Fuller vs. Watkins headlines ACC Greatest Player Tourney; R. Barber pulls upset
Virginia delivered one of the biggest upsets yet as first-round voting concluded in the ACC Gridiron LIVE Greatest Player Tournament, while the start of the second round sees a clash of Clemson greats past vs. not-too-distant past.
The Cavaliers' Ronde Barber, the 14th seed in the defense's Bobby Dodd Region, knocked off third-seeded E.J. Henderson of Maryland to lead a set of voting that was largely dominated by Clemson and Florida State.
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The Seminoles saw six players advance, while the Tigers had four. Complete voting results from last week's matchups are listed below.
As we turn our attention to the second round, the top seeds, Florida State's Charlie Ward (John Heisman Region) and Maryland's Randy White (Frank Howard Region) are in action, along with No. 2 seeds Roman Gabriel (NC State) and Dre' Bly (North Carolina).
The most intriguing matchup, though, is between a pair of Tigers as Steve Fuller meets Sammy Watkins.
Fuller was the ACC's Player of the Year in 1977 and '78 and was an All-American as a senior. But Watkins earned All-American honors three times, including as a freshman when he became just the fourth player in history to do so.
Listed below are all the votable matchups for this week. The polls will stay open until Monday, Sept. 22 at 6 p.m. ET. Tune in to 'ACC Gridiron LIVE' on Wednesday's at 10 p.m. ET on FOX Sports South for the latest involving the tourney.
VOTING RESULTS
BOBBY DODD REGION (DEFENSE)
• No. 1 Lawrence Taylor (NORTH CAROLINA) over No. 16 Kenny Phillips (MIAMI)
• No. 9 Bjoern Werner (FLORIDA STATE) over No. 8 Aaron Donald (PITT)
• No. 5 Terry Kinard (CLEMSON) over No. 12 Ken Swilling (GEORGIA TECH)
• No. 4 Derrick Brooks (FLORIDA STATE) over No. 13 Jeff Davis (CLEMSON)
• No. 6 Andre Wadsworth (FLORIDA STATE) over No. 11 Chris Slade (VIRGINIA)
• No. 14 Ronde Barber (VIRGINIA) over No. 3 E.J. Henderson (MARYLAND)
• No. 7 Da'Quan Bowers (CLEMSON) over No. 10 William Fuller (NORTH CAROLINA)
• No. 2 William Perry (CLEMSON) over No. 15 Darnell Dockett (FLORIDA STATE)
BOBBY BOWDEN REGION (OFFENSE)
• No. 1 Chris Weinke (FLORIDA STATE) over No. 16 Herman Moore (VIRGINIA)
• No. 8 Warrick Dunn (FLORIDA STATE) over No. 9 D'brickashaw Ferguson (VIRGINIA)
• No. 5 Calvin Johnson (GEORGIA TECH) over No. 12 Brian Piccolo (WAKE FOREST)
• No. 4 Don McCauley (NORTH CAROLINA) over No. 13 Clarkston Hines (DUKE)
• No. 11 Matt Ryan (BOSTON COLLEGE) over No. 6 Alex Barron (FLORIDA STATE)
• No. 3 Philip Rivers (NC STATE) over No. 14 Jim Dombrowski (VIRGINIA)
• No. 10 Jameis Winston (FLORIDA STATE) over No. 7 Ted Brown (NC STATE)
• No. 2 C.J. Spiller (CLEMSON over No. 15 Sebastian Janikowski (FLORIDA STATE)
VOTABLE MATCHUPS
JOHN HEISMAN REGION (OFFENSE)
• No. 1 Charlie Ward (FLORIDA STATE) vs. No. 9 Torry Holt (NC STATE)
• No. 12 Joe Bostic (CLEMSON) vs. No. 4 Peter Warrick (FLORIDA STATE)
• No. 6 Steve Fuller (CLEMSON) vs. No. 14 Sammy Watkins (CLEMSON)
• No. 10 Tiki Barber (VIRGINIA) vs. No. 2 Roman Gabriel (NC STATE)
FRANK HOWARD REGION (DEFENSE)
• No. Randy White (MARYLAND) vs. No. 9 Chris Long (VIRGINIA)
• No. 5 Michael Dean Perry (CLEMSON) vs. No. 13 Peter Boulware (FLORIDA STATE)
• No. 6 Ernie Jackson (DUKE) vs. No. 3 Luke Kuechly (BOSTON COLLEGE)
• No. 7 Gaines Adams (CLEMSON) vs. No. 2 Dre' Bly (NORTH CAROLINA)
