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College football: State's Wilson throws pair of interceptions

Sunday, October 4, 2009
(Updated 6:03 am)

N.C. State quarterback Russell Wilson's NCAA record of consecutive passes without an interception ended at 379 attempts in Saturday's 30-24 loss to Wake Forest.

The sophomore was picked off twice, the first by safety Josh Bush in the second quarter on a poorly thrown deep ball. Redshirt freshman Kenny Okoro , a Dudley grad, then intercepted him in the end zone with 2:02 left and State driving for the go-ahead score.

Wilson entered the game with one career interception and none in the past 13 games since the third quarter against Clemson on Sept. 13, 2008. He had broken the previous Football Bowl Subdivision record of 325 passes without an interception by Kentucky's Andre Woodson from 2006-07.

Wilson's streak was at 364 passes entering the game, and he had thrown 15 more before the streak was snapped.

"I didn't even think about it, to be honest with you," Wilson said of the streak. "I'm going to keep throwing the ball and giving my guys chances."

The first interception, coming on first-and-35 after consecutive penalties, sailed into double coverage. Bush made an easy catch -- waiting for the ball to come down to him -- for his first career interception.

"I think he was happy it was over with," N.C. State coach Tom O'Brien said of the pressure accompanying the streak.

UCLA: Free safety Rahim Moore, the nation's leader in interceptions and passes defended, suffered a concussion against Stanford after making a late hit.

He left the game early in the second quarter and didn't return.

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