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          ACC Week 8 helmet stickers: Lamar Jackson strikes the stiff-arm pose

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          Lamar Jackson's latest Heisman worthy performance (0:53)

          Lamar Jackson puts on yet another dominant performance with 355 passing yards, 76 rushing yards, and four total touchdowns. (0:53)

          • Jared Shanker, ESPN Staff WriterOct 23, 2016, 11:00 AM ET
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          Lamar Jackson is doing everything a Heisman Trophy candidate is supposed to do, including striking the pose.

          It’s time to award some helmet stickers in the ACC for Week 8.

          Louisville QB Lamar Jackson: He was responsible for only two touchdowns last week, leading some to wonder whether the sophomore was coming back down to earth. Well, he followed that up with one of his most impressive outings of the season. Against a solid NC State defense, Jackson totaled 431 yards, threw for three touchdowns and rushed for another in a 54-13 win. Jackson is responsible for 34 touchdowns, which is a school record and four scores ahead of Colt Brennan’s pace when he set the single-season record in 2006 with 63.

          Virginia Tech DT Woody Baron: Top linemen Ken Ekanem and Nigel Williams missed the Miami game, but the experienced Baron stepped up. All night long the Blacksburg, Virginia native rattled Miami quarterback Brad Kaaya, who the Hokies sacked eight times in a 37-16 win. Baron had 2.5 of those sacks and a total of 4.5 tackles for loss, which is the most at Virginia Tech in the last 30 years.

          Syracuse WR Amba Etta-Tawo: Earlier in the week, Etta-Tawo worked on his one-handed catches because defensive backs kept trying to pin one of his hands to keep him from catching the ball. The work paid off as he had a magnificent one-handed catch, and as he reeled in the football he simultaneously tossed the Boston College cornerback aside with the other hand. Etta-Tawo never broke stride and ran for the 68-yard touchdown. He finished with 10 catches and 144 yards in the Orange's 28-20 win, becoming the fourth receiver in school history with 1,000 receiving yards.

          Virginia Tech FBs Sam Rogers and Steven Peoples: If you're a fullback and you throw a touchdown pass to a second fullback, that's an automatic helmet sticker. Rogers threw a 13-yard touchdown on a fullback pass to Peoples, and it was, as one Twitter user put it, life affirming.

          North Carolina QB Mitch Trubisky: The Tar Heels quarterback is looking to reclaim his status as college football's most accurate passer after completing 24 of 31 passes in UNC's 35-14 victory over Virginia. His completion percentage "dipped" to 70.5, but that will go back up. Trubisky threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns, and he partnered with Bug Howard for a 40-yard touchdown in what was a nice moment. Howard wore No. 13 to honor injured receiver Mack Hollins, who is normally the Heels' deep threat.

          Louisville defense and special teams: It wasn't just Jackson who frustrated NC State in the blowout win. The defense held the Wolfpack to negative yardage through the first quarter and twice intercepted Ryan Finley, who entered the game with just two interceptions all season. The special teams unit blocked an NC State kick in the first half, and the Cardinals' own kicking game was sterling. Louisville was a perfect 4 of 4 on field goals, and all three punts pinned NC State inside the 20-yard line.