I always thought it was part of the whole training process for big name recruits. Give them a bit of coaching and a bit of experience with the media in college, before they go pro and the microphones are far more common and hostile.
I saw an article with tweets from Tigers about the change of venue. They showed Fournette's, and it was all about understanding very deeply what the people of South Carolina are feeling right now. He is truly a man among boys, and I'm sure the Heisman voters are really hoping they are able to award that trophy to such a good representative.
I suspect that it is a lot more complex than that. It's not always easy to draw the lines between the team dynamic and the rest of your life. For coaches and players.
And let's not forget Les kicked the most dynamic defender LSU has ever had off the team. I'm sure he has no issues benching a guy.
This is really an awesome thread title. How many times have those 3 words started off a sentence for LSU fans?