The Ups
Defense. The defense wasn’t great in terms of yardage production. In fact, Boston College nearly was even with Wake Forest in terms of pure yardage, 305 to 309. Furthermore, BC had four more first downs than the Demon Deacons, 19 to 15. It’s worth noting, however, that Wake Forest was frequently working with a short field thanks to the awesome +4 turnover margin by the Deacs, including a pick 6 for Essang Bassey and a near pick 6 for Jessie Bates that ultimately became a touchdown a couple plays later.