Week 11 ACC Football Players of the Week

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference has introduced its Football Players of the Week following standout performances in Week 11. Honorees have been chosen by a vote of a choose media panel.
 
QUARTERBACK & ROOKIE – Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele, Fr., QB, California (Ewa Beach, Hawaii)

• Completed 30 of his 47 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns en path to main Cal to its 29-26 upset victory over No. 15 Louisville.
• His completions, makes an attempt and passing yards have been all profession highs.
• Threw a 3-yard landing go to Jacob De Jesus on fourth down in the course of the first possession of time beyond regulation because the Golden Bears defeated the Cardinals at L&N Stadium.
• The victory made Cal bowl-eligible for the third 12 months in a row.
• It was the Bears’ first victory over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 21 Oregon 21-17 on December 5, 2020, and their first win over a top-15 foe since a 20-19 triumph at No. 14 Washington on September 7, 2019.
• Earned his first ACC Quarterback of the Week honor and his third ACC Rookie of the Week accolade.

 
RUNNING BACK – T.J. Harden, Sr., RB, SMU (Los Angeles, California)

• Carried the ball 16 occasions for 130 yards, together with a future of 53 yards within the win at Boston College.
• Posted season highs for each whole speeding yards and longest rush.
• His 130 yards marked his second 100-yard speeding sport of the season.
• Played a key half in SMU recording a season-high 574 yards of whole offense for the sport.

 
RECEIVER – Jacob De Jesus, Sr., WR, California (Manteca, California)

• Tied the Cal program report with 16 receptions for 158 yards and a landing within the Golden Bears’ street win at No. 15 Louisville.
• Hauled in a 3-yard landing go from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele on fourth down in the course of the first possession of time beyond regulation to offer the Bears the upset win.
• The victory made Cal bowl-eligible for the third 12 months in a row.
• It was the Bears’ first victory over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 21 Oregon 21-17 on December 5, 2020, and their first win over a top-15 foe since a 20-19 triumph at No. 14 Washington on September 7, 2019.

 
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN – Francis Mauigoa, Jr., OL, Miami (Ili’ili, American Samoa)

• Lined up at proper sort out and helped lead a Miami offense that totaled 385 yards and 38 factors within the win over Syracuse.
• The offense recorded 261 yards by way of the air and 124 speeding yards on 32 carries.
• Also added a 3-yard speeding landing to his stat line on a lateral go from Carson Beck.

 
DEFENSIVE LINEMAN – Isaiah Smith, Sr., DE, SMU (Washington D.C.)

• Tied the SMU program single-game report with 4.0 sacks, held by Justin Lawler (vs. UConn in 2017) and Luke Johnson (vs. UTEP in 1999).
• Also completed with 9 tackles, together with seven solo stops.

 
LINEBACKER – Khmori House, So., LB, North Carolina (Pasadena, California)

• Turned in his finest sport as a Tar Heel Saturday night time to guide North Carolina to a 20-15 win in opposition to Stanford.
• Tallied a profession and sport excessive 13 tackles, together with eight solo tackles, and in addition grabbed his first interception of the season and second of his profession.
• Recorded an important go breakup on Stanford’s closing drive of the sport, because the Cardinal seemed to search out the top zone and make a comeback.

 
DEFENSIVE BACK – Hezekiah Masses, Sr., CB, California (Deerfield Beach, Florida)

• Tallied six tackles, a go breakup and intercepted his fifth go of the season to assist lead Cal to the 29-26 time beyond regulation win over No. 15 Louisville.
• He is tied for the ACC lead with 5 interceptions on the season.
• The victory made Cal bowl-eligible for the third 12 months in a row.
• It was the Bears’ first victory over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 21 Oregon 21-17 on December 5, 2020, and their first win over a top-15 foe since a 20-19 triumph at No. 14 Washington on September 7, 2019.

 
SPECIALIST – Carlos Hernandez, Jr., WR/RS, Wake Forest (Alhambra, California)

• Returned three punts for a complete of 124 yards, together with an 88-yard punt return for a landing within the second quarter that was the one landing in Wake Forest’s win at No. 14 Virginia.
• His 88-yard return was the second-longest punt return in program historical past and marked the primary punt return for a landing since Taylor Morin’s 73-yard return in opposition to North Carolina A&T in 2024.
• The street win at Virginia clinched bowl eligibility for the Deacs for the eighth time within the final 10 seasons. 
• Saturday’s ranked win in Charlottesville marked the Demon Deacons’ first victory over a ranked opponent since defeating No. 22 Florida State on October 1, 2022, and its first over a top-20 foe since topping No. 16 NC State 45–42 at Allegacy Stadium on November 13, 2021.