2019 Baton Rouge (La.) University High quarterback John Gordon McKernan is staying home to play for LSU, he told 247Sports. The 6-1.5, 195-pound quarterback is walking on to the Tigers football team as a preferred walk-on and will be on campus this summer working out with the program.

"It’s one of those things where you grow up as a die hard Tiger fan," McKernan told 247Sports. "Growing up as a kid I always dreamed of running out on the field in Tiger Stadium, but I never thought it would turn into a reality. So I am thrilled to start my journey and try to do whatever I can to contribute to the team. Keep my head down and work my butt off."

The three-star quarterback on the industry-generated 247Sports Composite was 27-1 as a starter for the Cubs, en route to multiple state championships as he played on the nationally ranked team. McKernan ranks as the No. 78 overall pro-styler quarterback in the country.

Arkansas-Monticello and Southern offered McKernan scholarships while other programs like Florida, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana Tech and others had also targeted him with preferred walk-on opportunities. McKernan joins a quarterback room that includes the likes of returning starter Joe Burrow, backup Myles Brennan and true freshman Peter Parrish.

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