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Etienne, Simpson collect ACC weekly honors

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Monday that running back Travis Etienne (Running Back of the Week) and offensive lineman John Simpson (Offensive Lineman of the Week) have earned ACC Player of the Week honors for their performances in Clemson’s 55-10 win against NC State on Saturday.

With the selections, Clemson has now collected a total of 472 ACC weekly honors since 1978. Clemson has earned a total of 15 weekly honors from the ACC this season.

Etienne’s selection marks the seventh of his career and his third of the season. Etienne joins C.J. Spiller (nine) as the only Clemson running backs to earn at least seven career ACC Player of the Week honors across all categories.