Fournette auction for South Carolina flood victims to begin November 7
Starting Saturday, you can bid on LSU running back Leonard Fournette’s jersey to benefit South Carolina flood victims.
An auction including Fournette’s jersey, a South Carolina helmet signed by former coach Steve Spurrier and an LSU helmet signed by LSU coach Les Miles begins at 7 a.m. CT Saturday. The package, according to LSU, will start for bidding at $7,000.
After the Tigers beat South Carolina in a game moved to LSU because of the widespread flooding in South Carolina, Fournette announced he wanted to auction his jersey from the game to help people displaced by the floodwaters. Fournette’s family experienced Hurricane Katrina in 2005 when he was a kid in New Orleans.
“Having been through a similar situation with my family during Hurricane Katrina when I was 10 years old, this is something that I wanted to do to help those in need,” Fournette said in an LSU statement. “The generosity of people helped my family make it through Hurricane Katrina. I’m hopeful that the money raised with this auction can make a difference for those flood victims in South Carolina.”
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The auction will end before noon on Monday. After Fournette had announced his intentions to auction the jersey after the South Carolina game, the NCAA said it would be within guidelines for him to do so.
Fournette is currently the frontrunner for the 2015 Heisman Trophy. He has 1,352 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns in seven games.
“What Leonard has done is a tremendous gesture from a student-athlete with a much bigger vision than outcomes of games,” LSU athletic director Joe Alleva said. “Leonard is a great teammate, a wonderful representative of LSU and we are proud to support him in this endeavor.”
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