On fourth-and-1, Fournette appeared to have a first down when Harris forced a fumble recovered by Foster Moreau. And Oklahoma State’s Chuba Hubbard, Clemson’s Travis Etienne, Alabama’s Najee Harris and Mississippi State’s Kylin Hill lead a promising group of college backs. It was the Leonard Fournette show as he had 28 carries for 159 yards and three touchdowns. The momentum led to another TD moments later after the Bulldogs recovered the ensuing onsides kick.Usually a fumble means a demotion and two could mean sitting out a game. It was not quite the triumphant return to the field Fournette and the LSU faithful hoped for. Safety Kivon Coman went low on Fournette at the 5-yard line but in another display of great athleticism, Fournette drove through his tackle, stretched his body, planted his right hand on the ground and with his left stretched the ball across the goal line. Leonard Fournette did three things Saturday against Mississippi State he seldom does: fumble once, fumble twice and run out of bounds. It wasn't a dominant block but he pushed LB Dezmond Harris downfield enough to take him out of the play as Fournette showed great burst up field.Fournette broke into the clear and had one man to beat for what would have been a 75-yard TD run, but Dural, coming from Fournette's right, angled in front of him to block that man, safety Kendrick Market. Dural never got there because Fournette had to slow up to cut left behind the block and tripped over Dural's legs. Fournette… Fournette, meanwhile, is trying to clear the air. It was his 17th career 100-yard game and gives him 285 yards on 51 carries for the season. But his two fumbles in the second half opened the door for a Mississippi State comeback. On third-and-8 from the 3, he powered through several tacklers to get a first down by inches. He did score his final TD six plays later. He accelerated through a hole with a nice cut and got by Graham near the goal line for a 25-yard scoring run. The safety in the next gap made a diving try but Fournette's legs powered through the attempted arm tackle. He missed a week and two scrimmages. He had a chance to lower his shoulder and pile drive defensive back Jamoral Graham near the sidelines but simply stepped out of bounds.Fournette had been strong otherwise and especially on the drive prior to the fourth-down fumble. He played college football at LSU, and was drafted by the Jaguars with the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.. He had only one fumble since then, at Ole Miss last year, which was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown by guard Will Clapp.Fournette had the ball pulled out of his hands by Bulldogs' linebacker Dez Harris after picking up a first down at midfield on LSU's second possession of the second half with the Tigers up 23-6. "But he didn't want to sit right there, he wanted to get in the game so that really kind of told me that his ankle was doing pretty good.
"Generally he would have had eight carries in one of the preseason scrimmages and then as many as 12 carries and then maybe as many as 15 carries," Miles said. Fournette rushed for a career-high 1,152 yards last season and improved as a receiver, too, … In the fourth quarter, with LSU driving, he turned the corner for 10 yards and picked up a first down. The ball was spotted short after officials looked at a replay.This time Mississippi State cashed in. "Miles said Fournette was not limited coming into the game, although he did point out Fournette didn't get as much work in fall camp because of the original ankle injury on Aug. 16. "True, that. But having Fournette in the game is still LSU's best chance at victory. Report: Leonard Fournette waived by Jacksonville Jaguars August 31, 2020 Tiger Rag News Services Football , LSU 0 ESPN reported Monday morning that the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars have waived former LSU all-America running back Leonard Fournette after just three seasons. Fournette had not fumbled the ball away to the opponent in 414 carries dating to the 2014 Ole Miss game. On his first touchdown, he carried Mississippi State linebacker Leo Lewis into the end zone for a 5-yard score. They were his first two TDs of the season.It's also worth noting that Fournette was operating behind an ever-changing offensive line. "He's one of the most ball-secure runners that I've ever had," LSU coach Les Miles said afterward. He would up with 28 carries, three on LSU's last two drives when the Tigers were hanging on by a field goal.So much for lessening the load on Fournette, who was coming off an ankle injury and a 2015 season with 300 carries. He was jawing with defenders from the start, presumably for them trying to rough him up. State didn't capitalize but it kept LSU in poor starting field position on the next three drives. Up close look at LSU RB Leonard Fournette vs. Mississippi State: Film Study 15 LSU over Mississippi State 21-19 on Saturday night. Had Fournette gone to the right he would probably have scored. And, yet, there was Fournette back in the game trying to help the Tigers finish, proving no matter how much LSU throws the ball, the offense is still built mostly around the 6-feet-3, 235-pound back.Fournette, who rushed for 147 yards on 28 carries, did not come out for interviews after the game. "Certainly we got to fix those turnovers, but we're getting him back in shape and we're investing in what will be a very talented back and everybody knows that is Leonard has good ball security. Even more remarkable was that it was achieved with Mississippi State bunching defensive players close to the line of scrimmage all night.Fournette showed that as good as he was last season, he's going to be even better in 2015.
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