LSU's Leonard Fournette takes early Heisman reins with career rushing day
When Heisman voters are looking for Leonard Fournette’s signature moment, they have plenty from which to choose.
And most will likely be from Saturday's 45-21 win against Auburn.
Fournette, who played a little more than three quarters, finished with 19 carries for 228 yards and three touchdowns. The yards and the touchdowns were career highs (he also had three touchdowns against Mississippi State last week).
And all of his three touchdowns were dynamic.
His first came with 2:10 remaining in the first half when he scampered past and barreled over several would-be tacklers en route to a 40-yard score.
That score wouldn’t be the only time Fournette would make the Auburn defense look like tackling dummies he was simply brushing out of the way.
During his second touchdown, Fournette threw a guy over his shoulder as he ran 29 yards for a score early in the third quarter.
He’d add another touchdown late in the third with a dive from the 1-yard line.
Fournette did come up lame on that final score after taking an Auburn helmet to the knee, but it was safe to say his job was pretty much done anyway. He made one more on-field appearance as a kickoff returner in the fourth quarter, but the ball sailed out of the end zone for a touchback.
Fournette was definitely a player to watch heading into the season, but he’s already exceeded expectations. During two games this year — both SEC games — Fournette has rushed for 47 times for 387 yards and six scores. That’s a whopping 8.23 yards per rush against SEC teams.
It’s clear Fournette is the Heisman favorite at this point and with games against Syracuse and Eastern Michigan coming up, he has a chance to strengthen his hold on that title.
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