North Carolina State University Athletics
Brissett and Fernandez Nab ACC Honors
9/29/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State QB Jacoby Brissett was named the ACC Co-Offensive Back of the Week and redshirt-freshman Jerod Fernandez was named the ACC Linebacker of the Week for their performances this past weekend against Florida State.
CO-OFFENSIVE BACK – Jacoby Brissett, NC State, Jr-r., QB, 6-4, 236, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Brissett threw for 359 yards and three touchdowns in NC State’s 56-41 loss to No. 1 Florida State and also ran for another 38 yards. Brissett’s second touchdown pass came after he eluded what appeared to be two certain sacks and earned “Top 10 play” status on ESPN’s SportsCenter. Brissett has now thrown 156 passes without an interception and leads the ACC with 13 touchdown passes.
LINEBACKER – Jerod Fernandez, NC State, Fr.-r, MLB, 6-1, 231, Lake Mary, Fla.
Fernandez intercepted two passes in Saturday’s game against top-ranked Florida State, leading to 10 Wolfpack points. Fernandez also broke up a third pass and had a half-tackle for loss. He finished the day with four tackles on 53 snaps.
