One on One with Travis Etienne
Travis Etienne is in the midst of a very successful season this far. Over the past two games, the Jennings, Louisiana native has averaged over 100 yards a game, Etienne rushed for a career-high of 162 yards during the Georgia Southern game and was named ACC Running back of the Week after the Tigers 49-21 road win against Georgia Tech.
Etienne hails from Jennings, Louisiana and is Clemson’s first Louisiana signee since 2003 when Clemson reached into the hammer state and signed Nick Watkins. During his freshman year, Etienne came onto the scene as one of the nation’s most explosive running backs and his 7.2 yards per carry are ranked second among active ACC players. Bursting on to the national scene with a breakout performance against Louisville last season, then managing though his continued play to stay on every ones radar after his outing against the Cardinals .
Etienne had 776 rushing yards, 13 touchdowns and 57 receiving yards during his freshman year. And earned several awards over the course of the season. Clemson Sports News had the chance to speak with Travis today inside the Poe Indoor practice facility and ask the sophomore running back a few questions about how his season is going and much more.
Q – Two straight 100 yard games, do you feel that you are getting your groove back with each touch that you get?
Etienne – I feel like I have always been an explosive runner and I play great with the ball in my hands. I feel like that I need to work on being great without the ball in my hands and I am just continuing to work on that.
Q – What can you contribute to your success Saturday?
Etienne – The offensive line, most definitely and the receivers blocking downfield.
Q – You’re from Louisiana, you were the first Louisiana recruit since 2003. What did it take to get acclimated to Clemson?
Etienne – It was very different; it took awhile to get used to things, the food was a lot different and being away from home. It took me awhile to get acclimated
Q – Compare last seasons Travis Etienne to this seasons Travis Etienne.
Etienne – I feel that he is a step ahead from last year and definitely more intelligent from last year. I’ve been able to dissect things and play within the scheme of the offense
Etienne Stats for 2018:
97.8 yards per game average
46 Carries for 391 yards
8.5 yards per carry average
5 touchdowns and a long of 40 yards
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