Miami Hurricanes QB Stephen Morris has taken home the ACC Offensive Back Of The Week Award.  Morris threw for a Miami and ACC record 566 yards to lead the Hurricanes to a 44-37 win over NC State.

The junior quarterback completed 26 of 49 passes for a 21.8 yards-per-completion average, and recorded five TDs, tying five other Miami quarterbacks for the most in a single game and the first since Kyle Wright at Wake Forest in 2005. His fifth touchdown pass of the day was the eventual game-winner, a 62-yard pass to Phillip Dorsett with 19 seconds remaining, his second scoring throw of more than 60 yards on the day. Morris registered 271 passing yards in the first quarter, becoming the fourth FBS player to throw for that many in a quarter since 2004. In his last two games, he has thrown for 1,002 yards.

Also taking home some hardware was Canes linebacker Gionni Paul who made his first career start at middle linebacker for Miami.  Paul tallied a forced fumble and career- and team-high 11 tackles, including eight solo stops, in Miami's 44-37 win over NC State. Paul's 11 tackles match his total in his first 11 career games (11 tackles entering NC State game).

The ACC also announced that Canes’ linebacker Eddie Johnson took home the conference Rookie of The Week Award.  Johnson Tallied seven tackles (six solo stops), 1.0 sack, 1.0 tackles-for-loss, two forced fumbles and one pass breakup in Miami's 44-37 win over NC State. The reigning ACC Linebacker of the Week recorded one of Miami's two sacks and a tackle-for-loss. His six solo stops were second among Miami players and the seven tackles were third on the team.