1. Leonard Fournette continues to stake his claim to the 2015 Heisman Trophy
One or two games like the past couple from Fournette and you can just ship him the Heisman Trophy already.
The LSU (No. 8) star running back has made minced meat out of a couple formidable defenses the past couple of weeks, and his latest offering against Syracuse — a program that had the nation’s No. 2 run defense before the game — could have been even better if not for a 90-plus yard run that was called back on a penalty.
Fournette finished his afternoon against the Orange with 244 yards on 26 carries with two touchdowns, carrying the Tigers to a 34-24 victory over Syracuse.
The past two weeks he’s rushed for 472 yards and five touchdowns. At this point the Heisman is his to lose — everybody pretty much agrees on this point, including Shaquille O’Neal, who tweeted out his support and deemed the race already over.
We’re not going to argue with the big guy.