Week 6 Preview: at Wake Forest
Record: 1-5, 0-3 ACC
Head Coach: Jake Dickert
Offensive Scheme: Spread
Defensive Scheme: 4-2-5
Injuries
HB Bennett Galloway, Sr - Torn Pectoral (Out)
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OLB Andrew Hines III, Jr - Broken Toe (Out)
WR Jeremiah Melvin, So - Dislocated Ankle (Out)
DE Kerrington Lee, Jr - Broken Hand (Out)
WR C.J. Smith, Sr - Torn Labrum (Out)
Wake Forest Projected Starters
QB #12 Jeremy Hecklinski, Rs So | 6'0", 185 lbs | 77 overall
HB #30 Tate Carney, Rs Sr | 5'10", 212 lbs | 84 overall
FB #46 Dalton Kendricks, So | 6'1", 230 lbs | 77 overall
WR #18 Micha Mays Jr, Rs Jr | 6'2", 195 lbs | 86 overall
WR #2 Tim Kwon, Rs Fr | 6'2", 191 lbs | 78 overall
TE #89 Harry Lodge, Sr | 6'6", 240 lbs | 90 overall
LT #60 Uber Ajongo, Rs Jr | 6'6", 300 lbs | 81 overall
LG #64 Clinton Richard, Rs So | 6'3", 305 lbs | 84 overall
C #65 Hank Lucas, Rs Sr | 6'2", 280 lbs | 80 overall
RG #75 Dernell Johnson II, Rs Sr | 6'3", 300 lbs | 81 overall
RT #78 Jack Hines, Rs So | 6'7", 300 lbs | 79 overall
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DE #90 Camden Hardy, Rs So | 6'3", 235 lbs | 86 overall
DE #42 Tyler Walton, Rs Jr | 6'5", 265 lbs | 82 overall
DT #56 Ameir Glenn, Rs So | 6'0", 295 lbs | 74 overall
EDGE #24 Gideon Ficken, Rs Fr | 6'1", 243 lbs | 67 overall
MIKE #40 Whittman Whaley, Rs So | 6'1", 225 lbs | 83 overall
SAM #48 Jamal Cothran, Rs Fr | 6'2", 216 lbs | 77 overall
CB #14 Sam Neely, Rs So | 5'11", 185 lbs | 82 overall
CB #17 Zamari Stevenson, Rs Sr | 5'10", 180 lbs | 80 overall
FS #35 Myles Turpin, Jr | 5'11", 195 lbs | 75 overall
SS #29 Brendan Allen, Fr | 5'10", 213 lbs | 71 overall
K #97 Caleb Carlson, Rs Sr | 6'1", 200 lbs | 77 overall
P #14 Ezekiel Dennis, So | 5'10", 193 lbs | 65 overall
KR #87 Ezekiel Fabuluje, So | 5'8", 198 lbs | 84 overall
Coach James Xavier's Gameplan
"It's one thing to have a dominant performance against a team like Utah State, but that is to be expected from an ACC school. What can we do against our own competition is the question at hand. Wake Forest has come out of the gate cold, and then they have injuries to many key players, which doesn't help their cause. We have an opportunity to lean into their losing season and hand them another loss. They still have that fire of a team fighting for their lives and we can't discount that. Camden Hardy off the edge is going to be problem if our tackles are up to the task. Take care of the football, and let's make it through four quarters of playing fundamental football."
"It's one thing to have a dominant performance against a team like Utah State, but that is to be expected from an ACC school. What can we do against our own competition is the question at hand. Wake Forest has come out of the gate cold, and then they have injuries to many key players, which doesn't help their cause. We have an opportunity to lean into their losing season and hand them another loss. They still have that fire of a team fighting for their lives and we can't discount that. Camden Hardy off the edge is going to be problem if our tackles are up to the task. Take care of the football, and let's make it through four quarters of playing fundamental football."
Harry Lodge, 18-yard pass from Jeremy Hecklinski (Caleb Carlson kick) [8:27]
Jaden Gibson, 40-yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Jawan Hocker kick) [5:45]
The Kentucky Wildcats pull off the upset, sliding past the Crimson Tide, 24-17
Now the #1 team in the country, Clemson gives North Carolina a beatdown, 51-14
#17 Michigan topples #14 Penn State in a convincing 31-10 victory.
QB Kevin Jennings, Rs Sr » 20-28, 415 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, 8 carries, 38 rushing yards (W 42-35 vs Iowa)
WR Denzel Boston, Rs Sr » 6 receptions, 95 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns (W 38-24 vs Minnesota)
QB Gio Lopez, Rs Jr » 224-38, 340 passing yards, 5 touchdowns, interception, 14 carries, 70 rushing yards (W 42-20 vs Washington State)
WR Jeremiah Smith (Ohio State): (36-22 W at Indiana) - 8 receptions, 233 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns
