Travis Etienne – Noteworthy
Little changed when the top when the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll was released Sunday, but there were plenty of new entrants and plenty of movement. Alabama retained the top spot by getting all 60 first-place votes. Clemson remained No. 2 after its 59-10 thrashing at Florida State on Saturday. Notre Dame, LSU and Michigan retained spots three through five but seven teams entered the poll after being unranked, setting a record since the poll was expanded to 25 in 1989. Amongst the new entrants are No. 22 Syracuse, which is ranked for the first time since 2001. Syracuse’s fellow ACC school Virginia entered the poll at No. 23 for its first ranking since 2011. Overall 11 ranked teams lost on Saturday, the most since the weekend of Nov. 26, 2016. Nine of the 11 ranked teams entering this weekend, creating room for upheaval among voters. Houston and Utah State entered the poll at 17th and 18th respectively. Ahead of Syracuse and Virginia are Fresno State and Mississippi St while Boston College returns to the at No. 24. – The Sports Xchange
Trevor Lawrence – Noteworthy
OCT 29 ACC CO-ROOKIE OF THE WEEK: Trevor Lawrence, Clemson, Fr., QB, Cartersville, Ga.,…Lawrence earned his second consecutive ACC Rookie of the Week honor and his third of the season … Lawrence completed 20 of 37 passes for a career-high 314 yards and tied his career high with four passing touchdowns in Saturday’s 59-10 win at Florida State … During the contest, he broke Deshaun Watson’s school record for single-season passing yards and passing touchdowns by a true freshman, while also tying Watson’s mark for wins as a starting quarterback by a first-year freshman with his four victories as a starter this season. – ACC Football