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Cutcliffe, Winston, Fuller earn ACC individual awards

by WebMaster

Posted: 12/3/2013 12:59:57 PM


The ACC announced individual awards for Coach of the Year and Rookie of the Year awards on Tuesday.

Duke’s Cutcliffe Repeats As ACC Coach Of The Year

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Duke’s David Cutcliffe, who has guided the Blue Devils to the Atlantic Coast Conference Coastal Division championship and the first 10-win season in school history, has been named the 2013 ACC Football Coach of the Year in a vote of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA).

Cutcliffe was the choice of 62 of the 65 ACSMA members casting ballots. Boston College first-year coach Steve Addazio received two votes, and Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher received the other.

It is the second consecutive ACC Coach of the Year award for Cutcliffe, who was also recognized in 2012. The honor is the eighth for a Duke head coach, and it marks the first time the Blue Devils have had a back-to-back ACC Coach of the Year recipient since Steve Spurrier was named in 1988 and 1989.

“(I’m) very appreciative of our staff and all of the support people that surround Duke football,” said Cutcliffe, whose team faces top-ranked and unbeaten Florida State in Saturday night’s Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game at Charlotte, N.C.’s Bank of America Stadium. “It’s the best group of people, including the entire Duke football family – best group of people I’ve been around.”

In addition to a 10-2 overall record for the regular season, Cutcliffe led the Blue Devils to a 6-2 mark in league play and Duke’s first berth in the ACC Championship Game since the league went to division play in 2005. When the Blue Devils face Florida State on Saturday night, they will be bidding for their first ACC title since sharing the 1989 championship with Virginia, and their first outright title since winning three straight from 1960 through 1962.

The Blue Devils will make an appearance in a bowl game in two straight seasons for the first time in school history. Duke closed out the regular season with eight straight wins, tied for the fourth-longest win streak in school history.  The Blue Devils finished with a perfect 5-0 mark on the road, their first time since 1962 without a road loss. Duke set yet another school record with four fourth-quarter victories this season (winning after being tied or behind in the final period).

The Blue Devils’ 10 wins in 2013 are  as many victories as the program had for the 2000 through 2007 seasons combined,  prior to Cutcliffe’s arrival in 2008. A native of Birmingham, Ala., Cutcliffe has guided his teams to 31 total wins in six years at Duke and owns a 75-71 overall record in 12 seasons as a college head coach.

Florida State’s Winston Named ACC Rookie Of The Year

GREENSBORO, N.C.  – Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston, who led the Seminoles to a 12-0 regular-season record and the top spot in the BCS standings, has been named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year in a vote by the Atlantic Coast Conference Sports Media Association (ACSMA).

Winston, a redshirt freshman from Bessemer, Ala., was the choice of 56 of the 65 ACSMA members casting ballots. Duke safety DeVon Edwards received four votes, and Pitt wide receiver Tyler Boyd was the choice of two voters.  Maryland cornerback William Likely, Miami wide receiver Stacy Coley and Virginia Tech cornerback Kendall Fuller each received one vote.

The Hokies’ Fuller was voted the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year, while Winston picked up the ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year award in addition to his overall honor.

Winston becomes the fourth Seminole to be named the ACC Rookie of the Year after  finishing the regular season ranked first nationally in passing efficiency (192.6) while leading the ACC in passing yardage (3,490) and touchdown passes (35).  The first Florida State player to be named ACC Rookie of the Year since Chris Rix in 2001, Winston has fueled an offense that ranks second nationally in scoring (53.7 point per game) and seventh in total offense (526.1 yards per game).

Winston’s 3,490 passing yards are an ACC rookie record, and his 35 touchdown passes are one shy of the conference single-season mark. He threw for 1,162 yards and nine touchdowns in three wins over ranked opponents, and was named the ACC Rookie of the Week seven times and  the ACC Offensive Back of the Week on three occasions.

In addition to earning  first-team All-ACC honors from ACSMA, Winston has been named a finalist for the Maxwell Award, the Manning Award and the Davey O’Brien Award.

Virginia Tech's Fuller named ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year

Virginia Tech’s Fuller became the first Hokie to be named the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year after ranking fifth nationally in interceptions with six and leading the conference with 16 passes defended. The Baltimore, Md., native finished the regular season with 56 tackles, including 37 solo stops.

Fuller was named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week on Oct. 28 after picking off three passes in Virginia Tech’s game against Duke.  He was again honored as the ACC Defensive Back of the Week on Dec. 2 after intercepting one pass and breaking up four more in a win at Virginia. His efforts helped drive a Hokie defense that ranks third nationally in total defense (296.6 yards allowed per game) and fifth nationally in fewest passing yards allowed (165.8 per game).

Fuller, who started 11 regular-season games and played in all 12, joined brother Kyle as prominent members of Virginia Tech’s secondary. Older brothers Vincent and Corey Fuller previously played for the Hokies and in the NFL.

Winston was the choice on 62 of the 65 ballots as the ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year, with Pitt’s Boyd receiving two votes and Miami’s Coley one.

Fuller was named on 25 ballots as the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year, followed by Duke’s Edwards with 18 votes. Virginia Tech cornerback Brandon Facyson received seven votes, while Wake Forest safety Ryan Janvion was the choice of five votes.  Maryland’s Likely and Florida State safety Nate Andrews received four votes each, and Florida State cornerback Jalen Ramsey received two.



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