Safety earns ACC honors

Hurricanes safety Jaquan Johnson became the latest Hurricane to earn conference honors when he was named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week after his performance in Miami’s 28-10 win over Virginia Tech.

And against the Hokies, Johnson noteched seven tackles, forcing a fumble and intercepting Hokies quarterback Josh Jackson.

Johnson is the seventh Hurricane to earn ACC Player of the Week honors. kick off at noon ABC or ESPN.

According to a tweet Monday from CanesInsight.com’s Peter Ariz, Hurricanes wide receiver Dionte Mullins, a sophomore, is “no longer with the Miami program.”

No reason for Mullins’ departure was given, and it remains unclear if Mullins left voluntarily or was dismissed. Miami official have not commented on the report, and as of Monday evening, Mullins was still listed on the Hurricanes online roster.

This weekend after Miami’s 28-10 win over Virginia Tech, Mullins — who has four catches in the Hurricanes’ eight games — took to Twitter to vent his displeasure with his season. In one tweet, he wrote, “It’s crazy how this man can’t give me no legit reason why he not playing me” and in another, “When you tell a coach about himself, he tells you to leave.”

Both tweets were deleted and Mullins never named whether he was referencing Richt or receivers coach Ron Dugans. on either