Four hundred and fourteen. Leonard Fournette had gone 414 consecutive carries without fumbling the ball once. The living legend currently terrorizing opponents out of LSU’s backfield, the gigantic intimidator of a Tiger running back, the man with hands as strong as a vise grip and legs as thick and tough as tree trunks, hadn’t fumbled a football in almost two years.
On Saturday, Fournette had the ball ripped away twice – both times by the same Mississippi State linebacker.
If Fournette had never heard of the man who twice stripped him of his most prized possession, it’s no surprise.