Leonard Fournette to auction jersey for flood relief efforts in South Carolina (Update)
LSU running back Leonard Fournette had another big day against South Carolina on Saturday, but an announcement he made after the game was arguably more impressive.
After racking up 158 yards and a touchdown in a 45-24 win over South Carolina, Fournette said in a postgame interview that he wants to auction off his game jersey to raise money for those affected by significant flooding in South Carolina.
Leonard Fournette auctioning off his game jersey to help with relief effort in South Carolina. #LSU pic.twitter.com/VwmV8wlPyZ
— Julie Boudwin (@Julie_Boudwin) October 10, 2015
That flooding forced Saturday’s game to move from its scheduled site at Williams-Brice Stadium in South Carolina to Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. And after it initially looked like it would be a violation for Fournette to auction the jersey, the NCAA announced on Twitter it would allow him to do so.
Leonard Fournette can auction his jersey for SC flood victims.
— NCAA (@NCAA) October 11, 2015
Fournette's family was impacted by Hurricane Katrina, so you can tell it means a lot to him to help out the folks in South Carolina.
Fournette passed the 1,000-yard mark on an 87-yard touchdown run to open the third quarter. In doing so, Fournette tied an NCAA record by reaching that milestone in just his team’s fifth game of the season.
Fournette’s 1,022 yards in five games is eighth-best in FBS history.
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