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NASHVILLE, TN. (AP) — Wake Forest’s veterans led the Demon Deacons on Saturday as the 21st-ranked Wake Forest football team handed Southeastern Conference foe Vanderbilt its first loss of the season, 45-25. Wake Forest has now won six of its last seven road openers, with its lone loss coming during the COVID-2020 season.
The veterans on the defensive side of the ball set the tone on Saturday.
Redshirt senior defensive back Coby Davis opened the scoring for the Demon Deacons as he snared his second-career interception in the first quarter and returned it 31 yards for the score. Later in the opening frame, redshirt junior Jacorey Johns forced a fumble that junior Chelen Games recovered. Additionally, senior Ryan Smenda, Jr. led the Demon Deacons in tackles with seven and redshirt senior Kobie Turner had a fumble recovery as well off a Vandy miscue.
Offensively, Wake Forest was led by redshirt junior Sam Hartman as he tallied 300 yards, four passing touchdowns and zero interceptions in his season debut. Hartman’s big-play target on Saturday was redshirt junior A.T. Perry as he hauled in five passes for 142 yards and one touchdown. Additionally, Wake Forest’s two-time captain threw touchdown passes to four different players (Cameron Hite, Christian Turner, Taylor Morin) who are all redshirt sophomores or older.
With the Deacs now 2-0 to start the season, Wake Forest holds a record of 19-5 (.792) during the month of September since the start of the 2016 season. This includes eight of the nine seasons in the head coach Dave…
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