FURMAN BISHER: The case of the missing quarterback

That’s a misleading title. Jarrett Lee wasn’t missing at all.

He stood on the LSU sideline, in uniform. In fact, some friend told me he had noticed Lee slip his headgear on, then off. If he did, I missed it.

I was among the millions who watched Alabama play LSU for the national football championship on television, totally wondering why Jarrett Lee never entered the game. He had been the winning quarterback when LSU beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa for the SEC Championship. Now, as LSU struggled to find its way to the end zone