On my way to picking the same loss in this game as everyone else, I said I felt like I was being disrespectful to NC State’s defense—and yep, I probably should have listened to my gut a bit more.
The Wolfpack defense picked off Sam Hartman three times, setting up scoring opportunities for the offense in the process, and generally kept Wake Forest off balance for most of the night.
It took some time for the offense to get going, but after MJ Morris connected on a deep ball to Keyon Lesane in the second quarter, those guys started to settle in.