North Carolina State University Athletics
Bishop, Wilson Honored by ACC
10/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 11, 2010
RALEIGH, N.C. - Brandan Bishop and Russell Wilson were both named ACC Players of the Week on Monday, as announced by the conference office. Bishop was selected as ACC Player of the Week at defensive back, while Wilson was named ACC Co-Player of the Week at offensive back.
Bishop, a native of Boca Raton, Fla., came off the bench against Boston College and had three tackles and two interceptions in 48 plays. His two interceptions - one midway through the second quarter and one late in the fourth - yielded 15 yards in returns. Bishop's first interception, which came in the second quarter, gave NC State the football in Boston College territory, setting up the team's third touchdown and a commanding 24-3 lead.
Bishop is the first Wolfpack player to pick off two passes in the same game since A.J. Davis did it against Florida State in 2005.
Wilson, out of Richmond, Va., completed 38 of 51 pass attempts for 328 yards and three touchdowns. Wilson also carried the ball 14 times for 45 yards. Wilson set the tone early against the Eagles, completing his first four pass attempts and seven of his first eight. For the game, Wilson completed passes to 10 different receivers, the fourth time in six games this season that he has reached double figures in receivers.
Wilson has now passed for 300 or more yards in a game five times in six games this season, and has done so nine times in his career. Among NC State quarterbacks, only Philip Rivers had more 300-yard passing games (19). Wilson threw at least three touchdown passes in a game for the fifth time in 2010, the 11th time in his last 17 games, and the 12th time in his career. Wilson also tied Rivers' NC State single-game record with his 38 completions.
