Isaiah Moore sacks Wake Forest quarterback SAM HARTMAN
Football
Jeff Gravley
NC State’s 30-21 homecoming win over Wake Forest tied a school record of 16 consecutive wins at home. The last time that happened was from 1972-1975 under coach Lou Holtz.
That’s 47 years ago! Let that sink in for a moment.
The Wolfpack’s win was a testament to complimentary football.
Defense
Wake Forest had the second-highest scoring offense in the ACC with 39 points per game, but the Pack’s defense held the Deacs to a season-tying low 21 points. The formula consisted of creating turnovers, applying relentless pressure on the quarterback and limiting Wake Forest to just 17 yards rushing.
Jakeen Harris had an interception on Wake’s first possession, then Cyrus Fagan and Aydan White added to the Pack’s pick party of three.
A shining example of how productive the defense would be came in the first quarter when Wake Forest had first and goal at the one yard line. Linebacker Isaiah Moore had a hand in three straight plays behind the line of scrimmage and his nine-yard sack forced Wake Forest to attempt a field goal, which was no good.
“When they got down to the one and we knocked them back on three consecutive plays and ended up missing the field goal, that was a huge moment in the game,” Coach Dave Doeren said. “We showed a lot of resilience and toughness which is what we’re made of.”
Moore stacked the stat sheet tying his season-high with 10 tackles. That included 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry.
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