Les Miles Comments On Leonard Fournette Missing LSU's Bowl Game

Former LSU head coach Les Miles was on the Dan Patrick show Tuesday morning and was asked about Leonard Fournette who will not play in the Citrus Bowl.

Since announcing last week that he will not play in LSU's Bowl game due to a lingering ankle injury, Fournette has signed with Roc Nation Sports Agency and is no longer a part of the LSU Football program. He can also not travel with the team to Orlando for the Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve.

Here is what Miles had to say about the situation, per The Advocate:

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"I would want to know exactly what’s going on," Miles said. "If Leonard came and said, ‘I should really not play' or if the doctor who treats Leonard says, ‘He’s 70 percent’ or ‘He’s 80 percent’ or ‘He’s really not as a good as he should be,' maybe it’s a wise position to take to put him on the sideline and put him in a position he needs to know, the team knows now that we’re not going to play him.

"Certainly," Miles continued, "if Leonard was healthy, I don’t think there would be any question in his heart that he’d want to play his last college game with his teammates, wear the purple and gold and enjoy taking the field with his lifetime friends."

"This is not an easy position, certainly not for Leonard, certainly not Christian McCaffrey," Miles said. "Those people who are advising ... 'You have to be careful not to be injured.' Certainly, there are advisers that are saying that. To some degree, if that ankle is banged up and they don’t have the ability to play as well as they’re capable, to not protect themselves, then they need to be removed. But if they, the player says, ‘No, I’m good. I’m ready to play,' ..." Read more.

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