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Wake Forest QB Skinner cleared to play

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Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner has been cleared to play in Saturday's game at No. 10 Georgia Tech after sustaining a concussion last week. The school announced Friday that the senior is expected to start his 33rd consecutive game. Skinner was replaced by backup Ryan...
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Wake Forest: Blackout BB&T Field against FSU

On senior night (although I guess it is senior day since the game is being played at noon), Wake Forest is going to black out BB&T Field as the Deacs take on Florida State. Show support for the guys if you're going to the game and throw on something black. In addition, the...
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Wake Forest: Prepping For The Triple Option

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Lots of GT discussion from the normal Tuesday media day in today's links. Still no word on Mr. Skinner. Tech beat up, but still going | ajc.com There's one color combination that Johnson won't allow his players to wear this weekend: gold pants and gold jerseys. "...
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Tricked: Miami Steals a Victory Over Wake Forest

You all didn't think they'd hold on, did you? Show of hands: who thought the Deacs had any chance to win after Devon Brown fumbled the punt and Miami got it at the one? Thought so. It's just amazing how many different ways Wake Forest can lose games. I wish I had that...
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Florida State-Wake Forest Thursday Night College Football Pick

An in depth look and analysis into the Thursday Night College Football game between Florida State and Wake Forest. I like the home underdog in this match up. I'll go over a list of reasons why to take Wake Forest with the points in this matchup.
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Boom Goes The Dynamite. No, Seriously.

Someone should have explained this to former Wake Forest RB Luke Caparelli before he decided to post his plans to blow up the Wake Forest campus on his Facebook page. He also claimed to have an Uzi "locked and loaded in his bag".
>> www.deuceofdavenport.com/2008/01...
 

The Next Level -- Week 9

Byes and injury combined to make for a lighter week than usual in terms of play by former area football standouts. There will still, however, some dynamic performances. Redshirt freshman Joey Ehrmann got his second straight start (and the second of his career) at strong-side linebacker...
>> weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/...
 

Wake Forest Football Preview

Wake Forest tries to make another run at the ACC title. Read our Wake Forest writer's feelings about the upcoming season.
>> www.sportprojections.com/wake_fo...
 

Three Wake drives, three TDs

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QB Riley Skinner, Wake Forest's fifth-year senior, has led touchdown drives on his first three possessions. The drives went 67, 80 and 66 yards and Wake Forest leads 21-7 early in the second. How badly does Maryland a stop? The 21 points were Wake's highest in the...
>> weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/...
 

ANOTHER SCHIZOPHRENIC ACC SATURDAY

MARYLAND 17, 16 NORTH CAROLINA 15 Quarterbacks are important, and QB play was the difference for teams trying to control their own destinies. NC QB Cam Sexton's performance was spotty at best while Maryland's Chris Turner was good when it counted. Don't be shocked if Butch...
>> www.todaysaccheadlines.com/2008/11...
 

A horrific defensive half for the Terps

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I had said before the game that I was interested to see how fifth-year Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner would handle Maryland's blitzes. Terps fans, you know the answer but you don't have to like it. How did Skinner do? He led touchdown drives on the Demon Deacons’...
>> weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/...
 

Postgame Report Card: Wake Forest 42, Maryland 32

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Maryland's short reign atop the Atlantic Division is over with the loss to Wake Forest in Winston-Salem. The Deacs had the type of team that could beat Maryland, a strong passing team against a weakened secondary, and they exploited this advantage over and over again.It is hard...
>> aroundtheharbor.blogspot.com/2009/10...
 

Pregame: Maryland at Wake Forest

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Maryland got a nice win last week, upsetting Clemson 24-21 and (somehow) sitting atop the Atlantic Division with a 1-0 conference record, but still has a long way to go for bowl contention at a 2-3 overall record. But, as Chris Turner said, win through the ACC and they can go to the...
>> aroundtheharbor.blogspot.com/2009/10...
 

Riley Skinner Cleared To Play on Saturday

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Wake Forest University quarterback Riley Skinner has received clearance from team physicians to play when the Deacons visit Georgia Tech Saturday at 3:30 p.m. The game will be televised on ABC regionally and ESPN2 nationally. Skinner suffered a concussion late in last Saturday&rsquo...
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Wake QB Skinner cleared to play after concussion

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Wake Forest quarterback Riley Skinner has been cleared to play in Saturday's game at No. 10 Georgia Tech after sustaining a concussion last week.
>> sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/fo...
 

The Conversation: Talking Wake Forest Football with Blogger So Dear.com

This conversation piece will be shorter because I was delayed in getting Martin the questions.  BloggerSoDear was the first ACC blog I signed up for SBNation.  Martin was covering Wake for his school paper and doing some work for the Sporting News before he joined up...
>> www.tomahawknation.com/2009/11...
 

Clemson Second Thinking Bowden Extension...Showing Interest in Grobe?

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Clemson may be having some buyer's remorse about signing Bowden to the whopping extension. Rumors are abound that the AD is already thinking ahead to who he may want should Clemson conitnue to slide.
>> www.footballrumormill.com/2008/10...
 

With Record Success, Wake Forest's Riley Skinner Wants to Go Out on Top

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by Jim HenryFiled under: Wake Forest, ACCRiley Skinner enjoyed his summer. Skinner spent six weeks in his hometown of Jacksonville, Fla., training, golfing and visiting the beach. The veteran quarterback returned to Wake Forest energized -- and with a nice tan -- to help extend the...
>> ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2009/07...
 

Michigan in Talks with Wake Forest's Jim Grobe?

Could UM be after the Demon Deacs' Head Coach Jim Grobe? It looks like a possibility...
>> www.deathrattlesports.com/michiga...
 

Wake Forest: Grobe Ready to Make Changes

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More photos » by Chuck Burton - AP Browse more photos » First off, I'd like to apologize for the lack of content lately. Last week I was traveling most of the week and Jake had to play student (not to discount that in any way, I doubt I'd pass any of the...
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EagleBank Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Navy

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The inaugural EagleBank Bowl will feature a rematch between Wake Forest and Navy. The two teams played on Sep 27, when Navy upset then-16th-ranked Wake Forest 24-17. The game will be aired on Dec 20 at 11am EST on ESPN, and is played at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC. See more by following...
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College Football: Wafe Forest takes out UCONN in Meineke Car Care Bowl

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons took out the UCONN Huskies in a battle between two schools that are better known for basketball then football. The Huskies scored 10 unanswered points in the first half but then the Demon Deacons returned the favor by scoring 24 unanswered points to win...
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Paw Prints - UConn Huskies (9-3) vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-4)

The Big East Co-champion UConn Huskies travel to Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, NC to take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the Meineke Car Care Bowl on Saturday at 1:00 PM.
>> soxanddawgs.com/?p=3017...
 

Assessing Wake Forest's staying power (yes, still)

Part of the Doc's ACC Week. Just a reminder, in the way of further demonstrating the state of the conference: Wake Forest has beaten Florida State three years in a row, twice while holding the 'Noles to zero and seven points, respectively. That fact, maybe more than anything...
>> rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/fo...
 

Wake Forest Re-evaluating Its Secondary

In a somewhat unusual move for Jim Grobe, the Deacs took the redshirts off of three freshmen this week: Whether junior safety Alex Frye ever plays again for Wake Forest will apparently depend on the performances this week of three freshmen who have yet to start their careers. The...
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