Boston College Athletics
Anderson, Herzlich Earn ACC Honors
November 10, 2008 | Football
Nov. 10, 2008
GREENSBORO, N.C. - Senior strong safety Paul Anderson and junior linebacker Mark Herzlich have been named Atlantic Coast Conference Players of the Week after leading the Boston College defense to a 17-0 shutout of Notre Dame on Saturday. Anderson was named the Defensive Back of the Week while Herzlich was tabbed Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week with Florida State's Neefy Moffett.
Anderon picked off a pair of Jimmy Clausen passes and returned one 76 yards for a touchdown for the first score of his career. His other interception came in BC's own end zone. The Staten Island, N.Y., product has five interceptions on the season which is the second most in the country. His .56 interception per game average ranks sixth.
Anderson is sixth on the team with 32 tackles and has three pass break-ups.
Herzlich led the BC defense with 11 tackles against the Irish and 10 of them were unassisted. He also had a career-high three pass break-ups. Herzlich was instrumental in Boston College's first shutout win over the Irish in series history. It was also the first time that Notre Dame has been held scoreless this season. The Eagles forced five turnovers and held the Notre Dame rushing attack to just 66 yards rushing, their second lowest total of the season.
Herzlich leads the team in tackles (79), solo tackles (58), tackles for a loss (seven), pass break-ups (four), and forced fumbles (two).
Other ACC honorees include Virginia Tech's Darren Evans (offensive back), Florida State's Rodney Hudson (offensive lineman) and Graham Gano (specialist), and Wake Forest's Brendan Pendergrass (rookie).
ANDERSON UP FOR AT&T ALL-AMERICA PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Anderson is also a nominee for the AT&T All-America Player of the Week Award along with Graham Harrell (Texas Tech), Rashad Johnson (Alabama), and Jacquizz Rodgers (Oregon State). Fans can text message VOTE to 51234 on their wireless phone to opt in for the chance to vote.
Fans have until 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday to submit their votes. The winner will be announced during Thursday's ESPN College Football Primetime Presented by Applebee's. Standard text messaging rates apply.
There is no limit on fan voting, and each vote counts as one entry into a sweepstakes to win a trip to the 2009 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship game in Miami.
