Leonard Fournette
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BATON ROUGE — For the second time in three years, LSU running back Leonard Fournette has been tabbed the winner of the Corbett Award, which is presented annually to the most outstanding amateur mal
LSU’s Leonard Fournette added another honor to his list of achievements in 2015 as he’s been crowned the NCAA rushing champion with an average of 162.8 yards a contest.
LSU coach Les Miles wasn’t at all surprised by Leonard Fournette’s performance in the Texas Bowl.
At this point, Miles is used to seeing his All-America running back take over games.
Jerald Hawkins, a redshirt junior LSU offensive lineman and West St. Mary High alum, has started 10 of LSU’s 11 games this season and is No. 1 on the Tigers’ depth chart at left tackle. (Submitted Photo/Courtesy of LSU Sports Information)
No. 22 LSU has one of the best running backs in the country and Texas Tech’s run defense is among the nation’s worst.
LSU running back Leonard Fournette was named a consensus All-America as a result of appearing on the first-team ballot of three of the five most recognized All-America teams, the NCAA announced Thu