Blue & Gold Illustrated: America's Foremost Authority on Notre Dame Football
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GAME PREVIEW: WAKE FOREST day long and is a really, really tough guy," Collins said of Whitlock. "He's had knee and ankle in- juries and missed one game. He is their best player on defense." Kevin Johnson, a red- shirt sophomore, has emerged at corner after sitting out last season. He was one of three true freshmen to see the field in 2010, and led the team with three picks and 11 passes broken up through nine games. "Notre Dame will score Facts & Figures WAKE FOREST AT NOTRE DAME Satellite Radio (channel 129). Series Facts: This is just the second meeting be- Game Info Date: Nov. 17, 2012 Site: Notre Dame Stadium (80,795) Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET Television: NBC Radio: This broadcast can be heard live on SIRIUS tween the two schools. Notre Dame visited Win- ston-Salem, N.C., Nov. 5, 2011, and rallied for a 24-17 victory over the Demon Deacons at BB&T Field. Wake Forest Head Coach Jim Grobe's Record • 73-71 (.507) in 12 seasons at Wake Forest native, Price started nine games as a freshman and all 13 games in 2011. He completed 60.0 percent of his passes for 3,017 yards with 20 touchdowns and six interceptions last fall. His numbers have dropped off this season, with Price having com- pleted 55.5 percent of this throws for 1,852 yards with 12 scores and five picks through nine games. • WR Michael Campanaro (3) — The redshirt ju- Prime Personnel • QB Tanner Price (10) — A 6-2, 205-pound Texas nior flanker had a team-high 60 receptions for 604 yards (10.1 average per catch) and six touchdowns while seeing action in seven of Wake's first nine games. The 5-11, 195-pounder finished fourth in Collins said. "But they're better than a lot of de- fenses in the league and one of the better defenses Wake has had. "But if Notre Dame points on them because the good teams have," gets up early on them, Notre Dame won't have any trouble at all beating them." ✦ the ACC with 6.1 receptions per game in 2011, and recorded 73 total catches for 833 yards and a pair of touchdowns. • NG Nikita Whitlock (50) — Also a redshirt ju- nior, the 5-11, 260-pound nose guard is the heart and soul of the Wake defense. He had 35 tackles, four stops for loss and three sacks through nine games. • CB Jason Jackson (39) — The redshirt junior outside linebacker had a team-high 66 stops, seven tackles for loss and four sacks through nine games. He also was credited with two quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery. in the 1964 Heisman Trophy voting (won by Notre Dame quarterback John Huarte) after rushing for 1,044 yards and 15 touchdowns with two receiving scores. He passed away in 1970 at the age of 26 due to an aggressive form of cancer. He was not drafted, but spent five seasons with the Chicago Bears, in- cluding on the practice squad in 1965. He backed up legendary tailback Gale Sayers before moving into the starting spot at fullback. Piccolo's fight with cancer, his battle to beat the odds and play in the NFL, as well as his relationship with Sayers, were the themes of the 1971 TV movie "Brian's Song." • The Chicago Bears have drafted the most Wake For The Record • Wake Forest alumnus Brian Piccolo finished 10th Forest players (18) of all NFL franchises. The most Demon Deacons drafted in one year was seven in 1953, with the Bears taking three of them (Joe Koch, Clyde Pickard and Jack Lewis).