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Demon Deacon quarterback Riley Skinner feared he'd be stopped just short of a first down if he had kept the ball on the Deacs' final offensive play. His long ball for tight end Ben Wooster was tipped away.
"I wanted to get out of the pocket and create some time," Skinner said. "I didn't think I could run for the first down."
Here's how close things are in the ACC. Wake receivers have touched passes that would have put the Deacs up in the final minute in each of the past two weeks. With those catches, they'd be in great shape for the Atlantic Division title while standing 90th or lower in nearly every offensive statistical category kept by the NCAA.
So they finish 4-4. Might they have been 6-2? Sure. But they were also pretty close to 2-6. They beat Florida State and Clemson while scoring one combined touchdown. They secured an overtime win over Duke while blowing a defensive coverage on a game-ending interception.

At this moment, the Coastal Division is down to Georgia Tech and Virginia Tech. If the homestanding Hokies beat slumping Virginia next week, they're going to Tampa. The Yellow Jackets are rooting for the Cavaliers.

BC will play for the Atlantic title at home against Maryland next week. The Terrapins must beat Florida State tonight to stay in the race.