The Demon Deacons just put together a surprising scoring drive in the final 90 seconds to tie it at 14. Why is it surprising, you ask? The Pack has been outplayed for much of the game and couldn't have been too upset to enter halftime down by a touchdown.
Jim Grobe and Steed Lobotzke don't always push the envelope, and taking a knee and settling for a 14-7 deficit looked even more likely after Riley Skinner's first pass of the drive was nearly intercepted.
State's Owen Spencer has dropped three passes, one of which would have been a TD for an early 14-0 lead, and the Pack ran 25 plays to Wake's eight in the first quarter.
State converted its first six attempts on third down in asserting early control.
Wake Forest's 91-yard TD drive for its first score was its longest march by distance since a 97-yarder against Liberty two years ago. Last week, the Deacs consumed 8:42 of the clock in a touchdown drive against Virginia. That was their longest by time since 2000.
This one now looks like it could go down to the final minutes.
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