{"id":6366,"date":"2013-11-25T12:57:09","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T17:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=6366"},"modified":"2013-11-25T12:57:09","modified_gmt":"2013-11-25T17:57:09","slug":"dukes-crowder-uncs-logan-honored-with-weekly-acc-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalsportsnc.com\/?p=6366","title":{"rendered":"Duke’s Crowder, UNC’s Logan honored with weekly ACC honors"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jamison Crowder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>Boston College running back Andre Williams and Pittsburgh defensive tackle Aaron Donald lead a group of nine Atlantic Coast Conference Football Players of the Week announced on Monday.<\/p>\n

The Eagles\u2019 Williams was named the ACC Offensive Back of the Week after he rushed for 263 yards to become the first player in ACC history to surpass the 2,000-yard mark for the season in Saturday\u2019s ACC road win at Maryland. The Panthers\u2019 Donald, who was also named the Walter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week, picked up ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors after playing a decisive role in Pitt\u2019s one-point ACC win at Syracuse.<\/p>\n

Williams is one of three Boston College student-athletes to be recognized. Other ACC honorees this week include the Eagles\u2019 Matt Patchan as Offensive Lineman of the Week, Duke\u2019s Jamison Crowder as Receiver of the Week and Syracuse\u2019s Cam Lynch as Linebacker of the Week. Miami\u2019s Tracy Howard and Syracuse\u2019s Durell Eskridge were recognized as Co-Defensive Backs of the Week, Boston College\u2019s Nate Freese as Specialist of the Week and North Carolina\u2019s T.J. Logan as Rookie of the Week.<\/p>\n

The ACC Offensive Back of the Week honor is Williams\u2019 second straight and third of the season. Duke\u2019s Crowder was recognized for the fourth time overall (twice as ACC Receiver of the Week, twice as Specialist of the Week). Boston College\u2019s Patchan was honored for the second straight week and second time overall. Pitt\u2019s Donald and Syracuse\u2019s Eskridge were also cited for the second time this season.<\/p>\n

OFFENSIVE BACK \u2013 Andre Williams, Boston College, Sr., RB, 6-0, 227, Schnecksville, Pa<\/p>\n

Williams carried 32 times for 263 yards and two touchdowns in Boston College\u2019s 29-26 ACC win at Maryland, marking the senior\u2019s fifth 200-plus yard rushing effort of the season. Williams brought the visiting Eagles within four points on a 72-yard touchdown run with 10:33 left in the fourth quarter. Later, with the score tied at 26 with less than one minute remaining, he rushed 36 yards to the Maryland 37 yard-line to set up Nate Freese\u2019s game-winning field goal. Williams lifted his 11-game season total to 320 carries for 2,073 yards and 16 touchdowns to become the 16th running back in FBS history \u2013 and first since Connecticut’s Donald Brown in 2008 (2,083) \u2013 to record 2,000 rushing yards in a season.<\/p>\n

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN \u2013 Matt Patchan, Boston College, Sr., LT, 6-7, 300, Tampa, Fla.<\/p>\n

Patchan graded out at 86 percent with two knockdown blocks to lead Boston College\u2019s offensive line that paved the way for Andre Williams to run for 263 yards and two touchdowns and earn a 29-26 victory at Maryland. The Eagles produced more than 250 yards on the ground for the third straight game and are averaging 220 rushing yards per game this season, a mark good for second in the ACC and 21st among all FBS teams.<\/p>\n

RECEIVER \u2013 Jamison Crowder, Duke, Jr., WR, 5-9, 175, Monroe, N.C.<\/p>\n

Crowder caught 10 passes for 121 yards and two touchdowns in Duke\u2019s 28-21 win at Wake Forest on Saturday. He added one rushing attempt for nine yards to finish with 130 all-purpose yards. Crowder caught touchdown passes of 10 and 58 yards from quarterback Anthony Boone in pushing his season receiving yardage total to 1,077. Crowder joined former Blue Devil great Clarkston Hines as just the second player in Duke history to post multiple 1,000-yard receiving campaigns. Crowder now has 83 catches on the season, two catches shy of the school record of 85 set last year by Conner Vernon.<\/p>\n

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN \u2013 Aaron Donald, Pitt, Sr., DT, 6-0, 285, Pittsburgh, Pa.<\/p>\n

Donald made the decisive play in Pitt\u2019s 17-16 win at Syracuse on Saturday by blocking an extra point. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy totaled nine tackles (eight solo), 3.5 tackles for loss (minus 17 yards) and two quarterback hurries. More than half of Donald\u2019s total tackles this season (51) have come behind the line of scrimmage (26.0).<\/p>\n

LINEBACKER \u2013 Cam Lynch, Syracuse, Jr, LB, 5-11, 230, Lawrenceville, Ga.<\/p>\n

Lynch had 11 total tackles, including three for lost yardage and two sacks, plus a quarterback hurry in Saturday\u2019s one-point loss to Pitt. Lynch recorded a sack for a loss of 11 yards with Pitt on the Syracuse 3-yard line, and then recorded another sack three plays later on third-and-goal to force the Panthers to settle for a field goal. Lynch\u2019s quarterback hurry came on a third-and-7 play to force a punt that started a Syracuse scoring drive.<\/p>\n

CO-DEFENSIVE BACK \u2013Durell Eskridge, Syracuse, So., FS, 6-3, 207, Miami, Fla.<\/p>\n

Eskridge led all tacklers with 12 stops in Saturday\u2019s game against Pitt, including a career-high nine solo tackles. He stopped the Pitt receiver for short gains on the first two plays of the game, which ultimately led to the Panthers punting two plays later. Eskridge also recorded a key tackle on a Pitt ball-carrier for a loss of six yards on the opening play of a drive that would end in a punt on the first set of downs.<\/p>\n

CO-DEFENSIVE BACK \u2013Tracy Howard, Miami, So., CB, 5-11, 184, Miramar, Fla.<\/p>\n

Despite recording only one tackle in Miami\u2019s 45-26 win over Virginia, Howard made the biggest play of the game \u2013 on the game\u2019s first snap. Howard picked off a Virginia pass on a bubble screen and returned it 19 yards for a touchdown. It was Howard\u2019s team-leading fourth interception of the season and the first of three Miami\u2019s defensive unit registered against the Cavaliers on Saturday<\/p>\n

SPECIALIST\u2013 Nate Freese, Boston College, Sr., PK, 5-11, 192, Strongsville, Ohio<\/p>\n

Freese converted a 52-yard field goal \u2013 his third field goal of the game \u2013 as time expired to lift Boston College to a 29-26 win at Maryland. His 52-yard field goal matched his career long against Wake Forest in October 2011, and he improved to 3-for-4 in career field-goal attempts of 50 yards or more. Freese, who is now 17-for-17 in field goal attempts on the season, also converted a 35-yard PAT following a penalty in the fourth quarter, and averaged 43.4 yards per punt in the win over the Terps.<\/p>\n

ROOKIE \u2013 T.J. Logan, North Carolina, Fr., RB\/KR, 5-10, 180, Greensboro, N.C.<\/p>\n

Logan rushed 14 times for 137 yards and three touchdowns in North Carolina\u2019s 80-20 win over Old Dominion. He became the first North Carolina tailback to run for more than 100 yards in a game this season. Logan scored on a pair of 1-yard runs and a 63-yard run. Logan\u2019s three rushing touchdowns were the most by a Tar Heel since Shaun Draughn versus East Carolina in 2010. Logan also scored on a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, the third-longest in UNC history and the longest by a Tar Heel in Kenan Stadium. Logan\u2019s four touchdowns were the most by a Tar Heel player since Hakeem Nicks had four (all receiving) versus Boston College in 2008. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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