Wake Forest can’t really do much on offense and will likely struggle with a backup QB on the road and the Demon Deacons defense should be ready to get some stops on Redding and the IN offense. The Demon Deacons have allowed only 79-yards-per-game on the ground, but Devine Redding has been sensational this season, already rushing for 245 yards on just 48 carries. The Hoosiers are banged-up as well, as WR Simmie Cobbs will be out most of the season after surgery, and Kevin Wilson has been coy about whether Dan Feeney lines up at right guard today.
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Wolford, normally Wake’s backup quarterback, minimized harm for the Deacons. The Indiana defense has intercepted four passes in two games so the chances are good that they could get one or two today if Wake Forest has to start throwing the ball to stay in the game. Wake Forest converted three third downs, one on Wolford’s 14-yard completion to Alex Bachman on third-and-8. Indiana’s defense authored a strong performance against him for much of the first half, including a string of three consecutive three-and-outs.
The Indiana Hoosiers were wise to take last week off.
But Wolford sealed it with an 11-yard TD run with 9:59 to play.
Wake Forest will be without their newly named starting quarterback after a non-contact knee injury in the first half of their game last week vs Delaware. He capped the drive with a 26-yard pass from Wolford to Chuck Wade in the back of the end zone.
Mike Weaver’s field goals from 46 and 30 yards in the third quarter helped Wake Forest widen its lead, but running back Tyler Natee scored on a 1-yard run with 39 seconds left in the third quarter and in pulled within 27-21.
Blame the mistakes. There were plenty of them. On the Deacons second play from scrimmage, linebacker Tegray Scales punched the ball out of the hands of receiver Cortez Lewis. But officials had thrown a flag, whistling Green for jumping offsides.
But the Hoosiers sure didn’t make it easy on Wake.
Indiana, which fell to 2-1, scored with 11 seconds left on a touchdown pass from Richard Lagow to Donavan Hale. The Indiana defense has been solid enough so far, but will be tested severely in the coming weeks with Michigan State and Ohio State on the docket to start Big Ten play.
By halftime, IN had 296 yards of total offense, but Lagow had been intercepted three times and the Hoosiers had a field goal attempt blocked.
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This story will be updated.
