Leonard Fournette reprised his role as one of the best running backs college football has ever seen with his performance against Ole Miss Saturday night.
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The junior man-boy rushed for an LSU school record 284 yards on 16 carries (breaking Ally Broussard's record of 250 rushing yards in 2004) in the Tigers' 38-21 victory over the the Rebels. And he wasn't even 100 percent.
"I'm out of shape," Fournetten told reporters after the game. "I'm, like, 230 to 233 right now, so, over these two weeks, man, getting myself back in shape. Also, rehabbing my ankle and getting into it."
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Fournette missed LSU's last three games with a nagging ankle injury, which he says he's still recovering from. There was absolutely no evidence to support that claim last night, though, as he ripped of runs of 78, 76 and 59 yards en route to a video game like average of 35.6 yards per carry in his first seven attempts.
That should be frightening news to Alabama as the two sides hook up in a couple weeks for a game that could throw a monkey wrench in the Tide's bid to repeat as national champions.
