Clemson's Ellington Added to Weekly Honors

By Robert Sampson, Paul Hornung Award

LOUISVILLE, KY (Oct. 27, 2010) - After recording 257 all-purpose yards, Clemson's Andre Ellington has been added to the weekly "Paul Hornung's Most Versatile Performances of the Week." The addition was announced Wednesday by Paul Hornung and the Louisville Sports Commission. 

The weekly award honorees highlight elite performances from the previous week in college football that display the same versatility on the field as the legendary Paul Hornung. Ellington joins Brandon Boykin (Georgia), Owen Marecic (Stanford), Niles Paul (Nebraska) and Trent Richardson (Alabama) as winners for week eight of the college football season.

Ellington's performance gave him a career-high in rushing yards (166) and all-purpose yards (257). His rushing and all-purpose totals were the highest by a Clemson player since C.J. Spiller had 233 yards rushing and 301 all-purpose yards against Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship game last year in Tampa.

In addition to 166 rushing yards, Ellington had two catches for 12 yards and three kick returns for 79 yards.

Weekly Matchups: As teams begin to separate themselves from the pack in conference play, five games featuring matchups between Paul Hornung Award candidates are on the slate this weekend.

·Saturday, October 30, 2010: Randall Cobb and Derrick Locke (Kentucky) vs. Leon Berry [currently injured] (Mississippi State) on ESPNU at 7:00 pm ET

·Saturday, October 30, 2010: Brandon Boykin (Georgia) vs. Chris Rainey and Jeffery Demps (Florida) on CBS at 3:30 pm ET

·Saturday, October 30, 2010: Derrell Johnson-Koulianos (Iowa) vs. Keshawn Martin (Michigan State) on ABC at 3:30 pm ET

·Saturday, October 30, 2010: Reggie Rembert (Air Force) vs. Shaky Smithson (Utah) at 7:30 pm ET

·Saturday, October 30, 2010: James Rodgers [currently injured] (Oregon State) vs. Shane Vereen (California) at 3:30 pm ET

Follow Weekly Schedule on Twitter @hornungaward: Fans and media are encouraged to follow the official Twitter page of the Paul Hornung Award (@hornungaward) to get a weekly schedule of the games being played. Tweets are made between 30 and 60 minutes before kickoff, allowing fans a reminder of when games involving Paul Hornung Award candidates are being played.

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Paul Hornung Award

Created by the Louisville Sports Commission, the Paul Hornung Award is designed to recognize versatile, high-level performers in major college football and help preserve the legacy of one of Kentucky's best known athletes. A panel of experts will select the inaugural winner in early January 2011. The votes will be tabulated by Dean Dorton Allen Ford. Hornung is considered by many the best all-around player in the history of college and pro football. He won the 1956 Heisman Trophy at quarterback for Notre Dame and was the No. 1 pick in the 1957 NFL draft. He played every position in the backfield during his career with the Irish, where he also punted, kicked, returned kicks and played defensive back and was a multi-threat offensive back and prolific kicker in the pros. He was a member of four NFL championship teams as an all-pro halfback for the Green Bay Packers and led the NFL in scoring 1959-60-61, set the single season scoring record in 1960 with 176 points and was named League MVP following the 1961 season. Legendary Packers Coach Vince Lombardi called Hornung, "The most versatile man ever to play the game." Paul is a member of the College and Pro Football Halls of Fame and the Kentucky Sports Hall of Fame and resides in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. More information go to www.paulhornungaward.com.

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