Clemson's Boyd nips Bernard for ACC PoY

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Clemson's Boyd nips Bernard for ACC PoY

Nov 28, 2012

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd was named the Atlantic Coast Conference's overall and offensive player of the year Wednesday, edging out North Carolina's Gio Bernard by one vote for each award.

Boyd received 20 of a possible 46 votes from members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association while Bernard had 19. Boyd had 22 votes for the offensive award to Bernard's 21.

Florida State defensive end Bjoern Werner is the league's top defensive player. Werner had 27 votes for the defensive award and teammate Tank Carradine had nine.

Boyd averaged nearly 337 total yards per game and led the league with a pass-efficiency rating of 168.5 with a school-record 34 touchdown passes while operating the league's top offense.

Bernard averaged league bests of 122.8 yards rushing, 11.4 points, 16.4 yards per punt return and 198.1 all-purpose yards despite missing two early season games with a knee injury.

It marks the eighth time the player of the year award went to a Tiger and first since C.J. Spiller won it in 2009.

Werner is the league's career active leader with 23.5 sacks and matched a career-high with 3.5 sacks in last week's loss to Florida. He became the sixth Florida State player to win the defensive award and first since Darnell Docket in 2003.

ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson (20)
Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina (19)
DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson (2)
Cornellius Carradine, DE, Florida State (2)
Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State (1)

ACC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Tajh Boyd, QB, Clemson (22)
Giovani Bernard, RB, North Carolina (21)
EJ Manuel, QB, Florida State (2)
DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson (1)

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RE: Clemson's Boyd nips Bernard for ACC PoY

BOYD was just announced 1st Team All-American. Congrat's to him and Freeman.

RE: Clemson's Boyd nips Bernard for ACC PoY

Gio got the royal shaft. He was by far the single best player on the field every game win or lose.

I hope he gets mad as he!! and returns to kick everybody's azz and win the Heisman.

GO HEELS!!
- Posted by Tarheel born

Sour grapes there, son? Maybe if Gio passed the ball too he would have gotten the necessary votes.
- Posted by UNC - The Fagship

Stupid comment....he was the best player on the field (running back) and not a QB.

GO HEELS!!

RE: Clemson's Boyd nips Bernard for ACC PoY

Whats a joke is that UNC players can even be considered based on their scandal still in progress and their sanctions.
- Posted by snossg1

WHY? None of the players who went 8-4, beat state, and won the Coastal Division are part of this investigation. You need to keep up.

GO HEELS!

RE: Clemson's Boyd nips Bernard for ACC PoY

Gio got the royal shaft. He was by far the single best player on the field every game win or lose.

I hope he gets mad as he!! and returns to kick everybody's azz and win the Heisman.

GO HEELS!!
- Posted by Tarheel born

LOL

I can see this one's vein on its forehead bulging!!!

simmadownnow, pastel fan!!!
- Posted by WolfPackInTheHizzouse

Not just a fan POS, an alumni, a very proud alumni and fiercely loyal. Something you wouldn't know about. And let me see, how many State players were ACC anything? Oh, that would be none.

And,I rarely respond to people who can't spell, structure a sentence or otherwise communicate. Go back to the basement, mommy's calling......

GO HEELS!!

RE: Clemson's Boyd nips Bernard for ACC PoY

So, is it true that Gio was robbed of tying for the player of the year because wral's Jeff Gravely admitted on 99.9 the fan that he was going to vote for Gio but he failed to turn in his ballot because he was "too busy covering the firing of Tom O'Brien"?

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