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OCT 21/WEEK 8 ACC DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Justin Foster, Clemson, Jr., DE, Shelby, N.C.,...Led Clemson's defensive line with 3.5 tackles for loss and five total tackles in Saturday's 45-10 win over Louisville...His performance included a career-high 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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10/20/19 - *Trevor Lawrence, Jr/2021, Clemson, 6-6, 213 (DS#1 QB) + More +

Preseason No. 1 teams commonly relinquish the top spot without losing, but the extent of Clemson's fall is unusual. The last preseason No. 1 to drop as far or farther without a loss or tie was Oklahoma in 1977. The Sooners slipped from first to fifth after opening the season with a 25-23 victory over Vanderbilt. Oklahoma started climbing the very next week and reached No. 1 again before losing its fifth game of the season to Texas in mid-October. One has to go all the way back to 1971 to find a similar drop to Clemson's for a preseason No. 1. Notre Dame started that season top ranked and won its first five games, slipping to No. 7 while doing so. Maybe voters' suspicions of the Irish were justified: Notre Dame lost twice in the second half of the regular season to finish 8-2 and ranked No. 13. - AP College Football

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QB *Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
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10/19/19 - *Trevor Lawrence, Jr/2021, Clemson, 6-6, 213 (DS#1 QB) + More +

Because Clemson's Trevor Lawrence isn't prone to mistakes, the two early interceptions he threw against Louisville were a bit puzzling. He put both miscues behind him to guide the Tigers to another rout. Lawrence threw three touchdown passes, Travis Etienne rushed for 192 yards and a score and No. 3 Clemson beat Louisville 45-10 on Saturday for its 22nd consecutive victory. Darien Rencher and Chez Mellusi added rushing touchdowns for the Tigers (7-0, 5-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who missed first-quarter chances to build a big lead when Lawrence was intercepted twice near the goal line.

Lawrence settled down to hit Joseph Ngata and Justyn Ross with second-quarter touchdowns for a 17-3 halftime lead. Both passes were almost in the same spot near the goalpost stanchion, high enough for his receivers to snag over defenders. Lawrence, who had thrown one interception in his previous three games, said he wanted to "really just show the guys I still got confidence to throw it, and I'm still going to try to make all the throws even though I had made two really bad plays. The guys were confident in me and had my back." Lawrence's 10-yard pass to Cornell Powell made it 31-3, and he finished 20 of 29 for 233 yards. He also rushed 10 times for 47 yards. Etienne had his most productive rushing game since he ran for a career-high 205 yards against Georgia Tech in the opener. Dominant as Clemson appeared, coach Dabo Swinney said Louisville made his team work for the win. "They really played us tough," Swinney said. "We knew this was a game we were going to have to eventually knock them out because they were not going to give up." - Clemson/AP College Football

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10/14/19 - Travis Etienne, Sr/2021, Clemson, 5-10, 215 (DS#2 RB) + More +

OCT 14/WEEK 7 ACC RUNNING BACK OF THE WEEK: Travis Etienne, Clemson, Jr., RB, Jennings, La.,...Rushed for 127 yards, completed a 23-yard pass and had a 3-yard receiving touchdown in Saturday's 45-14 win over Florida State...Became the seventh player in school history to surpass 3,000 career rushing yards (3,013)...Honored as ACC Running Back of the Week for the second time this season (also Sept. 3). - ACC Football

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10/14/19 - Matt Bockhorst, rSr/2022, Clemson, 6-3, 315 (DS#999 OG) + More +

OCT 14/WEEK 7 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: Matt Bockhorst, Clemson, So., OG, Cincinnati, Ohio,...Entered Saturday's 45-14 win over Florida State in reserve and graded out at 91 percent with two knockdowns...Helped Clemson gain 552 total yards, surpassing the 524 yards posted last year against FSU for the Tigers' highest single-game total in series history...Clemson rushed for 320 yards, its second 300-yard rushing game of the season. - ACC Football

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OG Matt Bockhorst, Clemson
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10/12/19 - *Trevor Lawrence, Jr/2021, Clemson, 6-6, 213 (DS#1 QB) + More +

Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes, two to Justyn Ross, and No. 2 Clemson answered any lingering questions from its close call at North Carolina, winning its 21st straight game by pounding Florida State 45-14 on Saturday. The Tigers and coach Dabo Swinney faced two weeks of questions about why the defending national champions needed a last-minute stop on a 2-point conversion to escape the Tar Heels with a 21-20 win. Everything from Lawrence's health to Travis Etienne's fumble-itis (he had a key one to keep North Carolina in the game) came under scrutiny as many wondered: What's wrong with the Tigers? Apparently, nothing.

Clemson (4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) started 6-0 for a fifth straight year and beat the Seminoles (3-3, 2-2) for the fifth straight year, also a program best. Lawrence completed 17 of 25 passes for 170 yards, including 10- and 8-yard TD throws to Ross. Lawrence also ran for a touchdown, the 6-foot-6 sophomore extending full body to get over the goal line. Etienne ran for 127 yards and caught one of Lawrence's scoring throws. - Clemson/AP College Football

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10/10/19 - *Tee Higgins, Jr/2020, Clemson, 6-4, 216 (DS#8 WR) + More +

Clemson WR Tee Higgins has caught 22 passes for 505 yards this season, an astounding average of more than 23 yards per catch. Higgins had the 38-yard TD reception that put the Tigers ahead for good in their 21-20 win at North Carolina last time out. - AP College Football

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09/30/19 - *Tee Higgins, Jr/2020, Clemson, 6-4, 216 (DS#8 WR) + More +

SEPT 30/WEEK 5 ACC RECEIVER OF THE WEEK: Tee Higgins, Clemson, Jr., WR, Oak Ridge, Tenn.,...Higgins recorded game highs with six receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown in Saturday's 21-20 road win at North Carolina...Higgins' 38-yard touchdown reception on a pass from Trevor Lawrence with 9:54 remaining accounted for the Tigers' winning score. - Atlantic Coast Conference Football

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WR *Tee Higgins, Clemson
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09/29/19 - *Trevor Lawrence, Jr/2021, Clemson, 6-6, 213 (DS#1 QB) + More +

The ball sat on the 3-yard line, forcing top-ranked Clemson into the most unexpected of positions. Get a stop, or lose the lead late against heavy underdog North Carolina - and maybe the game along with its spot as the front-runner for the College Football Playoff. The Tigers did it, stuffing the Tar Heels' 2-point conversion attempt with 1:17 left to hold on for a 21-20 victory - narrowly avoiding an upset that would've shaken the national landscape in college football. "It came down to one play, that's what happens a lot of times," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. "We made the play we had to make to win the game."

The Tigers (5-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) had trouble all day in trying to extend earn a program-record 20th straight win. They didn't go ahead for good until Trevor Lawrence hit Tee Higgins on a 38-yard touchdown pass with 9:54 left, then came up with the stop after the Tar Heels went for the lead instead of a tie after Javonte Williams' short scoring run. The Tigers strung out Sam Howell's option run to the right, with Xavier Thomas, James Skalski and Nolan Turner combining to bring down Howell as he turned toward the goal line. Howell tried to pitch the ball back to Dazz Newsome as he was going down, but Newsome had nowhere to go near the sideline and was pushed out of bounds to put the Tar Heels (2-3, 1-1) short and effectively clinch the win for Clemson - though it was far tougher than expected for the 27-point road favorite on what Swinney called "a tough day at the office, no doubt." - Clemson/AP College Football

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09/29/19 - *Trevor Lawrence, Jr/2021, Clemson, 6-6, 213 (DS#1 QB) + More +

The Tigers had made everything look easy through the opening month of the schedule. The closest call had been a 24-10 win against a ranked Texas A&M team that didn't reach the end zone in until the final seconds of a game long since decided. But Clemson had all kinds of trouble getting going Saturday, from Travis Etienne's first-half fumble to set up a UNC touchdown to multiple false-start penalties that continued undercutting the Tigers' attempts to build momentum. In the end, the Tigers did just enough to stay unbeaten and avoid a shocking upset. "We know it's hard to win," Lawrence said. "Sometimes it's easy to forget that when you win so many games by so many points. This game is only going to make us better." - Clemson/AP College Football

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09/22/19 - *Trevor Lawrence, Jr/2021, Clemson, 6-6, 213 (DS#1 QB) + More +

Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was happy with the final score. He was even more pleased with how many of his players contributed to the top-ranked Tigers 19th straight victory. Quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw touchdown passes in little over a quarter while reigning Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year Travis Etienne had his first scoring run of the season Clemson's 52-10 win over Charlotte on Saturday night. "There were just a lot of good things," Swinney said. For him, it was watching a school-record 111 people in Tiger uniforms running onto the field in the blowout win. Swinney played five quarterbacks. Nine running backs had carries. All of them, Swinney said, have a special moment in their lives. "You got a lot of guys who can say they played for the Tigers," Swinney said. "No one can take that away from them. That's cool."

And there were no sideline beefs or bad feelings from starters like Lawrence or Etienne - Heisman Trophy contenders coming into the season - watching others take their playing time. "I think it's just the culture that we have," co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said. Scott asked Tee Higgins, who had a 58-yard touchdown catch on Clemson's first series, if he wanted to go back in. But Higgins wanted the backups to get experience. "It's just very unique in the year 2019 to be at a place where your stars aren't worried about their stats," Scott said. Lawrence and the Tigers (4-0) put the first matchup between these two teams away in a hurry. After Lawrence's touchdown pass to Higgins, K'Von Wallace scored on a 66-yard interception return to give Clemson a 14-0 lead in the first five minutes. Lawrence came out of the game after throwing a 3-yard touchdown pass to Cornell Powell on the first play of the second quarter. - Clemson/AP College Football

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QB *Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
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09/16/19 - Isaiah Simmons, rJr/2020, Clemson, 6-4, 233 (DS#1 OLB) + More +

WEEK 3 ACC LINEBACKER OF THE WEEK: Isaiah Simmons, Clemson, Jr., LB, Olathe, Kan.,...Simmons was also named Walter Camp Football Foundation FBS National Defensive Player of the Week following his effort in the Tigers' 41-6 win over Syracuse...Posted a game-high 11 tackles, including a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks...Both sacks effectively ended Syracuse drives, as one came on a third down which led to a Syracuse punt and another came on fourth down. - ACC Football

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09/16/19 - *Trevor Lawrence, Jr/2021, Clemson, 6-6, 213 (DS#1 QB) + More +

WEEK 3 ACC CO-QUARTERBACK OF THE WEEK: Trevor Lawrence, Clemson, So., QB, Cartersville, Ga.,...Lawrence completed 22 of 39 passes for a career-high 395 yards with three touchdowns in Saturday night's 41-6 win at Syracuse, guiding Clemson to its 13th consecutive victory by 14 points or more...Lawrence also tied his career high with 42 rushing yards and ran for a touchdown for a third consecutive game. - ACC Football

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09/16/19 - John Simpson, Sr/2020, Clemson, 6-4, 321 (DS#3 OG) + More +

WEEK 3 ACC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK: John Simpson, Clemson, Sr., OG, North Charleston, S.C.,...Simpson earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week honors for the second week in a row following his performance in the Tigers' 41-6 win over Syracuse...Graded out at 94 percent with two knockdowns, according to the team's coaching staff...Helped Clemson hold Syracuse without a sack and helped power the Tigers to 612 yards of total offense, their second 600-yard game this season. - ACC Football

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OG John Simpson, Clemson
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09/15/19 - *Trevor Lawrence, Jr/2021, Clemson, 6-6, 213 (DS#1 QB) + More +

Trevor Lawrence threw for three touchdowns and ran for another and top-ranked Clemson beat nemesis Syracuse 41-6 on Saturday night. Clemson (3-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won 18 straight games, a school record and the longest streak in the nation. It's the second-longest winning streak by an ACC member in conference history, trailing a 29-game run by Florida State from 2012-14. Syracuse (1-2, 0-1), the last team to defeat Clemson in the regular season, was unbeaten at home last fall. The Orange were coming off a 43-point loss at Maryland that dropped them out of the rankings.

Clemson won its eighth straight true road game and avenged a 27-24 loss to Syracuse two years ago, and the defense stood tall, limiting Syracuse to 187 yards offensively and sacking Orange quarterback Tommy DeVito eight times. Lawrence was knocked out of last year's game in the second quarter and the Orange were poised for an upset victory on the road before backup Chase Brice guided the Tigers 94 yards in the waning moments for the winning touchdown in a 27-23 win. Lawrence, who threw on the run when he had to, finished 22 of 39 for 395 yards with two interceptions before departing in the fourth. - Clemson/AP College Football

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QB *Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
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