Wake Forest and Missouri have never met in the 100-plus year history of the two programs. That changes Friday in the Gasparilla Bowl and it should be a close one with the Demon Deacons favored by a point in an ACC vs. SEC matchup.
The Tigers won their last two games of the regular season to reach bowl eligibility for the second consecutive year. while Wake Forest lost four of its last five following a 6–1 start.
Demon Deacons quarterback Sam Hartman, one of the nation’s top passers, doesn’t intend to return to the team next season—whether he’ll transfer or declare for the draft is unknown—but he is playing against the Tigers with the conference passing touchdown record in reach.