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CLEMSON, S.C. - The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that Clemson running back Phil Mafah (Running Back of the Week) and linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. (Linebacker of the Week) each earned ACC Player of the Week honors for their performances in Clemson's 31-23 defeat of No. 12 Notre Dame on Saturday. The pair of selections represent Clemson's fifth and sixth honors of the season. In total, Clemson has earned 571 ACC weekly honors since 1968. Mafah earned his first career ACC Running Back of the Week award after a record-setting performance in the win against the Irish. Mafah recorded a career-high 186 rushing yards on a school-record-tying 36 carries and matched his career high with two rushing touchdowns. Mafah's 36 carries against the Irish tied the school record shared by Jim Shirley (36 against NC State in 1951), Ray Yauger (36 against Wake Forest in 1969) and Raymond Priester (36 against Maryland in 1997), and his 186 yards were the most by a Clemson playe