Kicking Game Brings Questions for Demon Deacons

Special teams is always one of the factors of a football game that nobody really pays attention to until something goes seriously wrong, or the game is on the line. Wake Forest fans have learned the importance of having a good kicker and punter over the past few years, as Sam Swank, Mike Weaver, Alex Kinal, and Ryan Plackemeier have laid a great path for how to be successful at those positions.

The Deacs will likely have a lot of close games this year, and the difference between a 5 win season and a 7 or 8 win regular season could depend on the execution of special teams.

The team knows what it has in punting with junior Dom Maggio, who has handled most of the punting workload the past two…