Dabo Swinney unofficially began Travis Etienne’s Heisman Trophy Campaign during his call-in show Monday night.
The Clemson head coach believes Etienne has a shot to win college football’s most coveted individual award as a long as he keeps putting up the numbers he has been putting up lately.
“All of that stuff is to be determined but I know this, he is playing as good as anybody in the country after six games,” Swinney said.
Through the first half of the regular season, Etienne has rushed for 761 yards and scored 11 touchdowns. He leads the ACC in total rushing yards and touchdowns, while ranking second in yards per carry (9.