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Wake Forest vs. NC State: Box score, stats and summary feat. CJ Bailey

One of the most interesting games of the first slate involved NC State against Wake Forest. The Wolfpack certainly have more talent on the roster, but although they boast a positive record, it's clear that they're playing below expectations, especially with injuries to Grayson McCall.

Wake Forest, on the other hand, is seeing a good improvement from senior quarterback Hank Bachmeier, but the talent gap looked massive from the start. However, as the game went on, the Demon Deacons simply refused to give up and moved the ball well, making this a more difficult game than expected.

In the end, however, the Wolfpack failed to transform their advantage into a win, leading into a massive upset for the Demon Deacons. Certainly, a lot of parlays were lost due to this game.

Wake Forest vs. NC State box score

TeamFirst Quarter Second QuarterThird Quarter Fourth Quarter Final Score
Wake Forest10731434
NC State3137730

Wake Forest box score

Quarterback:

QuarterbackPassing YdsCompletionsPass AttsPass TDsINTsRush ydsRush att
Hank Bachmeier154163221206

Rushing and receiving:

PlayerRush AttemptsRushing YardsRushing TDsReceptionsReceiving Yards
Receiving TDs
Demond Claiborne201362281
Horatio Fields0004461
Micah Mays Jr.0004481
Taylor Morin0002200
Harry Lodge000170
Deuce Alexander1303250
Tate Carney150000
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Defense:

PlayerTackles (Total)Sacks
Interceptions
Quincy Bryant900
Zamari Stevenson800
Nick Andersen900
Bryce Ganious500
Dylan Hazen900
Branson Combs501
Kendron Wayman200
Jasheen Davis500
BJ Williams100
Will Cobb100
Davaughn Patterson100
Jamare Glasker600
Zach Lohavichan100
-000
-000
-000
-000
-000

NC State box score

Quarterback:

QuarterbackPassing YdsCompletionsPass AttsPass TDsINTsRush ydsRush att
CJ Bailey272284221-14

Rushing and receiving:

PlayerRush AttemptsRushing YardsRushing TDsReceptionsReceiving Yards
Receiving TDs
Jordan Waters103303360
Kendrick Raphael104813270
Kevin Concepcion41606220
Justin Joly0004730
Terrell Anderson0004450
Noah Rogers0005450
Wesley Grimes0004460
Keenan Jackson0002201

Defense:

PlayerTackles (Total)Sacks
Interceptions
DK Kaufman600
Caden Fordham700
Noah Rogers100
Tamarcus Cooley600
Devon Betty500
Travali Price200
Bishop Fitzgerald211
Aydan White900
Sean Brown200
Brandon Cleveland200
Ja'Had Carter200
Davin Vann100
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-000
-000
-000
-000
-000

Wake Forest vs. NC State game summary

The upset was starting to get real in the second quarter, as the Wolfpack struggled to get anything going defensively. As the Demon Deacons consistently moved the ball up and down the field, it looked like NC State could never adjust to the way they were attacking.

Wake Forest amassed an excellent 5.2 yards per carry and, especially in the fourth quarter, it looked like the Demon Deacons would really get their second win of the season. That's exactly what happened: even though their defense is below average, NC State failed to control the game through the trenches.

3.6 yards per carry in a game where your starting quarterback was carted off the field is never going to help you win. And that's not the reason why the Wolfpack were upset, especially as CJ Bailey did have some good moments. He finished with 28 out of 42 completions, two touchdowns and one interception.

This is a game where NC State will look back later in the season and be really disappointed. They were the better team, they were playing at home and they had all the opportunities in the world to win.

Ultimately, this is another game were Dave Doeren will have to do some soul-searching as to why and how they left it escape from their hands. What happened on Saturday was a tough pill to swallow, and their bowl hopes could be dashed due to losses like this.

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