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Yahoo Sports: LSU’s Sam Montgomery to honor Marcus Lattimore by wearing Lattimore’s number on his arm

LSU defensive end Sam Montgomery is from South Carolina, and calls Marcus Lattimore "a dear friend." Like most people who follow or play college football, Montgomery felt for the South Carolina running back when he suffered a serious and gruesome knee injury last week. So Montgomery decided that he will wear Lattimore's No. 21 on his arm for the rest of the season.

That's a classy move from one of the best defensive ends in college football. "(N)ot only good player but a good man," LSU associate sports information director Bill Martin tweeted about the gesture. Montgomery will apparently write ...

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