CLEMSON – Travis Etienne gets overshadowed by the towering presence of quarterback Trevor Lawrence at times, but Saturday night showed the entire nation that the Tigers’ dynamic running back should be in the conversation for the Heisman Trophy.
Etienne carried the ball 17 times for a season-high 149 yards and two touchdowns and added a team-high eight receptions for 73 yards in leading No. 1 Clemson to a dominant 42-17 victory over No. 7 Miami Saturday night in Death Valley.
With the Tigers holding a 21-10 in the third quarter, Etienne broke off the run of the night, scampering to the right for a 72-yarder that effectively ended what little momentum Miami had accrued.