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Clemson's Boyd Earns Player of the Week Honors
The sophomore quarterback completed 30-of-42 passes for 386 yards and four touchdowns in Saturday's win over Auburn
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd takes top honors after win against Auburn on Saturday.
Boyd, a sophomore, has been selected as this week's Manning Award Player of the Week.
The Hampton, Va., was awarded the honor over seven other Manning Award Stars of the Week after earning more votes than any other candidate thus far in the Allstate Sugar Bowl's Facebook contest, the university said.
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Boyd completed 30-of-42 passes for 386 yards and four touchdowns to lead Clemson to a 38-24 win of defending national champion Auburn, the university said.*
Boyd led his offense to 624 yards of total offense, the third most in Clemson history. Boyd's 386 yards passing were the second most in Clemson history while his 30 rushing yards gave him 416 yards of total offense, fourth most in Clemson history.
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Boyd also was named the ACC Offensive Back of the Week.
The Tigers face No. 11 Florida State at home this week for a Saturday afternoon game.
*CORRECTION - The score was originally noted as 34-28. It has since been corrected thanks to a reader's help.
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