After a week’s break, Wake Forest is back on the gridiron, this time on the road against Florida State. After years being fodder for Florida State much in the way Duke is today, Wake Forest has beaten the Seminoles two games in a row. In fact, it was the 30-0 thrashing in Tallahassee two years ago that served notice that Wake Forest was for real in the dream season of 2006 which saw the Deacons go to the Orange Bowl.

After years of strong recruiting in Florida and Georgia, the ‘Noles have not been able to recruit as well for talent. Shakeups in the team sees a team with no less than 22 freshmen. There is talent there to be sure but a lot less experience.

Experience is one thing that Wake Forest does bring to the game now. Defense and offence are a good mix of newcomers and seniors that should hold them in good stead. Riley Skinner is starting to get into a groove now. Unlike Florida State whose two wins were against second-tier teams, the Deacs have faced some quality opposition in Ole Miss and Baylor. The team does not take any team lightly these days even one at the beginning of a rebuilding phase. On any given day, any team can beat any other.

One thing that does need to be improved upon is the rushing. Coach Grobe thinks that the backs are trying to be a bit too fancy in trying to make seams appear rather than busting through the lines. It would be interesting to see if Josh Adams and Brandon Pendergrass can up their numbers from the last game. As for the passing game, Skinner has been quite good in spreading the passes around. Boldin looks like the number one receiver right now, already getting more passes than all of last year. The defense is playing up to expectations which is good. May proved to be the difference in the game.

Game Time: 7:00pm
Television: ESPN2