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Renardo Green Named Thorpe Award Semifinalist
10/31/2023 1:16:00 PM | Football
TALLAHASSEE – Florida State redshirt senior Renardo Green was named one of 15 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award Tuesday.
Green, from Orlando, ranks 12th nationally and leads the ACC with 1.2 pass breakups per game and is the only Thorpe Award semifinalist from the conference. He was named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his game at Clemson, when he had seven tackles, including a two-yard tackle for loss that resulted in a Clemson punt. Green's third-down tackle for no gain against the Tigers in overtime set up a fourth-down stop as the Seminoles snapped Clemson's 25-game home winning streak in ACC games.
Green opened the season with his first career interception against No. 5 LSU. Green was part of a Seminole defense that held LSU – the nation's top scoring offense – to a season-low 24 points.
Green's three pass breakups at Wake Forest Saturday were a career high.
Florida State is the only team in the country allowing opponents to complete fewer than 50 percent of their passes, and the Noles are tied for the national lead with just three passing touchdowns allowed. In October, FSU did not allow a touchdown through the air and held four consecutive opponents to fewer than 140 passing yards for the first time since 1999.
Florida State is 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the ACC, the Noles best start since 2014. FSU is ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press and Coaches Polls for the ninth straight week.
The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award finalists will be announced as part of a special presentation by ESPN on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Green is attempting to be the third Seminole to win the award, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders in 1988 and College Football Hall of Famer Terrell Buckley in 1991.
Florida State visits Pitt on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN.
Green, from Orlando, ranks 12th nationally and leads the ACC with 1.2 pass breakups per game and is the only Thorpe Award semifinalist from the conference. He was named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week for his game at Clemson, when he had seven tackles, including a two-yard tackle for loss that resulted in a Clemson punt. Green's third-down tackle for no gain against the Tigers in overtime set up a fourth-down stop as the Seminoles snapped Clemson's 25-game home winning streak in ACC games.
Green opened the season with his first career interception against No. 5 LSU. Green was part of a Seminole defense that held LSU – the nation's top scoring offense – to a season-low 24 points.
Green's three pass breakups at Wake Forest Saturday were a career high.
Florida State is the only team in the country allowing opponents to complete fewer than 50 percent of their passes, and the Noles are tied for the national lead with just three passing touchdowns allowed. In October, FSU did not allow a touchdown through the air and held four consecutive opponents to fewer than 140 passing yards for the first time since 1999.
Florida State is 8-0 overall and 6-0 in the ACC, the Noles best start since 2014. FSU is ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press and Coaches Polls for the ninth straight week.
The Paycom Jim Thorpe Award finalists will be announced as part of a special presentation by ESPN on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Green is attempting to be the third Seminole to win the award, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders in 1988 and College Football Hall of Famer Terrell Buckley in 1991.
Florida State visits Pitt on Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN.
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