GAME PREVIEW: WAKE FOREST
BY JORDAN WELLS
W
ake Forest is making tiny
strides in head coach
Dave Clawson's second
year at the helm.
It may not show by season's end
in the win-loss column considering
the Deacons are 3-6 entering a final
stretch that includes Notre Dame,
Clemson and Duke. They've had
a few bad losses already, including
50-14 to North Carolina and 30-17
to Syracuse, but they've also shown
some brief glimpses of hope, like a
24-16 loss to then-No. 11 Florida
State Oct. 3. Wake Forest trailed
late, but actually outgained the
Seminoles 357-329 in total yardage.
"The mood among fans is sur-
prisingly varied," said Les Johns,
publisher of DeaconsIllustrated.
com on the Rivals network. "Sensi-
cal Wake Forest fans would have
looked at this schedule, known it's
the second year of Dave Clawson
trying to turn the program around
and would have seen three to five
wins.
"Now two-thirds of the way
through the season, Wake is sit-
On Schedule
The rebuilding Demon Deacons
begin a challenging season-ending
stretch in South Bend
Sophomore quarterback John Wolford (above), who has
split time under center with freshman Kendall Hinton, has
connected on 59.0 percent of his throws for 1,143 yards
with seven scores and eight picks while playing in eight of
nine games.
PHOTO BY BRIAN WESTERHOLT/SPORTS ON FILM
