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Florida linebackers coach praises LSU backfield

Those are all superlatives that Florida linebackers coach Randy Shannon bestowed upon LSU running back Leonard Fournette on Wednesday morning.

But despite all of the sophomore’s qualities, Shannon believes the Heisman Trophy frontrunner’s greatest strength is the reinforcements he has behind him.

"What makes Fournette really, really special is that he has other guys that alternate in the backfield," Shannon said. "He’s not carrying the load all the time. That makes him special."

Those guys would be freshman Derrius Guice and sophomore Darrel Williams, both of whom are providing Fournette with extra rest while not allowing the running game to drop off in production without him on the field.