Auburn vs. LSU Score, Recap & Analysis

Then the 6-1, 230-pound Fournette finished that play with a finesse move that buckled the knees of safety Nick Ruffin, and No. 13 LSU was well on its way to a 45-21 victory over 18th-ranked Auburn on Saturday. “I put team before that”.

And he just kept coming as did a bevy of other LSU backs.

He only played for three quarters, but Leonard Fournette announced himself as a frontrunner for the Heisman Trophy after the second game of his sophomore season.

Fournette could be in for a big afternoon after how Auburn’s run defense looked against Louisville. Crow passed away last June. “He is an unbelievable runner and a very talented individual”.

All Fournette did was average 193.5 yards in those games, nearly 30 yards a game ahead of anyone else in the Bowl Subdivision. And making those reads, Quinn said, are where his inexperience has shown.

Stanford bounced back from its tough loss to Northwestern with a complete win over Central Florida.

The Tigers from Baton Rouge outgained the Tigers from Auburn in total offense 485 to 260, which is a great thing not to be overlooked. Quarterback Brandon Harris, who was 9-for-14 for 71 yards in a victory at Mississippi State a week earlier, was 12-of-17 for 74 yards and a touchdown against Auburn. Though Alabama’s secondary is suspect, you don’t want to get into a one-dimensional game against the Tide. “Because he was exhausted of getting run over”. LSU was not ranked in any of the final polls after last season for the first time since the 2008 season.

NOTES: LSU linebacker Deion Jones will be suspended for the first half of LSU’s game Saturday at Syracuse because of a targeted hit to the head of Auburn quarterback Jeremy Johnson…. A 71-yard run on LSU’s first play set up a touchdown run from quarterback Brandon Harris.

“Guys have to step up and play”, Jones said”.

As for bowling over tacklers, he said simply, “It was fun”. “He’s something else”. Apparently, the play of Fournette has sparked a major reaction for some.

LSU coach Les Miles is not shunning Heisman talk about Fournette.

Obviously this game is one of the best of the weekend in college football and could go either way. That’s not my focus.

“I think our football team has the potential to be dominant on offense and defense and special teams”, Miles said. “We are going to get better, roll our sleeves up and get ready for next week”.

LSU running back Leonard Fournette made a freshman mistake previous year when he flashed a premature Heisman Trophy pose after the first touchdown run of his college career – an innocuous, 4-yard score against underwhelming Sam Houston State.

“I was just feeding off of the crowd, the loud noises”, noted Fournette of his tone setting first play from scrimmage, “Coach Frank (Wilson) told me to get in that zone”. I don’t know that I’ve been around one of those. “You have to give him credit”.

LSU’s talented offensive line will continue to help determine how well Fournette does as well.

You will see Leonard Fournette terrifying defenses the rest of the season. Miles pointed out how he picked up a tackle and threw him into another tackle and never went down. It’s what they wanted to have happen.

He has rushed for 387 yards the past two weeks against Mississippi State and Auburn and has more yardage than any tailback in the SEC other than Chubb, another super sophomore who has 468 yards in three games. “Big shouts out to the O-line”.