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Leonard Fournette won’t stop putting up Heisman performances

ByJonathan Bass|
Sep 26, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) scores a touchdown after braking a tackle by Syracuse Orange cornerback Wayne Morgan (2) during the first quarter in a game at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2015; Syracuse, NY, USA; LSU Tigers running back Leonard Fournette (7) scores a touchdown after braking a tackle by Syracuse Orange cornerback Wayne Morgan (2) during the first quarter in a game at the Carrier Dome. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports

Leonard Fournette scored on another beautiful touchdown run against Syracuse.

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Leonard Fournette travelled up to Jim Brown’s old stomping grounds and put together another absolutely astounding performance. With his team up by seven, and the Tigers having stalled inside the red zone on their previous possession, it was time for Buga Nation to put in some work.

Les Miles dialed No. 7 and kept going to the well for a scoring drive that looked like this:

  • 1st and 10 at LSU 25: Leonard Fournette run for 9 yds to the LSU 34
  • 2nd and 1 at LSU 34: Leonard Fournette run for 7 yds to the LSU 41 (first down)
  • 1st and 10 at LSU41: Leonard Fournette run for a loss of 3 yards to the LSU 38
  • 2nd and 13 at LSU 38: Leonard Fournette run for 62 yds for a TD

Total drive: four Fournette runs, 75 yards and a touchdown.

In the time it took to write this post, Fournette ripped off an 87-yard touchdown run that was eventually called back due to an illegal formation penalty.

Through three quarters, Fournette had tallied 213 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries – a ho-hum effort compared to last week’s 228 yards and three touchdowns on 19 carries. The man is unquestionably the Heisman front-runner at this point, and LSU might as well book his tickets for New York now.

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