“This is one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make, not playing in the bowl, but it’s best for me and my future,” Fournette stated last Friday. “It was hard telling the guys. I love them dearly. You grow so close together through this. I’ll forever thank them and support them.”
Fournette will be entering the 2017 NFL Draft, and will take this time to focus on that rather than the upcoming game vs. Louisville.
The star running back claimed his reasoning behind not making one last college football appearance was due to an ankle injury he sustained back during fall camp and re-aggravated vs.