Junior registered season-best 148 yards and two touchdowns in win over Florida State
CORAL GABLES, Fla. — University of Miami junior Damien Martinez earned a spot on the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week Honorable Mention list, the organization announced Tuesday.
Martinez registered a season-best 148 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries, averaging 9.9 yards per attempt in the Hurricanes’ 36-14 victory over rival Florida State.
The 6-foot-2, 232-pound running back scored his fourth touchdown in the past three contests and found the end zone for the seventh time in the last five games.
Martinez was also tabbed ACC Running Back of the Week on Monday.
The fifth-ranked Hurricanes welcome Duke at Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for noon on ABC.
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