Aaron Curry News

It was the day before the NFL draft in New York. Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford and Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry were part of a clinic for kids in Central Park, but they knew what was going on in Detroit.

Coach Jim Grobe of Wake Forest sees redshirt freshman Joey Ehrmann as the kind of player who will grow on you.

Experience will not be on Navy's side when the Midshipmen host Wake Forest on Saturday.

Just because you make the Top 40 doesn't guarantee you'll be a hit. But linebackers were very much the rage in April's draft, with eight being taken in the first 40 selections, and only once in the past decade have so many rookie linebackers been taken that high.

Considering the Demon Deacons entered this season with eight new starters on defense and had to replace the best defenders to come through the program in Alphonso Smith and Aaron Curry, it's impressive Wake Forest even had itself in a position to challenge for the Atlantic Division title.

Posted by ESPN.com's Chris Low Picking the three best linebackers in the SEC this season for all-conference honors will be a thankless job.

When considering that Clemson has been ahead during the fourth quarter in two of the three losses this year, Coach Dabo Swinney said it's up to him to teach the Tigers how to win.

In the last five years, I've done somewhere in the neighborhood of 40 draft prospect interviews between the Scouting Combine and the draft itself.

Former Wake Forest star Aaron Curry and Boston College defensive lineman B.J. Raji were top-10 picks in April's NFL Draft, years after being rated as two-star recruits by Rivals.com and by Scout.com. http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2009/10/14/02/East_Carolina_NCarolina_Football.embedded.prod_affiliate.138.JPG 220 True freshman Erik ...

On the same day that it was announced that the AFC Defensive Player of the Month was our very own Antwan Odom , Rey Maualuga was considered and nominated for the September NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month.

Tom O'Brien and North Carolina State are bracing for another potential headache - one that could be just as tricky as Wake Forest's offense.

As long as the conference continues to pump out elite talent, NFL scouts aren't concerned that it has been a decade since an ACC team has won a national title.

It took Seattle Seahawks rookie linebacker Aaron Curry one play in the NFL to show he'll back down to no one.

The new Detroit Lions leadership comprised of team president Tom Lewand, general manager Martin Mayhew and first-time head coach Jim Schwartz heard the fan uproar in favor of selecting Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry and still chose the Georgia quarterback.

Since the start of the 2000 season, they are 1-3 in 9 a.m. games and 5-11 in all morning games.

At least Wake Forest won't have any first-time starters this week at linebacker.

Yes, Aaron Curry is ready for the real season. Seattle's prized fourth overall draft pick took advantage of being the only starter on the field Thursday night.

Robert Griffin completed his first eight passes, finishing with 136 yards passing and a touchdown, to help Baylor beat Wake Forest 24-21 on Saturday.

WAKE FOREST'S ACCURACY MACHINE It would be hard to find many quarterbacks in college football as accurate as Wake Forest senior Riley Skinner .

So much for Wake Forest breaking in its inexperienced defense with a breather. Instead, the Demon Deacons will spend Saturday's opener against Baylor trying to contain one of the speediest players in the nation -- quarterback Robert Griffin III.