It was two months ago when Leonard Fournette showed up at SEC Media Day wearing bright crimson red pants.
For any other LSU player, that would have been a major incident, fueled by Internet rage over a player wearing the colors of his team’s rival.
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It’s safe to say Fournette can pretty much do whatever he wants.
That’s why LSU coach Les Miles laughed off the incident; that’s why Fournette lapped up the attention.
When you can do what Fournette can do; when you can carry a team’s College Football Playoff hopes on your back, does it really matter what color pants you wear?
A look at Four In/Four Out after Week 3 of the season:
Four In
1. Ole Miss: Despite what our friend Nicktator says, Ole Miss wasn’t gifted five turnovers. They were forced — and then they were turned into points. So, to reiterate: Alabama didn’t “give away” the game, and Alabama couldn’t stop the Ole Miss offense once the Rebels’ defense forced five turnovers and beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa like no one has since Nick Saban arrived in 2007. Up next: vs. Vanderbilt.
2. Michigan State: Nice bounce-back game against Air Force for the Spartans coming off the natural letdown of beating Oregon. The scary good thing for MSU: the run game can still get much better. When it does, the balance on offense will be overwhelming for opponents. Up next: vs. Central Michigan.
3. Ohio State: Urban Meyer said it best in Week 1 when asked about his state of quarterback riches: “I just can’t screw this up,” he said. Well, he hasn’t yet, but there clearly are issues with pace of the game, confidence at the position and play calling with new offensive coordinator Ed Warinner. Maybe it’s just bugs that need to be worked out, or maybe it’s something bigger. Up next: vs. Western Michigan.
4. Baylor: Had a bye week, but we gained information on the Bears by way of TCU. The Horned Frogs played SMU (at home) and won 56-37. Baylor played at SMU to start the season and won 56-21. You do the math. Up next: vs. Rice.
Four Out
5. TCU: It took Baylor two quarters to dispose of SMU. It took TCU nearly an entire game. Take what you want from it (probably very little), but understand that the TCU defense still needs work, and still has problems covering in the secondary (like last season) against spread teams – a problem that could evolve into something serious as soon as this week. Up next: at Texas Tech.
6. Georgia: We finally got to see what the Georgia coaches saw in graduate transfer quarterback Greyson Lambert all along. He was nearly perfect against South Carolina, the kind of game that could give him the needed confidence to continue to develop in the offense — especially with some big games on the horizon (Alabama, at Tennessee, Florida). Up next: vs. Southern.
7. Notre Dame: There’s something so refreshing about a team that continues to lose key starters (five for the season now), yet continues to win big games. It’s clear that DeShone Kizer has the ability to lead this ND team to big things, and more important: the defense looks salty. Up next: vs. UMass.
8. LSU: We knew what LSU had in the run game, but we didn’t know just how devastating it could be. We also didn’t know just how smart QB Brandon Harris would play because of a trio of running backs that can push the pile and pick up large chunks or short yardage first downs — all with breakaway speed. Up next: at Syracuse.