Clemson defensive end Austin Bryant has been named the national defensive player of the week by three different organizations over the last three days.
Redshirt freshman running back Chance Walker added to his accolades on Tuesday, earning a Special Teams Player of the Week award from the Eastern College Athletic Conference one day after receiving the same honor from the South Atlantic Conference.
Austin Bryant and Dorian O'Daniel each earned earned ACC weekly honors Monday following the impressive defensive effort that led to 11 sacks in Clemson's 14-6 win over Auburn.
For the second-straight time, USC's Deebo Samuel has won SEC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. The junior wide receiver and kick returner has run back a 97 yard return for a touchdown in consecutive games, first against NC State, most recently at Missouri.
Carolina and Louisiana Tech officially have a start time for the Gamecocks' second home matchup for the 2017 season. Kickoff will take place at 3:30 p.m. and the contest will air on the SEC Network.
Despite winning the job out of Texans training camp, Tom Savage was benched after a scoreless Houston first half and first-round pick Deshaun Watson made his NFL debut in their 29-7 loss to Jacksonville.
Cam Newton threw just two passes in one preseason game coming off of offseason rotator cuff surgery on his right shoulder. His season opener would be the 2015 NFL MVP's true test returning to the field.
While Clemson's offense only scored 14 points Saturday night in Death Valley, their defense only allowed Auburn to gain 15 total yards in the entire second half.
Powered by a defense that sacked Auburn’s quarterback 11 times, third-ranked Clemson defeated 13th-ranked Auburn 14-6 at Death Valley on Saturday night. With the win, Clemson improves to 2-0 on the year, while Auburn drops to 1-1.
The Limestone Saints scored on a 5-yard pass in overtime to take a 20-17 victory over the Benedict College Tigers in a non-conference football game Saturday night at The Reservation stadium.
Newberry suffered its first regular season loss to a non-Division I opponent in over a year on Saturday, seeing a last-gasp drive snuffed out inside enemy territory to seal a 31-23 loss at Virginia Union.
Newberry travels to Richmond, Virginia Saturday afternoon for a showdown with Virginia Union. The Wolves have never lost to Virginia Union, defeating the Panthers at Setzler Field in 2005 and 2016.
Fresh off a strong victory in their season opener against Livingstone College last week, the Benedict College Tigers face their first road test on Saturday against Limestone College in Gaffney.