After a six-year run, the Fournette era is over in Baton Rouge.
ESPN.com‘s Edward Aschoff was the first to report that Lanard Fournette has left the LSU football team and withdrawn from classes at the university. To buttress Aschoff’s report, Fournette’s name no longer appears on the Tigers’ online roster.
As for the reasoning behind Fournette’s decision, the source told Aschoff that the running back “just wants to move on with his life,” which seems to indicate that, at least for now, he’s retiring from the sport.
The development comes four months after Fournette, the younger brother of former LSU running back standout Leonard Fournette, graduated from the university.
Lanard Fournette was a three-star member of the Tigers’ 2015 recruiting class. During his time at LSU, Fournette ran for 162 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns on 31 carries. His statline this season reads 13-36-1.
Fournette’s older brother was the fourth overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft following an All-American career at LSU.
