Two Tigers Named ACC Player of the Week |
OFFENSIVE BACK - Chris Weinke, QB, Florida State
Weinke, a 6-5, 229-poured senior from St. Paul, Minn-, set the Florida state single game passing record with 563 yards against Duke on Saturday. Weinke completed 37 of 47 passes for five touchdowns and became the ACC's all-time leader in TD passes with 66. Weinke leads the nation in passing yardage (2,510) arid touchdown-passes (20) and moved up to sixth place on the ACC in career passing yards with 8,182 yards. OFFENSIVE LINEMEN - Chris Brown, LT, Georgia Tech Brown was Georgia Tech's top-performing offensive lineman in the Yellow Jackets' 52-20 victory over Wake Forest. A 6-6, 215-pound red-shirt senior from Augusta, Ga., Brown helped pave the way for the jackets to gain 578 yards of total offense, the seventh best total in school history. Georgia Tech also recorded season-highs for passing yards (333) and rushing yards (245). Brown graded 90 percent with four domination blocks against the Demon Deacons as he helped Tech record its third-highest point total in an ACC game. DEFENSIVE LINEMAN - Chad Carson, LB, Clemson Carson, a 6-3, 235-pound junior from Newnan, Ca., led the Clemson defense with 16 tackles in the win over Maryland. Carson had 11 primary hits and five assists to tie his career high. Clemson's defense held the Terps to just 82 rushing yards and 179 passing yards in the 35-19 victory. Carson had two tackles for losses, a sack and a quarterback pressure in recording his top game of the season. DEFENSIVE BACK - Alex Ardley, CB, Clemson Ardley tied a Clemson record with three interceptions in the 35-14 win over Maryland. The 5-10, 170-pound junior from Tallahassee, Fla., had returns of 29, 32 and no yards on his three thefts. He became just the fourth player in Clemson history to record three interceptions in one game. He also helped in other areas, as he had six tackles and three passes broken up and was a key factor in Maryland completing only 8-of-22 pass attempts. SPECIALIST - Ronnie Hamilton, CB, Duke Hamilton, a 5-8, 175-pound junior from Oxford, N.C., returned a Florida State punt 84 yards for a touchdown early in the third quarter, putting the Blue Devils' first points of the game on the scoreboard. Hamilton currently ranks third in the ACC and 12th in the nation in punt returns, averaging 14.1 yards per return. ROOKIE - Philip Rivers, QB, NC State Rivers, a true freshman quarterback from Athens, Ala., got the Wolfpack off to a 7-O lead in the first quarter when he caught Bryan Pererson's 19-yard, double-reverse flanker pass for a touchdown. In the second quarter, Rivers and Peterson hooked up again, this time with Rivers passing to Peterson for a 10-yard TD that gave the Wolfpack a 17-7 lead. Rivers completed 13 of 25 passes for 202 yards and one TD against the Tar Heels and has now thrown for at least 200 yards and one touchdown in all six games this season. It was Rivers' sixth Rookie of the Week honor for the 2000 season.
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