Fournette leads LSU to victory

LSU running back Leonard Fournette broke something all right — and it wasn't the left ankle that had sidelined him for nearly a month.

Fournette rewrote LSU's single-game rushing record on just his first eight carries — scoring three touchdowns of 59 yards or more — and the then-No. 25 Tigers beat No. 23 Mississippi 38-21 on late Saturday night.

Fournette finished with 284 yards rushing in his first action since aggravating a bone bruise in his ankle on Sept. 24. His touchdowns went for 78, 76 and 59 yards. He averaged 17.8 yards on 16 carries. Fournette broke Alley Broussard's LSU record of 250 yards rushing (on 26 carries) i n 2004, also against Ole Miss.

“This has been one of the hardest seasons for me. Especially dealing with this injury. I’m still dealing with it,” Fournette said, adding that he heeded a pre-game text message from his mother, Lory, advising him to “keep the faith.” “Everybody thinks I’m healthy, but I’m out of shape, too.”

The victory puts LSU (5-2, 3-1 Southeastern Conference) at 3-0 under inter- im coach Ed Orgeron while Ole Miss (3-4, 1-3) took a step back.

A wild shootout

Baker Mayfield knew Texas Tech's offense would put up points Saturday night.

“I told some of the guys at halftime, ‘If you're scared and you don’t want to score every drive, then stay in here,’ ” the Sooners quarterback said.

The only thing to stop No. 16 Oklahoma (5-2, 4-0 Big 12) after that was the final whistle.

Mayfield passed for seven touchdowns and 545 yards to help the Sooners beat Texas Tech 66-59 in a game that broke the NCAA record for combined offensive yards with 1,708.

Mayfield completed 27 of 36 passes and broke the school game touchdown mark of six held by Landry Jones.

Pat Mahomes threw for five touchdowns and 734 yards for Texas Tech (3-4, 1-3). His passing yards total tied the NCAA record.

JONATHAN BACHMAN/GETTY IMAGES Leonard Fournette of LSU runs for a 76-yard touchdown during the first half Saturday night.