Mississippi State mounted a valiant comeback behind backup quarterback Damian Williams, but came up short to No. 20 ranked LSU 23-20.
For a while it looked like the game would get out of hand. Still bothered from a Week 1 ankle injury, Leonard Fournette ran with the force of a freight train racking up 174 yards of total offense and two touchdowns. He was not perfect, fumbling twice.
Fournette established his physical presence early in the first quarter when he stiff-armed redshirt sophomore safety Brandon Bryant. Calling it a stiff-arm is a polite euphemism for the act of violence that took place.