He helped LSU rack up a season-best 624 total yards, which included 394 rushing yards and 4 rushing touchdowns. In a touching moment, Fournette, who rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries in Saturday’s 45-24 win over South Carolina, announced his intention to auction the jersey for charity while reading a prepared statement in a postgame interview.
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South Carolina started junior Perry Orth at quarterback due to a shoulder injury suffered last week by freshman Lorenzo Nunez. But big-time performances by TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin (against Kansas State) and Florida State running back Dalvin Cook (against Miami) reminded voters that legit candidates exist outside Baton Rouge.
Orth quickly led South Carolina 61 yards in three plays, connecting with Pharoh Cooper on 43 yard touchdown pass for the final Gamecocks touchdown of the day with 39 seconds to play in the 3 quarter. Facing a third-and-24 at its own 38, Harris appeared to overthrow his intended receiver, but a streaking Travin Dural caught the pass on the fly and went untouched for a 62-yard score. And today what I’m seeing is people are excited about the game we are very proud to be able to host this game for South Carolina but even more importantly people are giving back.
“It was hard week for so many South Carolinians”, Spurrier said.
During the week, Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said his team only had two running plays, drawing the ire of fans, and that one wasn’t working.
“Truly thankful for the outpouring of support and the love LSU has shown to the Carolina fans”.
It didn’t help how South Carolina’s backs couldn’t make many plays once they got to the LSU linebackers. Oklahoma punted on five of its six possessions in the first half as the Longhorns built a 14-3 lead at the break. It also ties him with 10 other college football greats in Marcus Allen, Ricky Williams and Barry Sanders as players to reach that mark in five games. Rashad Fenton returned a kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown. Plus they have allowed only three rushing touchdowns all season long, but they have not faced the likes of a Fournette this season. LSU’s defense has not put forth a good, focused effort for a full game yet, and they should get their chance this coming weekend. The combination of a formidable passing attack to match a dominant running game gave LSU its first resemblance of a multidimensional offense this season, something they will need going forward.
I don’t want to go too far and make Derrius Guice out to be the next Fournette quite yet.
No. 11 Florida scored touchdowns on two of its first three drives.
“It was weird not having many people in the stadium”, Dupre said.
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“Just going back and watching him when he was at Clemson, knowing what he did at Alabama and seeing what he’s doing now, you know, merging all those things together….” A relentless and physical ground game would be the difference for LSU, though, who won 45-24 behind 54 rushes for 396 yards.
