Believe it or not, there is more than one "Fournette" out there that is currently at the top of his sport.
Of course, Leonard Fournette is the LSU star and Heisman frontrunner for the 2016 college football season. However, the star running back is also the namesake for a horse, "Fournette", who happened to win a race at the Belmont race track on Friday.
Because of this, ESPN's Sportscenter ran a cute graphic comparing the two, using 40-times and such. One of the comparisons, though, looks like a direct shot at the NCAA and it will certainly get some people riled up.
Sportscenter with the shade at the NCAA pic.twitter.com/qNXvkaaV8x
— Bo Churney (@bochurney) July 16, 2016
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Of course, Fournette the running back doesn't make a salary from LSU, so the graphic is accurate. However, considering how some feel about the scholarship and other benefits that star athletes get, many aren't going to be happy at the characterization that Fournette is getting nothing. The top guys at the NCAA are likely to be among those people.
But hey, at least Fournette has some actual competition now.
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