sutomcat
No recent Cali or Iggy awards; Mr Irrelevant
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2011
- Messages
- 26,691
- Like
- 116,400
SU News
Waiting for His Encore: Wake Forest RB Eager After Strong Debut (thetimesnews.com; Sutton)
Waiting through the open week on Wake Forest’s schedule barely seemed like an interruption for running back Dezmond Wortham.
He finally had a chance to show what he could do for the run-deprived Demon Deacons, who sound as if they’d embrace a steady diet of his determined running style.
Wortham, a redshirt freshman, picked up his first action on offense during the Oct. 4 loss at then-No. 1 Florida State. He’s bound to have quite a few additional opportunities Saturday afternoon against visiting Syracuse.
“I’m not running with the scouts this week,” he said, referring to his upgraded role in practice.
...
Initial Thoughts on Syracuse Football (WF Perspective) (bloggersodear.com; Johnston)
We will have more in-depth articles on Syracuse football as we get closer to Saturday, but here is a quick snapshot of how Syracuse and Wake rank statistically so far this season. There are also some tidbits on the Cuse QB situation.
Rested Deacons Eager for Home Game (journalnow.com; Collins)
Wake Forest Will Not Leave the State of North Carolina for Its Last 6 Games
From Louisiana to Utah to Kentucky to Florida, the Wake Forest football team spent the first half of the season writing its own verse to the country standard, “I’ve Been Everywhere.”
With the run now done, the Deacons are looking forward to making themselves at home starting with Saturday’s game against Syracuse at BB&T Field. Of their final six games of the regular season, four will be at home and the other two will be played at N.C. State and Duke.
“We’re excited to be back at home,” Coach Dave Clawson said Tuesday. “Just the way the schedule broke for us, we don’t leave the state of North Carolina for the remainder of the regular season here.
...
Waiting for His Encore: Wake Forest RB Eager After Strong Debut (thetimesnews.com; Sutton)
Waiting through the open week on Wake Forest’s schedule barely seemed like an interruption for running back Dezmond Wortham.
He finally had a chance to show what he could do for the run-deprived Demon Deacons, who sound as if they’d embrace a steady diet of his determined running style.
Wortham, a redshirt freshman, picked up his first action on offense during the Oct. 4 loss at then-No. 1 Florida State. He’s bound to have quite a few additional opportunities Saturday afternoon against visiting Syracuse.
“I’m not running with the scouts this week,” he said, referring to his upgraded role in practice.
...
Initial Thoughts on Syracuse Football (WF Perspective) (bloggersodear.com; Johnston)
We will have more in-depth articles on Syracuse football as we get closer to Saturday, but here is a quick snapshot of how Syracuse and Wake rank statistically so far this season. There are also some tidbits on the Cuse QB situation.
- Syracuse and Wake Forest rank second-to-last and last respectively in points per game at 21.3 and 15.7. The next closest is Boston College at 29.7 PPG.
- On the defensive side of things, Syracuse is 12th in the ACC in PPG at 26.7 PPG, while Wake Forest is 9th at 24.0.
- The Orange come in 5th in the ACC at running the football, averaging 190.83 YPG (5.20 yards per carry). Wake is obviously last in the conference (and probably NCAA) at 31 YPG.
- Senior running back Prince-Tyson Gulley (who has seemingly been at Syracuse for 10 years), is averaging 64 YPC rushing the ball. He averages only 11 carries per game, but with Hunt out I would guess that number to go up moving forward.
- Against Florida State, Syracuse played two quarterbacks after the Terrel Hunt was knocked out of the Louisville game with a broken leg. Sophomore Austin Wilson went 5/9 for 89 yards and an interception. Freshman A.J. Long went 16/27 with 2 TD's and 2 INT's. According to people that watched that game, Long is likely going to be the starter moving forward while Hunt is out. It will be interesting to see how he can fare against a Wake Forest defense that has been stout so far this season.
- Senior linebacker Cameron Lynch leads the Orange in tackles with 49, and ranks third in the conference with 5.5. sacks on the year.
Rested Deacons Eager for Home Game (journalnow.com; Collins)
Wake Forest Will Not Leave the State of North Carolina for Its Last 6 Games
From Louisiana to Utah to Kentucky to Florida, the Wake Forest football team spent the first half of the season writing its own verse to the country standard, “I’ve Been Everywhere.”
With the run now done, the Deacons are looking forward to making themselves at home starting with Saturday’s game against Syracuse at BB&T Field. Of their final six games of the regular season, four will be at home and the other two will be played at N.C. State and Duke.
“We’re excited to be back at home,” Coach Dave Clawson said Tuesday. “Just the way the schedule broke for us, we don’t leave the state of North Carolina for the remainder of the regular season here.
...
