Education
Jennings attended Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia.
Jennings attended Marietta High School in Marietta, Georgia.
He played for the Louisiana State University Tigers from 2013 to 2015. He was ranked by Rivals.com as a four-star recruit and the sixth best dual-threat quarterback in his class. Jennings committed to play college football at Louisiana State University in June 2012.
As a true freshman in 2013, Jennings was the backup quarterback to Zach Mettenberger.
After Mettenberger tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Jennings started the 2014 Outback Bowl against Iowa. Overall he appeared in nine games, passing for 181 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
Jennings entered his sophomore season in 2014 as Louisiana State University"s starting quarterback. In 2015, Jennings lost the starting quarterback job to Brandon Harris.
On March 10, 2016, Louisiana State University announced that Jennings intends on transferring to another school.
At the time of the announcement, he was scheduled to graduate in the summer of 2016. As a graduate transfer, he would be eligible to play immediately at his new school. Jennings was arrested on Thursday, June 25th, 2015 with two teammates for breaking and entering and burglary.