After a slow first half start, the Demon Deacons found a way to turn everything around in the second half, scoring 24 unanswered points to beat the Connecticut Huskies 24-10.
Wake Forest scored on a long Josh Adams touchdown run of 38 yards, a 21 yard touchdown pass from Riley Skinner to John Tereshinski, a Sam Swank 42 yard field goal, and finally put the game out of reach with a nine yard touchdown run by senior Micah Andrews.
Except for one unfortunate fumble inside the five yard line, the second half was a thing of beauty for the Deacs. The defense, which only allowed a field goal in the first half (UConn's only TD was a punt return), played well all day long, and the offense began completing drives in the second half (which was the only thing that seemed to be missing in the first).
Although I was frustrated with the score at the half, I felt that Wake was definitely the better team on the field. Unlike UConn, Wake seemed capable of making big offensive plays, and I enjoyed seeing the Deacs stretch the field vertically today more than they have all season.
Nothing made me more happy than Micah Andrews getting to score a touchdown on the last play of his career. It's been a tough couple of years for Micah, and to see him go out on such a high note was really nice. Congrats to Micah on a great career at Wake—I wish him the best in whatever he does next (sounds like it will be something theatrical).
ACC Rookie of the Year Josh Adams struggled at times today, although the real issues seemed to be more a lack of holes than a lack of running prowess. He did finish with 81 yards on the ground, including one beautiful 38 yard touchdown run, and I know he will be a huge part of Wake's offense for at least two and hopefully three years to come.
Riley Skinner had a pretty solid day himself, completing 29 of 38 passes for 267 yards, the most he's had all season. His touchdown throw to Tereshinki was beautiful, and he should have had another to Kevin Marion
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