jimsumner
11-11-2013, 01:15 PM
Portions of ACC press release
"Virginia Tech and Duke each placed three players on the list of Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week honorees after their teams won important league games on Saturday.
Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas was named the ACC Offensive Back of the Week after leading the Hokies to a Coastal Division road win at 14th-ranked Miami. Hokies center David Wang was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week, and Joshua Stanford earned ACC Co-Receiver of the Week honors.
Duke redshirt freshman DeVon Edwards was named the ACC Rookie of the Week after returning two interceptions for touchdowns and returning a kickoff 100 yards for another score in a 38-20 win over NC State. The Blue Devils’ Kenny Anunike was recognized as the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week, and Kelby Brown as ACC Co-Linebacker of the Week.
Florida State’s Kermit Whitfield, whose 97-yard kickoff return closed out the scoring in the third-ranked Seminoles’ 59-3 win at Wake Forest that clinched a berth in the 2013 Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game, earned recognition as ACC Specialist of the Week. Other honorees include Miami’s Allen Hurns as ACC Co-Receiver of the Week, Boston College’s Steele Divitto as Co-ACC Linebacker of the Week and Pitt’s Ray Vinopal as ACC Defensive Back of the Week.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Kenny Anunike, Duke Sr.-R, DE, 6-6, 260, Galena, Ohio
Anunike helped lead the Blue Devils to Saturday’s 38-20 win over NC State with a career-high 11 tackles, including one for lost yardage. The tackle for loss came with NC State facing 1st-and-goal at the 5-yard line. Anunike stopped running back Shadrach Thornton for a 4-yard loss, and NC State was eventually forced to settle for a field goal attempt. Aunike helped force four NC State turnovers and limit the Wolfpack to 164 net yards rushing, 20 yards below its season average entering the game.
CO-LINEBACKER – Kelby Brown, Duke, Jr.-R, LB, 6-2, 230, Matthews, N.C.
Brown spearheaded the Blue Devils’ win over NC State with 10 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a quarterback sack. With Duke up 7-0 in the second quarter and NC State in the red zone, Brown caused a Wolfpack fumble that was recovered by teammate Jeremy Cash. In the third quarter and N.C. State facing 3rd-and-goal from the Duke 3, Brown sacked Wolfpack quarterback Pete Thomas for a 9-yard loss to force a field goal attempt. Late in the third quarter with Duke holding a 17-13 lead, Brown’s solo tackle on Wolfpack quarterback Brandon Mitchell on 3rd-and-1 from the NC State 30 yard line forced a punt. In the fourth quarter, Brown was credited with a quarterback hurry that helped force an incomplete pass on 3rd-and-5 from the NC State 48-yard line and force another punt.
ROOKIE – DeVon Edwards, Duke, Fr.-R, S, 5-9, 185, Covington, Ga.
Edwards was named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week after scoring three touchdowns in Saturday’s 38-20 win over NC State. With Duke nursing a 24-20 lead late in the fourth period, Edwards returned interceptions 25 and 45 yards for touchdowns on consecutive Wolfpack offensive snaps just 16 seconds apart to seal the victory. Edwards, who had earlier returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score, became the first FBS player since 2003 to score three non-offensive touchdowns in a single game. He also registered a career-high 10 tackles, broke up a pass and established four Duke freshman single-game records – longest kickoff return (100 yards), total points (18), highest kickoff return average (49.33 on three returns) and most interception returns for touchdowns (2)."
"Virginia Tech and Duke each placed three players on the list of Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week honorees after their teams won important league games on Saturday.
Virginia Tech quarterback Logan Thomas was named the ACC Offensive Back of the Week after leading the Hokies to a Coastal Division road win at 14th-ranked Miami. Hokies center David Wang was named the ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week, and Joshua Stanford earned ACC Co-Receiver of the Week honors.
Duke redshirt freshman DeVon Edwards was named the ACC Rookie of the Week after returning two interceptions for touchdowns and returning a kickoff 100 yards for another score in a 38-20 win over NC State. The Blue Devils’ Kenny Anunike was recognized as the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week, and Kelby Brown as ACC Co-Linebacker of the Week.
Florida State’s Kermit Whitfield, whose 97-yard kickoff return closed out the scoring in the third-ranked Seminoles’ 59-3 win at Wake Forest that clinched a berth in the 2013 Dr Pepper ACC Championship Game, earned recognition as ACC Specialist of the Week. Other honorees include Miami’s Allen Hurns as ACC Co-Receiver of the Week, Boston College’s Steele Divitto as Co-ACC Linebacker of the Week and Pitt’s Ray Vinopal as ACC Defensive Back of the Week.
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Kenny Anunike, Duke Sr.-R, DE, 6-6, 260, Galena, Ohio
Anunike helped lead the Blue Devils to Saturday’s 38-20 win over NC State with a career-high 11 tackles, including one for lost yardage. The tackle for loss came with NC State facing 1st-and-goal at the 5-yard line. Anunike stopped running back Shadrach Thornton for a 4-yard loss, and NC State was eventually forced to settle for a field goal attempt. Aunike helped force four NC State turnovers and limit the Wolfpack to 164 net yards rushing, 20 yards below its season average entering the game.
CO-LINEBACKER – Kelby Brown, Duke, Jr.-R, LB, 6-2, 230, Matthews, N.C.
Brown spearheaded the Blue Devils’ win over NC State with 10 tackles, including two tackles for loss and a quarterback sack. With Duke up 7-0 in the second quarter and NC State in the red zone, Brown caused a Wolfpack fumble that was recovered by teammate Jeremy Cash. In the third quarter and N.C. State facing 3rd-and-goal from the Duke 3, Brown sacked Wolfpack quarterback Pete Thomas for a 9-yard loss to force a field goal attempt. Late in the third quarter with Duke holding a 17-13 lead, Brown’s solo tackle on Wolfpack quarterback Brandon Mitchell on 3rd-and-1 from the NC State 30 yard line forced a punt. In the fourth quarter, Brown was credited with a quarterback hurry that helped force an incomplete pass on 3rd-and-5 from the NC State 48-yard line and force another punt.
ROOKIE – DeVon Edwards, Duke, Fr.-R, S, 5-9, 185, Covington, Ga.
Edwards was named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week after scoring three touchdowns in Saturday’s 38-20 win over NC State. With Duke nursing a 24-20 lead late in the fourth period, Edwards returned interceptions 25 and 45 yards for touchdowns on consecutive Wolfpack offensive snaps just 16 seconds apart to seal the victory. Edwards, who had earlier returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score, became the first FBS player since 2003 to score three non-offensive touchdowns in a single game. He also registered a career-high 10 tackles, broke up a pass and established four Duke freshman single-game records – longest kickoff return (100 yards), total points (18), highest kickoff return average (49.33 on three returns) and most interception returns for touchdowns (2)."