Travis Etienne – Noteworthy
It didn’t matter who took the handoffs for No. 4 Clemson. All those long touchdown runs added up to a historic day that would make their late teammate proud. Three Tigers rushed for at least 125 yards apiece, and the team rolled up 471 yards rushing in a 66-3 rout of Wake Forest on Saturday. They considered it a fitting tribute to C.J. Fuller, the running back on Clemson’s national title team two years ago who died earlier in the week at age 22. “That’s what coach (Dabo) Swinney was telling the team: ‘C.J., I promise, was up there proud of his guys running the ball today,” co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said. “Those guys wanted to honor him in the way that they play, and they did that today.”
It was the first time in school history that Clemson (6-0, 3-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) had three players with at least that many yards apiece, and the first time since 2006 that they three in triple figures. The team rushing total was the program’s best since 1981 and the fourth-best in its history. Travis Etienne rushed for 167 yards and three touchdowns, Lyn-J Dixon rushed for 163 yards and two scores, and Adam Choice had 128 yards and a TD. Etienne scored on runs of 59, 3 and 70 yards while Dixon had touchdown runs of 65 and 52 yards, and Choice had a 64-yard TD run. – AP College Football