An Unstoried History: A Wake Forest Dynasty

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2013 Week 5 Preview
Recruiting Board
Kyle Brown scheduled visit for week 6 vs North Carolina State
Tom Wheeler scheduled visit for week 6 vs North Carolina State
Clint Robinson scheduled visit for week 6 vs North Carolina State
Brian Johnson, LB, scheduled visit for week 6 vs North Carolina State
Jordan Howard scheduled visit for week 6 vs North Carolina State
Blake Moody scheduled visit for week 6 vs North Carolina State
Mike Washington scheduled visit for week 6 vs North Carolina State


Top 5 Week 4 Game Results
#9 Clemson beats North Carolina State 31-3
#3 Michigan State beats Notre Dame 22-19 in OT
Florida beats Tennessee 24-17 in OT
#2 Auburn beats #25 LSU 35-21
#10 Arizona State beats #21 Stanford 38-26

Top 5 Upsets of Week 4

1. South Dakota State beats #17 Nebraska 20-19
2. ULM beats #4 Baylor 24-21
3. Kent State beats Penn State 38-20
4. Texas State beats Texas Tech 10-7
5. Northwestern State beats UAB 38-7


Games of the Week
1. #21 Wisconsin @ #4 Ohio State
2. #17 USC @ #9 Arizona State
3. #22 Ole Miss @ #10 Alabama
4. #13 South Carolina @ #20 UCF
5. #12 TAMU @ #23 Arkansas

Players of Week 4
National
Offensive-Jesse Callier, HB Washington: 257 total yards, 5 TDs
Defensive-Jimmy Gaines, MLB Miami: 6 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 FF, INT

ACC
Offensive-Wes Brown, HB Maryland: 204 total yards, 2 TDs
Defensive-Jimmy Gaines, MLB Miami: 6 TFL, 2 sacks, 2 FF, INT

Wake Forest Injury Report
Josh Harris, HB: questionable, ankle

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The Heimlich Game
Written by Alex Flight on September 28th, 2013

The term "choke" is thrown around quite a bit in sports today to describe a team falling apart when it matters most. For an example of this, go ahead and look at the Wake Forest-Clemson game on Saturday.

Wake Forest opened up at 4 score underdogs to #8 Clemson in Vegas, and had they known senior halfback Josh Harris would play sparingly due to injury. The Demon Deacons were not intimidated, however, and would force a 3 and out on Clemson's first drive. After QB Tanner Price was sacked on a scramble attempt following a good start to the drive, it looked like they would punt the ball right back. But Price had other plans as he found TE Spencer Bishop on 3rd and 9 for a 23 yard gain.

Later in the drive, Harris' replacement DeAndre Martin would go beast mode. Breaking four tackles on the way to an 8 yard TD, Martin was determined to score and cap off the 72 yard drive to give the Demon Deacons the early lead over the favored Tigers. A holding call would derail Clemson's ensuing drive and they would have to punt once again. Once again Martin would look determined to score, trucking a defender on his way to a 60 yard gain before being caught from behind. He would finish off the drive later on from 1 yard out.

Up 14-0 in the first quarter over a top 10 team, there was a lot of excitement back home in Winston-Salem. This only intensified when another holding call forced Clemson to punt for the third drive in a row. Feeling their hand around the Tigers throats, Tanner Price would take a deep shot to Michael Campanaro. Travis Blanks saw it coming and broke from his safety position right away to come away with the interception. In hindsight, this was the most important play of the game.

Clemson would finally string together a long drive, and cap it off with a 2 yard touchdown from halfback Roderick McDowell. Wake Forest had an opportunity to take the momentum right back as Campanaro found a hole in the defense and would have had a walk in TD. With defenders right in his face, Price launched the pass but it came down just out of the diving Campanaro's reach. The drive would stall later, and Wake Forest would settle for a 34 yard field goal attempt, but Chad Hedlund would miss it off the upright. After the teams traded punts, Clemson would run out the clock to head to halftime trailing 14-7, looking like they may choke the easy win away and be upset.

Looking to get the Demon Deacons off the field, the Tigers made some adjustments at halftime to become more aggressive. It looked like it would pay off early, but Michael Campanaro would pick up the first down on a corner route on 3rd and 7. An all out blitz would backfire later in the drive, and Orville Reynolds would pick up 23 yards and put the team in the red zone. An incompletion on 3rd and 2 forced a field goal attempt, but once again Hedlund hit the upright on the chip shot 25 yarder.

Clemson would capitalize on the mistakes and cap a long drive with a 28 yard TD pass from Tajh Boyd to Charone Peake to tie the game. An overthrow of the intended target TE Matt James would lead to a three and out, and now it was the Demon Deacons who found it hard to breathe. Clemson's junior WR Sammy Watkins would beat Wake Forest corner Kevin Johnson badly on a double move, but Johnson was able to grab his jersey to stop the surefire touchdown in exchange for a defensive pass interference penalty. It would prove moot later as Watkins would score on a post route from 23 yards out, splitting the cover 2 defense.

Spencer Bishop would drop a pass on 3rd down, and Wake Forest would have to punt. The defense would step up and force Clemson to do the same. Michael Campanaro would find a gap in the defense and pick up 53 yards on a post route. X receiver Jonathan Williams would score on a curl pattern the next play from 11 yards out. Clemson would get to midfield before being stifled once again.

On a 3rd down, Wake Forest needed a conversion badly. As Vic Beasley wrapped up Price in the backfield with his fellow Tigers closing in as well, hope seemed lost. But doing his best Johnny Manziel impression, Price broke out of the sack, evaded 2 more defenders, and scrambled to a spot where he could set his feet and and find Spencer Bishop for a 28 yard gain. The tremendous play at players on the field and sideline buzzing with excitement, as the upset seemed closer than ever. Clemson safety Robert Smith had other plans, as he read the next pass concept and jumped the route. With blockers in front of him, he would take it all the way and Clemson was up 28-21.

Desperation sat in as Wake Forest tried whatever it took to get a breath of fresh air, and it became worse as Price was sacked on 3rd down. Feeling the heat once again on 4th down, he had to force a pass and once again Robert Smith was there. Wake Forest would have to burn all 3 timeouts just for a chance to get the ball back. With Clemson in FG range already, it seemed like a pointless attempt. But a botched hold kept points off the board and Wake Forest had a chance. Having to go 80 yards in 24 seconds with no timeouts, it was a very small chance. After getting to about midfield, but being tackled in bounds, Wake Forest would hurry to the line for a Hail Mary attempt. As Price wound up for the throw he was hit by Vic Beasley, and this time Beasley held on for the game sealing sack. Wake Forest had choked a 14-0 first quarter lead, and lost 28-21.

Even though it was a much more impressive performance than many expected, the Demon Deacons were still upset. "Being that close, having the opportunities we had, we should've won," head coach Jim Grobe said after the game, "I don't care what the gamblers say, our goal is to never lose. Not just cover the spread." On the hot seat heading into the season, this upset would have gave Grobe a great chance to stick around for next season. Instead, it's just another loss, albeit a confidence boosting one.

After tweaking his ankle last week against Army, star running back Josh Harris was used sparingly today. He had only one carry for 10 yards. His backup DeAndre Martin stepped up big time, with 92 of his 127 yards coming after contact. It would be surprising for him to not see an increase in touches over the next few weeks.

Wake Forest returns home next week to host North Carolina State. Recruits will be plentiful as coaches Jim Grobe and Quinn Morris felt it was a great visit weekend to show off. Because of this, expect them to do whatever it takes to win.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers
Sep 28, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-3)	14	0	0	7	21
#8 Clemson Tigers (4-0)	0	7	14	7	28

Wake Forest Demon Deacons PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tanner Price 25/42 320 1 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD DeAndre Martin 16 127 7.9 2 Tanner Price 5 -7 -1.4 0 Josh Harris 1 10 10.0 0 Michael Campanaro 1 4 4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jonathan Williams 5 51 10.2 1 Michael Campanaro 5 95 19.0 0 Spencer Bishop 5 72 14.4 0 Matt James 3 32 10.6 0 Orville Reynolds 3 35 11.6 0 DeAndre Martin 2 12 6.0 0 Daniel Vogelsang 1 16 16.0 0 Jordan Garside 1 7 7.0 0

Clemson Tigers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Tajh Boyd 15/30 200 2 0 Cole Stoudt 1/1 21 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Roderick McDowell 21 84 4.0 1 Tajh Boyd 7 31 4.4 0 Zac Brooks 2 10 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Charone Peake 5 84 16.8 1 Sammy Watkins 3 59 19.6 1 Martavis Bryant 2 14 7.0 0 Germone Hopper 2 17 8.5 0 Adam Humphries 2 22 11.0 0 Sam Cooper 2 25 12.5 0

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2013 Week 6 Preview
Recruiting Board
Locked out by Joel Hollis, Mario Massey, Tommy Graham.
Michael Dobzinski commits to Virginia.
Ryan Ross commits to Vanderbilt.
Martin Cook to 0.
Mike Washington to 150, + scholarship offered
Blake Moody to 30
Willie Simpson visit scheduled week 6 vs North Carolina State
Marvin Lee visit scheduled week 6 vs North Carolina State
Brian Johnson, G, visit scheduled week 6 vs North Carolina State
Keith Madsen visit scheduled week 6 vs North Carolina State
Andy Miller visit scheduled week 6 vs North Carolina State


Top 5 Week 5 Game Results
#20 UCF beats #13 South Carolina 38-24
#12 TAMU beats #23 Arkansas 35-28
#17 USC beats #9 Arizona State 27-20
#4 Ohio State beats #21 Wisconsin 24-17
#10 Alabama beats #22 Ole Miss 37-13

Top 5 Upsets of Week 5
1. Boston College beats #1 Florida State 34-31
2. Notre Dame beats #7 Oklahoma 38-7
3. West Virginia beats #16 Oklahoma State 35-13
4. Kentucky beats Florida 35-28
5. UAB beats Vanderbilt 27-10

Games of the Week
1. #24 Ole Miss @ #1 Auburn
2. #13 Arizona State @ #19 Notre Dame
3. TCU @ #15 Oklahoma
4. #2 Michigan State @ Iowa
5. #17 UCLA @ Utah

Players of Week 5
National
Offensive-Taylor Heinicke, QB Old Dominion: 417 total yards, 5 TDs
Defensive-Shaw Bell, CB Colorado State: TFL, 2 FF, INT

ACC
Offensive-Shadrach Thornton, HB North Carolina State: 196 yards, 3 TDs
Defensive-Robert Smith, SS Clemson: 2 INTs, 1 TD

Wake Forest Injury Report
Mike Olson, MLB: 3 weeks, foot stress fracture

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Down to the Last Play
Written by Alex Flight on October 5th, 2013

Wake Forest had 90 seconds to go 66 yards and get in the end zone to win the game, and it came down right to the last second.

With too many recruits visiting to mention them all, this was a must win game for Wake Forest. A 24 yard Josh Harris run and Jonathan Williams 51 yard touchdown reception on the first two plays from scrimmage were a big step in the right direction. North Carolina State would piece together a long drive but miss a long field goal giving the Demon Deacons good field position. Matt James would feel a defender barreling down on the first play and let a pass go right off his hands. Corner Dontae Johnson quickly changed his intended action from laying out James to picking off the pass, having to dive to get back to it. A North Carolina State 3 and out rendered the great play meaningless though.

Spencer Bishop would split the safeties and pick up 40 yards on the first play of the drive, flipping the field position. The offense would stall at the 34 yard line and Chad Hedlund would hit the crossbar on his field goal attempt to keep the score at 7-0. North Carolina State took this opportunity to piece together a long drive, ending it with a 4 yard TD pass from Brandon Mitchell to Marquez Valdes Scant. After jumping out to a 7-0 lead, the Demon Deacons had struggled since and now found the game tied 7-7.

On the first play of the ensuing drive Tanner Price would take a long sack, but the offense would bounce back and put a drive together. Michael Campanaro would run a sit route and find a spot right in the middle of the linebacker zones for a 6 yard TD. After forcing a punt, Wake Forest had an opportunity to make a big splash before halftime. Facing a 3rd and 10, Price would underthrow his intended receiver and Brandon Pittman would be there to intercept it, Price’s second of the half. Already in FG range, NC State QB Pete Thomas would take back to back sacks and they would settle for a long field goal attempt that was missed wide left. Getting the ball back in good field position, Tanner Price would break a sack and find Jonathan Williams for a 31 yard gain. Later in the drive, Matt James would drop a pass in the end zone, and Wake Forest would have to settle for a 43 yard field goal attempt as time was running out. But Hedlunds struggles on the season continued and he missed it, also wide left. The score remained 14-7 at halftime.

On the first drive of the second half, NC State would convert two long 3rd downs, but then stall out inside the 10 and settle for a 27 yard field goal. This one was good. Price would once again underthrow a pass, this time a dig route, and it was intercepted by Robert Caldwell. It was Price’s last attempt of the day as the coaches trotted out Patrick Thompson after NC State had scored a 23 yard TD. On Thompson’s first play, he would take a 15 yard sack. He would bounce back by finding Matt James in between the safeties for a 35 yard gain. Later in the drive Thompson would score on a QB sneak. Chad Hedlund would miss his 3rd kick of the game, and sixth of the season on the PAT.

The Wolfpack wouldn’t slow down and score another touchdown on a 21 yard pass from Thomas to Travares Copeland. Down 4 about halfway through the 4th quarter, Wake Forest went to a run heavy offensive focus. They were eventually stopped short on a 3rd down, and hurried up to the line to go for it on 4th. Thompson audibled the play, dropped back, and saw an open man against the Wolfpack blitz. However, it was a zone blitz and a defensive lineman had dropped back to that spot, deflecting the pass away.

There was still time left for Wake Forest to get the ball back, but the long drive that they allowed did not help at all. Finally being stopped at the 34 yard line, NC State trotted out the field goal unit. Despite not being a bad weather day, the kick was no good once again, the 5th combined miss on the day. With 90 seconds left, Patrick Thompson had to take his team 66 yards to win the game. Piecing together a drive, it looked like he had done it when he found Matt James at the 3 yard line for a first down. With no timeouts left, they hurried to the line for once last play. But James wasn’t getting up, injured on the play. Thompson must have not known what to do in the situation and failed to get another snap off after being forced to huddle. A devastating 24-20 loss, and Wake Forest enters the game with more questions than they had going into the game.

The biggest question is what is the future of the quarterback position on the season? Patrick Thompson has outplayed Tanner Price on the season, but has played in a more conservative system. Price is one of the all time leading passers in school history, and offensive coordinator Quinn Morris has let him be more aggressive, leading the more turnovers. “We’re going to have to look at it over the bye week,” Morris said, “We have two good quarterbacks and we have to go with the guy that gives us the best chance to win. We’ll look at everything, including that mishap at the end of the game today.” Morris was obviously referring to Thompsons poor time management.

Wake Forest has a bye next week before hosting Maryland on October 19th.

North Carolina State Wolfpack at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Oct 5, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
North Carolina State Wolfpack (4-1)	7	0	10	7	24
Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-4)	7	7	6	0	20

North Carolina State Wolfpack PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Pete Thomas 16/33 255 2 0 Brandon Mitchell 4/5 32 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Shadrach Thornton 22 62 2.8 0 Pete Thomas 7 18 2.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Marquez Valdes Scant 7 98 14.0 2 Travares Copeland 5 82 16.4 1 Quintin Payton 4 70 17.5 0 Shadrach Thornton 3 35 11.6 0 David J. Grinnage 1 2 2.0 0

Wake Forest Demon Deacons PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Patrick Thompson 12/17 166 0 0 Tanner Price 17/27 279 2 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Josh Harris 13 79 6.0 0 DeAndre Martin 3 9 3.0 0 Patrick Thompson 2 -14 -7.0 1 Tanner Price 1 -7 -7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Matt James 11 151 13.7 0 Michael Campanaro 7 87 12.4 1 Josh Harris 3 22 7.3 0 Spencer Bishop 3 58 19.3 0 Orville Reynolds 2 29 14.5 0 Jonathan Williams 2 82 41.0 1 Jared Crump 1 16 16.0 0

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2013 Week 7 Preview
Recruiting Board
Jordan Howard commits and scouted
Alan Walters commits and scouted
Mike Washington commits and scouted
Joe Bell commits and scouted
Kyle Brown to 0
Brian Johnson, G, to 350+ scholarship
Willie Simpson to 0
Edgar Dowdell to 0
Oliver Parks to 350+ scholarship
Marvin Lee to 500
Marcus Walker to 300
Jeff Martin to 0
Patrick Taylor to 200
Blake Moody to 75
Keith Madsen to 25
Michael Black to 25
Tyler Marshall to 100
Clint Robinson to 350
Craig McGill to 0
Robert Bush to 25
Jason Fine scheduled for visit week 8 vs Maryland
Zach Smith visit scheduled week 8 vs Maryland
Tyler Marshall visit scheduled week 13 vs Duke


Top 5 Week 6 Game Results
#17 UCLA beats Utah 24-7
#15 Oklahoma beats TCU 33-14
#2 Michigan State beats Iowa 37-10
#24 Ole Miss beats #1 Auburn 27-24
#13 Arizona State beats #19 Notre Dame 29-21

Top 5 Upsets of Week 6
1. #24 Ole Miss beats #1 Auburn 27-24
2. Army beats Boston College 21-14
3. UTEP beats Louisiana Tech 33-21
4. Ball State beats Virginia 28-14
5. Miami U beats Central Michigan 35-17

Games of the Week
1. #14 Arizona @ #8 USC
2. #3 Missouri @ #17 Georgia
3. #6 Texas A&M @ #20 Ole Miss
4. Boston College @ #5 Clemson
5. #4 Oregon @ Washington

Players of Week 6
National
Offensive-Jordan Lynch, QB Northern Illinois: 338 total yards, 5 TDs
Defensive-Cameron Truss, CB Bowling Green: FF, INT

ACC
Offensive-Vad Lee, QB Georgia Tech: 167 total yards, 3 TDs
Defensive-Terrence Brooks, FS Florida State: INT

Wake Forest Injury Report
Mike Olson, MLB: 2 weeks, foot stress fracture

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Halfway Point Shake Up
Written by Alex Flight on October 13th, 2013

Despite having a bye week this week, there is still plenty to write about in Winston-Salem.

Let's start with the headliner. Patrick Thompson has taken all the first team reps this week, and is expected to be the new starting quarterback for the rest of the season. Thompson has played well in about a game and a half, and will replace Tanner Price. Price is 2nd in career passing yards and touchdowns at Wake Forest, and will now struggle to climb to the top spot.

The rest of the backfield got shaken up as well. DeAndre Martin has been removed as the teams fullback on the school website, but is now listed along with Josh Harris as HB1. Jordan Garside is now the number one fullback, his true position. Martin has played well and brings a nice power complement to Harris' more finesse style.

The last depth chart adjustment is one that might be skipped over normally, but is going to make a big difference. Alexander Kinal is now being assigned field goal and extra point duty, along with his usual punting and kickoff duty. This comes after regular kicker Chad Hedlund missed 2 field goals and an extra point in a 4 point loss to North Carolina State.

On the recruiting front, four recruits have committed to Wake Forest in the last week. Alan Walters is the highlight. A 6'3" 4* WR from Simpsonville, South Carolina, Walters expressed high interest in Wake Forest from the beginning and was a highly sought after by the program. He could possibly expect to get playing time early.

The other 3 commits will all add a level of toughness to the team. Joe Bell, a fullback; Jordan Howard, a center; and Mike Washington, a tackle should all be welcome additions to a team that has moved to a more power focused attack. All 3 are 1* recruits, but severely underrated, and Howard and Washington are both JUCO transfers. They are expected to compete for playing time right away due to the turnover on the offensive line after this season.

At 2-4 on the season, Wake Forest faces an uphill battle in the second half. They will start by hosting 5-1 Maryland, who has been a surprise team this year. Their only loss is a 5 point loss at Florida State. Wake Forest then travels to Miami and Syracuse in consecutive weeks. Miami is long removed from "The U" days, and is 1-4 on the season. Syracuse is 3-3. Wake Forest then hosts Florida State, currently ranked #11 in the country and sitting at 4-1 on the season, and will likely be considerable underdogs against the preseason number 1. They then have another bye week before hosting Duke and traveling to Vanderbilt for an out of conference finish to the regular season. Duke is 3-3 and was ranked in the preseason polls, and Vanderbilt is 2-4 and at the bottom of the SEC as expected.

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What Will The Future Hold?
Written by Alex Flight on October 15th, 2013

Coming into 2013, it looked like three 4 year starters would be the key to any Wake Forest success. Tanner Price, Josh Harris, and Michael Campanaro were all expected to have strong finishes to great careers. Halfway through the season that has not been the case. Campanaro and Harris have looked good--Campanaro is the second leading receiver on this team--but Tanner Price has struggled mightily.

This struggle led to Quinn Morris and Jim Grobe deciding to start junior Patrick Thompson on this upcoming Saturday. While this news was obviously frustrating for the second leading passer in school history, Price has remained calm and demonstrated his leadership skills. "It does suck, but it's what the coaches felt was the right move," said Price earlier this week in a brief interview.

Price has thrown 10 touchdowns to 14 interceptions through about four and a half games this season. "I've been trying to do too much, and it's hurt the team." Despite the struggle it appears this will remain an open competition, and Price will have an opportunity if Thompson also struggles. "I hope he comes out and plays great on Saturday. If he doesn't, I'll be ready. If he does, I'll be ready to take the starting job back on Monday."

Transitioning to a further future, Wake Forest has been in talks with several teams for future non conference games. While the 2014 and 2015 schedules are set, they have several slots open beyond that. Notre Dame will be a common opponent over the years in games that are already scheduled in 2015, 2017, 2018, and 2020. Outside of that the only major conference team on future schedules is a home and home with Indiana in 2015 and 2016. Wake Forest has seemingly been looking to change that, as there have been extensive talks with Missouri, Purdue, Northwestern, Texas Tech, and Arizona State. It is unlikely deals get done with all these schools, but it is exciting to see a commitment towards playing AQ schools. A full preview of future non conference games already announced is below.

Spoiler

2014-@ ULM, Gardner Webb, @ Utah State, Army
2015-Elon, @ Army, Indiana, Notre Dame
2016-@ Indiana, Army
2017-Utah State, @ Notre Dame
2018-Notre Dame
2019-Utah State
2020-Notre Dame

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2013 Week 8 Preview
Recruiting Board
Joel Hollis commits to Clemson
Willie Simpson commits to Kentucky
Jeff Martin commits to East Carolina
Austin Watson commits to Mississippi State
Martin Cook commits to Middle Tennessee
Marcus Walker scheduled for visit week 8 vs Maryland
Michael Black scheduled for visit week 8 vs Maryland
Oliver Parks scheduled for visit week 8 vs Maryland
Clint Robinson to 400
Brian Johnson LB to 400
Zach Smith to 400
Mike Washington scouted
Jordan Howard scouted
Joe Bell scouted
Alan Walters scouted
Patrick Taylor to 250

Midpoint Heisman Odds
1. Johnny Manziel, QB Texas A&M: 122/166 for 1630 yards, 16 TDs, 1 INT. 79 rushes for 500 yards, 4 TDs. 6-0
2. James Franklin, QB Missouri: 108/163 for 1472 yards, 17 TDs, 1 INT. 65 rushes for 343 yards, 4 TDs. 6-0
3. Marcus Mariota, QB Oregon: 98/144 for 1515 yards, 16 TDs, 2 INTs. 94 rushes for 350 yards, 4 TDs. 6-0
4. Chuckie Keeton, QB Utah State: 111/159 for 1468 yards, 16 TDs, 1 INT. 95 rushes for 422 yards, 6 TDs. 6-1
5. John Hubert, HB Kansas State: 146 rushes for 831 yards, 11 TDs. 9 receptions for 77 yards, 1 TD. 5-1

Top 25 and most difficult remaining opponent
1. Michigan State (37) 6-0 (2-0) @ Nebraska 11/16
2. Ohio State (22) 6-0 (2-0) @ Michigan 11/30
3. Missouri (1) 6-0 (2-0) #6 Texas A&M 11/30
4. Oregon (1) 6-0 (3-0) @ #17 Arizona 11/23
5. Clemson 6-0 (4-0) #11 Florida State 10/19
6. Texas A&M 6-0 (3-0) @ #3 Missouri 11/30
7. USC 5-0 (3-0) #15 UCLA 11/30
8. Louisville 6-0 (2-0) #13 UCF 10/18
9. Alabama 5-1 (2-1) @ #10 Auburn 11/30
10. Auburn 5-1 (2-1) @ #6 Texas A&M 10/19
11. Florida State 4-1 (2-1) @ #5 Clemson 10/19
12. Arizona State 5-1 (2-1) @ #15 UCLA 11/23
13. UCF 4-1 (1-0) @ #8 Louisville 10/19
14. Oklahoma 5-1 (3-0) @ #18 Kansas State 11/23
15. UCLA 4-1 (2-0) @ #4 Oregon 10/26
16. South Carolina 4-2 (3-1) @ #3 Missouri 10/26
17. Arizona 4-1 (1-1) #4 Oregon 11/23
18. Kansas State 5-1 (2-1) #14 Oklahoma 11/23
19. Wisconsin 4-2 (2-1) @ Iowa 11/2
20. Baylor 3-2 (1-1) #14 Oklahoma 11/7
21. Georgia 4-2 (3-1) @ #10 Auburn 11/16
22. Notre Dame 3-3 #7 USC 10/19
23. Northern Illinois 5-1 (2-0) @ Central Michigan 10/19
24. Ole Miss 4-2 (2-2) #3 Missouri 11/23
25. Utah State 6-1 (3-0) @ New Mexico 10/19

Stat Leaders
Passing yards
1. Keith Price-1949 Washington
2. Kolton Browning-1914 UL-Monroe
3. Corey Robinson-1861 Troy
4. Teddy Bridgewater-1841 Louisville
5. Sean Mannion-1799 Oregon State
Passing TDs
1. Teddy Bridgewater-22 Louisville
2. Brendon Kay-20 Cincinatti
3. Keith Price-19 Washington
3. Kolton Browning-19 UL-Monroe
3. Corey Robinson 19 Troy
Rushing Yards
1. Cameron Artis-Payne-875 Auburn
2. John Hubert-831 Kansas State
3. Reggie Whatley-820 Middle Tennessee State
4. Trayion Durham-802 Kent State
5. Mark Weisman-800 Iowa
Rushing TDs
1. John Hubert-11 Kansas State
2. Darius Staten-10 Navy
2. Dri Archer-10 Kent State
2. Devonta Freeman-10 Florida State
2. Ka’deem Carey-10 Arizona
Receptions
1. Larry Pinkard-51 Old Dominion WR
1. Davonte Adams-51 Fresno State WR
3. Je’ron Hamm-50 UL-Monroe WR
4. Keith Sconiers-49 Akron WR
5. Matt James-45 Wake Forest WR/TE
Receiving Yards
1. Hamm-775 UL-Monroe WR
2. Adams-752 Fresno State WR
3. Albert Wilson-738 Georgia State WR
4. Pinkard-710 Old Dominion WR
5. Eric Thomas-696 Troy WR
Receiving TDs
1. Pinkard-9 Old Dominion WR
1 Donte Foster-9 Ohio WR
1. Damian Copeland-9 Louisville WR
4. Adams-8 Fresno State WR
4. Thomas-8 Troy WR
4. Robert Herron-8 Wyoming WR
4. Austin Seferian Jenkins-8 Washington TE
4. Alex Neutz-8 Buffalo WR
Sacks
1. Sonny Sanitoa-7.5 UNLV LE
2. Khyri Thornton-6.5 South Miss DT
2. Woodson Greer III-6.5 Colorado LOLB
4. Sheldon Day-6 Notre Dame RE
4. Jeremiah Taylor-6 Marshall LE
INTs
1. Kenneth Durden-5 USF CB
1. Greg Henderson-5 Colorado CB
1. Reggie Owens- 5 Old Dominion CB
4. 7 tied with 4


Top Recruits
QB1-Steven Hunter, Texas
HB1-Deon Howard (6), Central Michigan (only offer, uncommitted)
HB2-Keith Stephens (7), Stanford (uncommitted)
FB1-Joe Kelly, Oregon
WR1-Kyle Hollis (9), USC
WR2-Scott Mills (10), Ohio State
TE1-Jermaine Kelly, Florida (uncommitted)
T1-Marcus King, Georgia (uncommitted)
G1-Sam Mitchell, Oklahoma (uncommitted)
C1-David Williams, Nebraska (uncommitted)
DE1-Landon Harris (4), No Interest
DT1-Jonathan Hopkins, UCONN (uncommitted)
OLB1-Connor Ryan, Notre Dame (uncommitted)
MLB1-Ken Greene, Ohio State (uncommitted)
CB1-Evan O’Brien, LSU (uncommitted)
FS1-Glenn Tucker, West Virginia (uncommitted
SS1-Mike Lee, LSU
K1-Mark Bass, Old Dominion
P1-Brian Rogers, Georgia Tech (uncommitted)
ATH1-Brad Jones (1), Texas
ATH2-Chris Bobo (2), Stanford
ATH3-Antonio Chase (3), Iowa (uncommitted)
ATH4-Noah Goodman (5), TAMU
ATH5-David Sledge (8), Wisconsin (uncommitted)


Top 5 Week 7 Game Results
#8 USC beats #14 Arizona 20-6
#4 Oregon beats Washington 36-20
#5 Clemson beats Boston College 44-3
#3 Missouri beats #17 Georgia 44-20
#6 Texas A&M beats #20 Ole Miss 28-21

Top 5 Upsets of Week 7
Bowling Green beats Mississippi State 35-6
Central Michigan beats Ohio 38-31
Texas State beats UL Monroe 27-20
Florida Atlantic beats Marshall 31-27
Tulsa beats UTEP 35-21


Games of the Week
1. #11 Florida State @ #5 Clemson
2. #10 Auburn @ #6 Texas A&M
3. #13 UCF @ #8 Louisville (Friday)
4. #7 USC @ #22 Notre Dame
5. Florida @ #3 Missouri

Players of Week 7
National
Offensive-Brett Smith, QB Wyoming: 391 total yards, 5 TDs
Defensive-DJ Green, OLB NC State: 3 TFL, sack, INT

ACC
Offensive-Anthony Boone, QB Duke: 453 total yards, 3 TDs
Defensive-DJ Green, OLB NC State: 3 TFL, sack, INT


Wake Forest Injury Report
Mike Olson, MLB: out, foot stress fracture