play the Texas Bowl this postseason with the players who finished the regular season, except for those who have entered the transfer portal.

“I think we’ll have the guys that we finished the season with,” Franklin said. “We’re still working through it. As far as opt-outs, we’re not at the point where… we’ve had discussions with some of those veteran players who may opt out. We haven’t finalized that just yet, but we’re anticipating having the lion’s share of our team.”

Garrett Nussmeier & Mansoor Delane’s injury

Garrett Nussmeier has not played since the Alabama game on Nov. 8, after being benched in the second half. He missed the final three games of the regular season for LSU. Nussmeier has been dealing with abdominal strain since the preseason practice and managed to play throughout the regular season.

But the reaggravated strain took him out of the final stretch. He was replaced by sophomore Michael Van Buren in the last three games, clinching two wins in the three games he started. As Nussmeier has opted out, Van Buren is expected to start his fourth straight game for the Tigers at the Texas Bowl against Houston.

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Mansoor Delane has been dealing with a core injury throughout the season, but has managed to play throughout the season, except for the Western Kentucky game. However, Delane was able to bounce back to play next week at Oklahoma, where he recorded four tackles. He is expected to enter the 2026 NFL Draft, and his opting out seemingly hints that he’s preparing for a healthy pro-career.

Weeks suffered a broken ankle playing against South Carolina back on Oct. 11 and hasn’t shown up in the last four games before playing sparingly in the last two. Since Weeks has played his final game in an LSU uniform, his status still looks unclear.