Nate Sheppard, Andrew Pellicciotta earn ACC weekly honors

For the fourth time this season, Nate Sheppard has earned ACC Working Again of the Week honors.

The e star working again rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns on a mere 18 carries within the Blue Devils’ 41-3 victory over rival NC State on Saturday. On his first carry, Sheppard raced 69 yards for a landing to offer Duke a 7-0 lead, setting this system report for dashing touchdowns in a season. He scored twice extra, extending his dashing landing rely to 17.

Sheppard alone outgained the complete Wolfpack offense with 221 all-purpose yards to NC State’s 217 complete yards.

Security Andrew Pellicciotta was named the ACC Specialist of the Week after returning a missed field-goal try 109 yards for a landing to finish the primary half. It was Duke’s first landing off a missed field-goal try since 2012.

Duke travels to No. 6 Miami this Saturday to face former quarterback Darian Mensah and the Hurricanes.

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