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This season has certainly been a disappointment for the Demon Deacons, but at least Riley Skinner and the Deacs won their final game of the season to end a season, career, and era on a positive note.

All hopes for the kind of football season Wake Forest has come to expect were gone with a Seminole wind yesterday at BB&T Field.

Jermaine Thomas rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, E.J. Manuel was effective in his first career start, and Florida State kept its bowl hopes alive with a 41-28 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.

I am taking over for Andrew so he can get started on his game story for the Web.

Welcome to the show, E.J. Manuel. Offensive coordinator Jimbo Fisher's heralded recruit will make his first career start for the 'Noles after quarterback Christian Ponder - the nation's third-leading passer per game at 321.78 yards - suffered a separated shoulder in last week's 40-24 loss at Clemson.

Georgia Tech DE Derrick Morgan turned in an impressive performance in the Yellow Jackets' 30-27, overtime victory over Wake Forest, showing why many scouts rank the junior as a first-round lock.

The 2009 Wake Forest football season appears destined to be remembered as the Big Tease, with yesterday's 30-27 overtime loss to 10th-ranked Georgia Tech at Bobby Dodd Stadium being the biggest tease of all.

Riley Skinner has more than 2,200 yards passing this season. He suffered a minor concussion in Wake Forest's loss to Miami on Saturday and he is considered questionable against Georgia Tech.

Not content to carve up only No. 18 Miami, Wake Forest turned the blade on itself in the fourth quarter of yesterday's 28-27 loss in front of 30,011 at BB&T Field.

To get an idea of what Navy senior inside linebacker Ross Pospisil is like, both as a football player and a person, just watch one four-minute snippet from the third quarter of the Midshipmen's 13-10 victory over Wake Forest last Saturday.

On one first-down play, Demon Deacons running back Josh Adams runs left, bumps into one of his teammates, then spins around and cuts back across the field. Pospisil, who was a yard away from Adams when he changed direction, pursues him and runs him down from behind, dragging him down following a 25-yard gain.

The 18th-ranked Miami-Florida Hurricanes are set to take on the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in what figures to be a highly competitive ACC battle in Winston-Salem. It will be interesting to see how Miami responds after last weekend's heartbreaking loss to Clemson in overtime by a 40-37 final.

ON SATURDAY MORNING, Dabo Swinney told at least one person close to him that he would not be surprised if Clemson, to paraphrase, put a hurting on its opponent.

Josh Adams has made a couple of big-time moves with the football in Wake Forest's last two games.

Josh Adams' career to date is proof that freshman year is not the time for a player to hit his prime.

Wake Forest has taken its turn atop the Atlantic Coast Conference's "other" division.

Wake Forest demonstrated Saturday night that two halves aren't necessarily equal.

Wake is using quick passes and draw plays to neutralize Marylanda s frequent blitzes.

Holy crap! Russell Wilson threw not one, but two interceptions? Wilsona s streak was snapped at 379 attempts when Wake Forest's Josh Bush intercepted a pass in the second quarter.

With one final chance to get the ball back, N.C. State couldn't stop the guy who grew up near its campus.

Riley Skinner threw three touchdown passes a ' two to wideout Marshall Williams a ' as Wake Forest edged N.C. State 30-24 on Saturday at BB&T Field.