TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Leonard Fournette sat beside his teammates, his helmet off, his big, beaming eyes void of emotion. The clock ticked away. That smile of his, the one that shows his braces and reminds us that he’s still a boy in a man’s body, was gone. He stared into space, silent. Meanwhile, Derrick Henry ran a 38th time, crossing the 200-yard mark as Alabama finished off a 30-16 win over LSU.
Fournette stayed on the bench for a moment when the game ended and fans started in on another rendition of “Rammer Jammer.