Cade Carney has seen the stories of players skipping supposedly meaningless bowl games, of teams taking their final contest of the season a little less seriously than the 12 that preceded it. That kind of logic just doesn’t apply to Wake Forest, he said.
“This is our championship,” said Carney, Wake’s freshman tailback who has racked up 518 yards and five touchdowns this season.
It’s been a season of tremendous growth for Wake Forest, and while a three-game losing streak to close the regular season and the absurdity of the WakeyLeaks fiasco somewhat overshadowed the success, the Deacons aren’t looking to go through the motions Tuesday against Temple in the Military Bowl Presented by Northrup Grumman.