LSU RB Leonard Fournette’s game-worn jersey auction finishes with incredible

LSU was scheduled to play at South Carolina on October 10, but the game was relocated to LSU just days before the game because flooding in Columbia, S.C., forced a change of venue.

The total was the highest price paid for a game-worn jersey in an Internet auction, surpassing the previous high of $31,070, which was the price paid Friday for a game-used Frank Sinkwich jersey. It was sold on the LSU website with the permission of the NCAA.

According to LSU athletics, the final bid on Fournette’s game-worn jersey was $101,000.

Fournette announced immediately following the Tigers 45-24 win against USC he planned to auction the jersey and donate all proceeds to South Carolina flood relief.

Leonard Fournette’s jersey auction became a bidding war on Monday morning. Fournette’s jersey ended up selling for $101 thousand.

Fournette volunteered to auction the jersey to aid with flood relief for South Carolina.

“Having been through a similar situation with my family during Hurricane Katrina when I was 10 years old, this is something I wanted to do to help those in need”, Fournette said in a statement. “The generosity of people helped my family make it through Hurricane Katrina”.

In addition to the No. 7 jersey are autographed game used helmets by LSU Head Football Coach Les Miles and South Carolina Head Football Coach Steve Spurrier.

The highest bid ever placed on a college football player’s jersey was $42,500 for a 2013 Johnny Manziel game-worn Texas A&M jersey.