Sept. 4 at Clemson* Clemson, SC Sept. 11 at East Carolina

WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL 2004 SCHEDULE

Sept. 4 at Clemson* Clemson, SC

Sept. 11 at East Carolina Greenville, NC

Sept. 18 North Carolina A&T Groves Stadium

Sept. 25 Boston College Groves Stadium

Oct. 2 at NC State* Raleigh, NC

Oct. 9 Virginia Tech* Groves Stadium

Oct. 23 Florida State* Groves Stadium

Oct. 30 Duke* Groves Stadium

Nov. 13 North Carolina* Groves Stadium

Nov. 20 at Miami* Coral Gables, FL

Nov. 27 at Maryland* College Park, MD

* ACC games All times TBA SPRING PROSPECTUS 2004 Wake Forest Football

What’s Inside... 2004 Schedule Quick Facts/2003 Schedule & Results ...... 2 Sept. 4 at Clemson* Clemson, SC Squad Breakdown/Returning Statistical Leaders ...... 3 Sept. 11 at East Carolina Greenville, NC Final Spring Depth Chart ...... 4 Sept. 18 North Carolina A&T Groves Stadium Preseason Outlook ...... 5-7 Sept. 25 Boston College Groves Stadium Spring Scrimmage Recap ...... 8-9 Oct. 2 at NC State* Raleigh, NC Spring Notebook ...... 10 Oct. 9 Virginia Tech* Groves Stadium Rosters/Pronunciation Guide ...... 11-12 Oct. 23 Florida State* Groves Stadium Head Coach Jim Grobe ...... 13-15 Oct. 30 Duke* Groves Stadium Coaching Staff ...... 16-19 Nov. 13 North Carolina* Groves Stadium Returning Player Bios ...... 20-31 Nov. 20 at Miami* Coral Gables, FL Incoming Signees ...... 32-34 Nov. 27 at Maryland* College Park, MD 2003 Season Review ...... 35-36 All times TBA 2003 Statistics ...... 37-46 * - ACC games 2003 Game Summaries ...... 47-52

Scheduling Notes • Wake Forest will kick off the 2004 season on the road for the fourth straight year, traveling to Clemson Sept. 4. It is the first conference game of the year and also marks the earliest ACC game in WFU history. • The Deacs take on both ACC newcomers in 2004 -- Virginia Tech at home Oct. 9 and Miami on the road Nov. 20. Traditional conference rivals Georgia Tech and Virginia have rotated off WFU’s schedule this year. • WFU also faces future ACC member Boston College in a non-conference matchup at Groves Stadium Sept. 25. • North Carolina A&T was added to the home schedule (Sept. 18) after a home date with Air Force was postponed until 2008. Wake Forest will be the Aggies’ first-ever I-A opponent as the two teams meet on the gridiron for the first time. SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday F 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 E B 29 123456 Practice #1 Practice #2 Practice #3

M 78910111213 A R SPRING BREAK C 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 H Pro Timing Day Practice #5 Practice #6 Practice #7 Practice #4 Groves Stadium

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 A Practice #8 Practice #9 Practice #10 P Groves Stadium R 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 I Practice #11 Practice #12 Practice #13 Practice #14 Spring Scrimmage Groves Stadium L 12 noon 1 QUICK FACTS 2004 Wake Forest Football

Wake Forest University Team Information Location ...... Winston-Salem, NC 27109 2003 Overall Record ...... 5-7 Founded ...... 1834 Conference Record/Finish ...... 3-5 (7th) Enrollment ...... 3,950 undergraduate Basic Offense ...... I-Pro Nickname ...... Demon Deacons Basic Defense ...... Multiple Colors ...... Old Gold & Black Stadium ...... Groves Stadium Coaching Staff Capacity ...... 31,500 Head Coach ...... Jim Grobe Surface ...... Natural Grass Alma Mater, Year ...... Virginia ‘75 Affiliation ...... NCAA Division I Record at WFU/Years ...... 18-18/3 Conference ...... Atlantic Coast Conference Career Record/Years ...... 51-51-1/9 President ...... Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr. Football Office Phone ...... 336.758.5631 Athletic Director ...... Ron Wellman Best Time to Reach ...... through Media Relations Athletic Dept. Phone ...... 336.758.5616 Assistant Coaches Ticket Office Phone ...... 888.758.DEAC Tom Elrod ...... Fullbacks/Tight Ends Keith Henry ...... Defensive Ends Media Relations Dean Hood ...... Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Assistant AD/Media Relations ...... Dean Buchan Brad Lambert ...... Linebackers Home Phone ...... 336.287.8954 Steed Lobotzke ...... Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line E-mail ...... [email protected] Ray McCartney ...... Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Tackles Football Contact ...... TBA Billy Mitchell ...... Asst. Head Coach/Running Backs/Kickers Assistant Director ...... Mike Vest Jeff Mullen ...... Quarterbacks Assistant Director ...... Michael Bertsch Kevin Sherman ...... Receivers 2003-04 Intern ...... Jeremy Hoffman Administrative Assistant ...... Terri Nunn Football Support Staff Media Relations Phone ...... 336.758.5640 Assistant AD/Football Operations ...... Bill Faircloth Media Relations Fax ...... 336.758.5140 Graduate Assistant ...... Matt Weikert Press Box Phone ...... 336.896.9158 Administrative Assistant ...... Bonnie Rae Mailing Address ...... PO Box 7426, Reynolda Station Athletic Trainer ...... Don Steelman Winston-Salem, NC 27109 Equipment Manager ...... Demetrius Gibson Overnight Address ...... 203 Manchester Athletic Center Strength & Conditioning Coach ...... Ethan Reeve Wingate Road Video Coordinator ...... Allen Franklin Winston-Salem, NC 27109 Recruiting Assistant ...... Trevor Ellison Athletic Website ...... WakeForestSports.com Radio Network ...... Wake Forest/ISP Sports Network Program History Flagship Station ...... WBRF 98.3 FM First Year of Football ...... 1888 Play-by-Play Announcer ...... Stan Cotten Years in Post-Season Play (Record) ...... Six (4-2) Analyst ...... Ed Bradley Last Post-season Appearance ...... 2002 Seattle Bowl Result ...... Def. Oregon, 38-17 All-Time Record ...... 370-560-33 (.401) All-Time ACC Record ...... 97-243-5 (.288)

2003 Schedule & Results All-Star Candidates 5-7, 3-5 ACC WR Jason Anderson Aug. 30 at Boston College Chestnut HIll, MA W, 32-28 RB Chris Barclay Sept. 6 #14/11 NC State Groves Stadium ABC W, 38-24 WR/KR Willie Idlette Sept. 13 Purdue Groves Stadium ESPN L, 16-10 CB Eric King Sept. 20 East Carolina Groves Stadium W, 34-16 C Blake Lingruen Sept. 27 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA ABC L, 27-24 P Ryan Plackemeier Oct. 11 Georgia Tech Groves Stadium L, 24-7 LB Brad White Oct. 18 at Duke Durham, NC JP W, 42-13 Oct. 25 at #6/7 Florida State Tallahassee, FL ABC L, 48-24 Nov. 1 Clemson Groves Stadium W, 45-17 Nov. 8 at North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC JP L, 42-34 Nov. 15 Connecticut Groves Stadium L, 51-17 Nov. 29 Maryland Groves Stadium ESPN L, 41-28 2 SQUAD BREAKDOWN 2004 Wake Forest Football

Starters Returning/Lost 16/8 Returning Statistical Leaders Returning Lost Rushing GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Lg Avg/G Offense: 6 Offense: 5 Barclay 12 235 1248 56 1192 5.1 12 74 99.3 Defense: 8 Defense: 3 Randolph 12 94 496 92 404 4.3 5 41 33.7 Specialists: 2 Specialists: 0 Birgs 11 103 369 25 344 3.3 5 25 31.3 Idlette 12 41 279 45 234 5.7 3 75 19.5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 43/21 Bryant 8 31 130 8 122 3.9 1 20 15.2 Returning Lost Davis 12 15 80 9 71 4.7 1 23 5.9 Offense: 20 Offense: 11 Defense: 20 Defense: 10 Passing G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lg Avg/G Specialists: 3 Specialists: 0 Randolph 12 121.68 246-144-10 58.5 1773 8 79 147.8

Offensive Starters Receiving G No. Yds Avg TD Lg Avg/G Returning (6) Lost (5) Anderson 12 44 751 17.1 6 79 62.6 Jason Anderson (WR) Nick Burney (FB) IdlettE 12 32 319 10.0 0 39 26.6 Chris Barclay (RB) Tyson Clabo (OG) Davis 12 19 249 13.1 1 52 20.8 Willie Idlette (WR) Craig Jones (OG) Morton 12 14 160 11.4 0 29 13.3 Blake Lingruen (C) Mark Moroz (OT) Cory Randolph (QB) Josh Warren (TE) |------PATs ------| Steve Vallos (OG) Scoring TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Barclay 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72 Defensive Starters Anderson 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Returning (8) Lost (3) Wisnosky 0 3-5 25-27 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 34 Caron Bracy (LB/DB) Kellen Brantley (OLB) Plackemeier 0 5-7 16-16 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 31 Warren Braxton (SS) Obi Chukwumah (OLB) Randolph 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 30 Eric King (CB) Quintin Williams (FS) Birgs 5 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 30 Marcus McGruder (CB) Idlette 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Jerome Nichols (DE) Goryal Scales (NT) All Purpose G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Jyles Tucker (DE) Barclay 12 1192 53 0 149 0 1394 116.2 Brad White (MLB) Idlette 12 234 319 146 410 0 1109 92.4 Anderson 12 0 751 0 0 0 751 62.6 Specialist Starters Davis 12 71 249 0 144 0 464 38.7 Returning (2) Lost (0) Randolph 12 404 42 0 0 0 446 37.2 Ryan Plackemeier (P) King 12 0 0 0 254 127 381 31.8 Matt Wisnosky (PK) Birgs 11 344 29 0 0 0 373 33.9 Morton 12 0 160 0 0 0 160 13.3 Other Offensive Letterwinners Returning (14) Bryant 8 122 0 0 0 0 122 15.2 First-Year: Dominic Anderson (RB), D’Angelo Bryant (RB), Wesley Bryant (OT), Dan Callahan (TE), Chris Carrothers (TE), Arby Jones Defense G Solo Ast Tot TFL Sks Misc (OT), Damon McWhite (FB), Nate Morton (WR), Kreg Rotthoff (C) Bracy 12 68 22 90 4/-5 - 3 PBU, 2 FF, BK Second Year: Greg Adkins (OT), Cornelius Birgs (RB), Chris Davis (WR) White 12 51 27 78 5/-7 INT, 2 PBU Third Year: R.D. Montgomery (TE), Joe Salsich (OG) Braxton 12 47 19 66 3/-10 1/-7 2 INT, FR, FF King 12 49 10 59 1/-1 - 3 INT, 15 PBU, Other Offensive Letterwinners Lost (6) 2 FR, 3 FF Daniel Orlebar (OL), Ricky Perez (WR), Chad Rebar (OG), Rob Richter McGruder 12 44 10 54 1/-3 - INT, 4 PBU, FF (WR), Brian Woychik (OG), Anthony Young (WR) Swanson 12 23 18 41 - - INT, FR, FF Gattis 12 29 5 34 - - 2 FF Other Defensive Letterwinners Returning (12) Nichols 12 19 14 33 11/-36 2/-15 2 INT, 6 PBU, First-Year: James Adams (SS), Bryan Andrews (DE), Pierre Easley FR, BK (MLB), Josh Gattis (FS), Patrick Ghee (DB), Robert Simmons (CB), Stukes 10 14 5 19 4/-13 1/-10 FF Jamil Smith (DL), Riley Swanson (CB), Napoleon Sykes (DB) Ghee 12 10 7 17 - - PBU Second Year: Jason Pratt (LB), Cori Stukes (NT), John Finklea (DE) Tucker 11 12 5 17 - - 2 PBU, FR, FF Scales 12 11 5 16 2/-5 - FR Other Defensive Letterwinners Lost (7) Andrews 12 12 3 15 3/-25 2/-19 PBU Jason Carter (SS), Mike Hamlar (OLB), Trevor Harris (OLB), Arthur Orlebar (DE), Daryl Shaw (CB), Dion Williams (LB), Jack Yates (LB) Updated Records On The Web Updated Wake Forest football records through the 2003 season are Other Specialist Letterwinners Returning (1) available on the internet at the official site of Demon Deacon athletics, Second-Year: Steve Hale (P/H) www.WakeForestSports.com. Click on the football link, then on the “Records & History” link in the sport spotlight. All records and history pages from the ( ) - indicates position played in 2003 2003 football guide are updated and available as PDFs via this link. 3 DEPTH CHART 2004 Wake Forest Football

Offense Defense QB 17 CORY RANDOLPH** 6-1 194 r-Jr. LE 85 JEROME NICHOLS*** 6-2 273 r-Sr. 12 Ben Mauk 6-1 205 r-Fr. 90 Jamil Smith* 6-3 281 r-So. 18 Anders Larson 6-3 183 Jr. 48 Bryan Andrews* 6-6 252 r-So. 14 Ben Rieling 6-3 173 So. NT 57 GORYAL SCALES** 6-0 283 r-Jr. FB 49 Damon McWhite* 6-2 253 r-So. 95 Zachary Stukes 6-4 279 r-Fr. 99 Eric Gaskins 6-3 291 Fr. RB 28 CHRIS BARCLAY** 5-10 173 Jr. 2 Cornelius Birgs** 5-10 214 r-Jr. DT 52 Cori Stukes** 6-1 272 r-Jr. 38 D’Angelo Bryant* 6-2 239 So. 92 Jeromy Jones 6-3 275 r-Fr. 21 Micah Andrews 5-10 206 r-Fr. 53 Aaron McKenzie 6-2 309 r-Fr. 39 Alonzo Chisolm 5-9 178 So. RE 58 Matthew Robinson 6-2 226 r-Fr. WR 80 JASON ANDERSON*** 6-3 195 r-Sr. 55 JYLES TUCKER* 6-4 250 So. 83 Nate Morton* 6-4 196 r-So. 88 Cassiel Smith 6-3 204 r-Jr. SAM 8 CARON BRACY*** 6-0 226 r-Sr. 86 Delon Lowe 6-3 202 r-Fr. 46 James Adams* 6-3 223 r-So. 36 Kenneth Moore 6-0 194 r-Fr. 81 William Hollis 6-1 197 So. MIKE 51 Pierre Easley* 6-0 246 r-So. 11 Napoleon Sykes* 5-10 220 r-So. WR 82 WILLIE IDLETTE* 5-11 175 r-So. 5 Chris Davis** 5-11 182 Jr. WILL 45 BRAD WHITE** 6-2 232 r-Sr. 37 Kevin Marion 5-9 159 r-Fr. 44 Jason Pratt** 6-1 226 r-Jr. 26 Travo Woods 5-10 185 r-Fr. CB 9 ERIC KING*** 5-10 185 Sr. TE 84 Zac Selmon 6-5 234 r-Fr. 32 Aaron Mason 5-10 190 r-Fr. 87 R.D. Montgomery*** 6-6 233 r-Sr. or 23 Johnny Edwards 5-10 183 r-Fr. or 89 John Tereshinski 6-4 225 r-Fr. 96 Christopher Carrothers* 6-3 263 Sr. FS 22 Josh Gattis* 6-2 196 r-So. 99 Chris Griebel 6-2 204 So. 27 WARREN BRAXTON** 6-0 203 r-Sr. 36 Michael Manfredi 5-10 186 So. LT 72 Wesley Bryant* 6-4 302 r-Jr. 79 Matt Brim 6-6 305 r-Fr. SS 30 Patrick Ghee* 6-2 204 r-So. 6 Dominic Anderson* 6-0 206 r-Jr. LG 70 Joe Salsich*** 6-4 281 r-Sr. 4 Robert Simmons* 5-8 188 r-Jr. 71 Louis Frazier 6-4 298 r-Fr. 73 Jarrett Osborne-Revis 6-2 304 So. CB 3 MARCUS MCGRUDER*** 5-9 188 r-Sr. 7 Riley Swanson* 6-0 178 r-So. C 76 BLAKE LINGRUEN*** 6-4 282 r-Sr. 35 Devin Blake 5-10 169 r-Fr. 74 Steve Justice 6-4 280 r-Fr. 67 Kreg Rotthoff* 6-4 281 r-Jr. * - denotes letters earned RG 66 Greg Adkins** 6-3 284 r-Jr. Returning starters in ALL CAPS 61 Arby Jones* 6-4 255 r-So.

RT 75 STEVE VALLOS* 6-3 297 r-So. Injured players who missed spring drills: Jon Abbate (LB), Dan Callahan 62 Brodie Overstreet 6-7 310 r-Fr. (TE), John Finklea (DE), Chris Owen (LB)

Specialists

PK 93 MATT WISNOSKY** 6-3 184 r-Jr. DS 66 Greg Adkins** 6-3 284 r-Jr. 81 Ryan Plackemeier** 6-4 246 Jr. 89 John Tereshinski 6-4 225 r-Fr. 23 Jon Temple 5-11 204 So. SN 66 Greg Adkins** 6-3 284 r-Jr. P 81 RYAN PLACKEMEIER** 6-4 246 Jr. 94 Steve Hale** 6-0 204 Jr. KR 82 Willie Idlette* 5-11 175 r-So. 9 Eric King*** 5-10 185 Sr. H 94 Steve Hale** 6-0 201 Jr. PR 82 Willie Idlette* 5-11 175 r-So. 4 PRESEASON OUTLOOK 2004 Wake Forest Football

Defensive Line Youthful Exuberance The two position groups that perhaps Starting roles up for grabs as a young saw the most change during the spring were crop of Demon Deacons prepare for the defensive line and linebackers. The the fall campaign... coaching staff feels they finally have the The youthfulness of Wake Forest football players and the depth to institute a four-man was a common theme throughout spring prac- front on defense, while, at the same time, tice, which began March 1 and ended with a not abandoning the 3-3-5 nickel package final scrimmage at Groves Stadium on April 3. they’ve used the last three seasons. With numerous redshirt freshmen and sopho- “When we got here, we had a real short- mores dotting the depth chart at every position age at defensive line and linebacker,” Grobe on the field, one might think the lack of experi- said. “We just weren’t able to play four ence would be a cause for concern. However, down linemen because we didn’t have along with the young players came sheer num- enough depth. Out of necessity, we had to bers --- a luxury that head coach Jim Grobe add defensive backs because we didn’t have and his staff did not have in their first three enough linebackers. We didn’t have the flex- spring sessions with the program. This spring, ibility to make any adjustments personnel- Wake Forest featured a 74-man roster. With wise our first three years here. Honestly, we liked a lot of the things we were doing in the just a small number sitting out with injuries, NT Goryal Scales some strong competition and healthy rivalries 3-3-5, we just didn’t need to be in it every developed at nearly every position. The snap. That’s what hurt us. younger players, eager for an opportunity, chal- “Now we have the flexibility. We have lenged the older players and returning starters, the ability to match up better than we ever have middle linebacker, moved to the weakside slot none of whom are guaranteed a spot heading before, but we’re still going to be young. Many while sophomore Pierre Easley slid up at mid- into the fall. of the guys we’re asking to play right now do dle. Senior Caron Bracy, who made quite an “By the end of the spring, the young guys not have a lot of game experience. I like what impact as the starter at the bandit position the were making us find a way to get them on the we’re doing structure-wise; it’s just finding the last two seasons, shifted to strongside line- field,” Grobe said. “The older guys were doing right guys to play it.” backer. some good things, but it was nice to see the Led by returning starters Jerome Nichols “Easley is a little bigger, more physical line- younger players stepping up. It was a pleasant and Jyles Tucker at defensive end and Goryal backer whereas White’s strength is his ability to surprise. It’s a good problem when you have Scales at nose tackle, coaches implemented a run,” Grobe explained. “So I think we have too many good, young guys to talk about. four-man front this spring, adding junior Cori those guys in good positions. Then, Bracy real- “At the same time,” he continued, “we’re Stukes at tackle. A host of sophomores and ly complements those other two because he’s a not disappointed with any of our seniors right redshirt freshmen fall in behind those four play- physical player but obviously has good athletic now. All the seniors will have a chance to play, ers, and competition was intense during spring ability coming from the strong safety position. I and we need all of them.” drills. think those three are really, really solid.” “Including John Finklea (who missed spring Other position shifts include sophomores with a torn Achilles tendon and should be back James Adams and Napoleon Sykes, who both in August), we will come back in the fall with 12 moved from the backfield and were impressive varsity defensive lineman,” Grobe said. “We’ll during spring practice. Junior Jason Pratt, see- be three deep at all four defensive line slots and ing time behind White, showed flashes of then we’re adding three freshmen defensive strong play. ends who, as a group, are as good-looking Youngsters factor into the mix at linebacker defensive ends as I have seen. We’ll have 15 as well. Redshirt freshman Jon Abbate was down lineman in the fall and all of them will looking very strong until he separated his left have a chance to play and contribute. There’s shoulder on the third day of spring camp --- the not one guy in that whole group we’re disap- same injury he suffered last fall while a mem- pointed in.” ber of the scout team. Abbate underwent surgery in March is expected to return in August. Linebackers Also worth mentioning are the six linebackers The most position shifting occurred within signed in this year’s recruiting class. While the the linebacker corps, where coaches moved coaching staff prefers to redshirt as many true players to slots that more closely matched their rookies as possible each year, Grobe left the abilities while improving the overall athleticism door open for any of the six linebackers to of the group. come in and make an impact. “Going into spring practice, linebacker was “I like all six of the linebackers that we somewhat of a concern. I still have some con- signed,” he said. “They can come in and give cerns from a depth standpoint, but now I feel us a little bit of depth, and we may have to use like we might actually be in as good of shape or a couple of them pretty quick. We like to be MLB Pierre Easley better than we were last year,” Grobe said. patient with the young guys, but in this case, I Senior Brad White, a two-year starter at have a feeling that a couple of them may play. 5 PRESEASON OUTLOOK 2004 Wake Forest Football

The other good thing is that any of them can competed,” Grobe said. “King is just a great play other positions. If linebacker doesn’t work player and he had a great spring. We take him out, we may have the ability to move them to for granted sometimes because he’s so fullback or tight end. So, out of those six guys dependable. I was really pleased to see how we’ve got six pretty good football players that hard McGruder competed. He really battled all can possibly help us in more areas than just spring.” linebacker.” The experience of the returners, coupled with the additional depth in the secondary, will Defensive Backs allow Wake Forest to adjust their defensive The Deacon secondary may be one of the schemes as needed this fall. most veteran positions on the team, yet there “We’re going to be better at matching up were several redshirt freshmen and sopho- personnel,” Grobe said. “If opponents want to mores who stated their case for playing time put a lot of skill guys on the field, we can get in during spring practice. Senior Eric King, a a look that gives us more defensive backs. But 2003 first-team All-ACC pick and team MVP, if teams want to put a bigger team on the field, returns at cornerback but is being pushed by we can put some bigger guys on the field now redshirts Aaron Mason and Johnny Edwards. too. We’re just going to be improved from a At the other cornerback spot, returning senior scheme standpoint. I don’t think opponents are starter Marcus McGruder is engaged in a tight going to catch us off-balance too much with battle with sophomore Riley Swanson for his different sets.” position. The third senior in the secondary is Warren Braxton, a two-year starter at strong Quarterbacks SS Patrick Ghee safety who moved to free safety this spring and Junior Cory Randolph, who started all 12 is competing with sophomore Josh Gattis. The games and took the vast majority of snaps a strong safety position now features sophomore year ago, is one of six returning starting QBs in Running Backs Patrick Ghee and junior Dominic Anderson, the ACC (one of eight including Miami and The running back position features the who returns to the position after suffering a Virginia Tech’s signal callers). Randolph com- “three B’s” -- returning starter Chris Barclay, season-ending injury at running back in 2003. pleted nearly 59 percent of his passes and fellow junior Cornelius Birgs and sophomore “I was pleased to see how our older guys emerged as one of the team’s top ball carriers D’Angelo Bryant. Add an “A” to that group -- last year. In fact, his 404 rushing yards last sea- redshirt freshman Micah Andrews -- and you’ve son leads all returning ACC quarterbacks, got a pretty good report card. matched only by the Hokies’ Bryan Randall, “I think if you gave me any one of those who also had 404 in 2003. four running backs and said, ‘you’ve got to win Although Grobe insists Randolph is “the with this guy,’ I think we could,” Grobe said. “I guy” going into the fall, that doesn’t mean he really like the position. Certainly Barclay, Birgs won’t be challenged. Redshirt freshman Ben and Bryant did good things in the spring but Mauk, who came to Wake Forest highly-touted, Andrews really competed as well. I saw some worked hard and made a statement in the good things out of him.” spring. Mauk closed out camp with his Barclay, a second-team All-ACC selection a strongest performance, completing 6-of-8 year ago, posted the second-best season rush- passes for 102 yards in the final scrimmage. ing total in school history with 1,192 yards in Perhaps more surprising was his display of 2003. Birgs was a solid backup last season, mobility -- Mauk scrambled for a team-best 93 and he continues to improve and push for more yards on seven carries, including a 61-yard reps. Bryant was impressive as a true rookie touchdown run. last year, and looked even better in the spring, “We have two quarterbacks who are very showing none of the fumbling problems he talented, and that’s a good feeling coming encountered last fall. back in August,” Grobe said. “I like the competition we have there. I think Cory needs Receivers some pressure to play to his highest level. Just one senior exists among the Deacon Having Ben right there gives him a sense of receiving corps, but coaches feel, at the very urgency.” least, they have a solid trio of returning wide- Grobe’s gameplan for quarterback is similar outs that help make this group one of the to the 2002 season, when senior James strongest positions on the team heading into MacPherson was the starter and Randolph, the fall. then a redshirt freshman, played at least one “The nice thing is we feel like we have three series per half in most games. proven guys there right now -- we know what “Playing Cory in 2002 made MacPherson a Jason Anderson, Willie Idlette and Nate Morton better quarterback, and we’d like to see the can do,” Grobe said. “That doesn’t mean QB Cory Randolph same thing happen this fall. Plus it gives the they’re going to inherit jobs, but they are guys young guy some experience,” Grobe said. we don’t have any questions about.” 6 PRESEASON OUTLOOK 2004 Wake Forest Football

sons, thanks to a strong group of athletes vying Sophomore Arby Jones, who gained good for playing time at the position. experience last season, is competing with “I’m really excited about our tight end situ- Adkins at right guard. ation right now,” Grobe said. “We’ve had some “Another concern on the line is that we pretty good blockers in the past, but now I think don’t really have a lot of depth right now,” we have a group that, as they mature, will be Grobe said. “We would like to have, from tack- good blockers but can also run and catch. le to tackle, 15 offensive lineman. Right now These guys all have good footspeed and are we’re looking at about 11 or 12. We’ve got to big targets. If I were Cory Randolph or Ben stay healthy and we need to have some guys Mauk, I’d be looking these guys up quite a bit. step up and say, ‘I want this job and I’m going It’s going to be a great addition for us.” to be the starter.’” Redshirt freshman Zac Selmon emerged as the front-runner after a good showing this Specialists spring. But senior R.D. Montgomery and fellow A pair of veterans, though still underclass- redshirt John Tereshinski aren’t far behind. men, return for the Deacs at the punter and Add to the mix senior walk-on Christopher placekicker positions. Carrothers and sophomore Dan Callahan, who First-team All-ACC selection Ryan should return in August after a season-ending Plackemeier returns for his junior season. leg injury in 2003. Plackemeier has already rewritten the Wake “When Callahan gets healthy, we’ll have Forest punting records and looks to continue five kids at tight end that can really compete in improving in 2004. the fall,” Grobe said. At placekicker, junior Matt Wisnosky looks WR Willie Idlette to bounce back from a somewhat disappoint- Offensive Line ing 2003 season. Early inconsistencies cost A look at the offensive line begins with its him the starting job until late in the year, when Anderson returns as one of the top receivers anchor, center Blake Lingruen, a two-year he converted on 3-of-5 field goals. Wisnosky in the ACC, and his career yards-per-catch starter. Lingruen was a stalwart for the Deacs looked strong in the final spring scrimmage, average of 18.5 is currently a WFU record and this spring despite undergoing surgery prior to connecting on field goals of 52 and 41 yards. second among active ACC receivers. Idlette, a spring practice for an injured hand. freshman All-America selection at the all-pur- “Blake is our leader on offense right now. pose position, was the league’s top rookie in He’s our bell cow,” Grobe said. “He really all-purpose yards last season. Morton really showed a lot of toughness and did the things emerged in the second half of the 2003 sea- that seniors should be doing.” son, becoming a reliable go-to player for the The rest of the offensive line positions, how- Deacons. ever, are still undecided going into preseason Junior Chris Davis is another experienced camp. While that leaves the door wide open receiver that should bring a lot to the table in for all the players, it gives the coaches cause 2004. Another junior, Cassiel Smith, emerged for concern. as a pleasant surprise for the coaching staff this “The old adage is, ‘if you don’t have a spring. No. 1, you have two No. 2’s.’ I don’t think “Davis has to be more consistent. He has that’s the case,” Grobe said. “I think we flashes where he does some really good things. have good competition on the offensive line. And we thought Smith did some nice things this But, from a comfort zone as a coach, you’d spring,” Grobe said. like to know you have five guys that are a lit- A quartet of athletic redshirt freshmen will tle bit above. We don’t have that right now. factor into the mix as well. Delon Lowe and I would think that the guys that work the Kenny Moore are battling behind Anderson, hardest over the summer are probably going Morton and Smith. Speedster Kevin Marion to see pretty good results.” and Travo Woods were jockeying for position At right tackle, Steve Vallos stood out this behind Idlette and Davis at the conclusion of spring. He also brings experience to the the spring. table, having started all 12 games as a red- “We feel like our receiving corps is going to shirt freshman and earning Freshman All- be one of the strengths of our football team,” America honors last season. Junior Wesley said Grobe. “It’s nice knowing you have guys Bryant is penciled in at left tackle, while at quarterback that can throw it and a pretty returning letterwinners Joe Salsich and Greg talented group that can catch it. So we’re Adkins are listed as the No. 1 guards on the excited about that position group.” final spring depth chart. Redshirt freshmen Matt Brim (LT), Louis Tight Ends Frazier (LG), Steve Justice (C) and Brodie The tight end position at Wake Forest may Overstreet (RT) are currently listed as sec- RT Steve Vallos see more action this fall than it has in past sea- ond-string and will vie for playing time. 7 SPRING SCRIMMAGE RECAP 2004 Wake Forest Football

Several young players, including a host of Wisnosky then kicked a 52-yard field goal -- Spring Scrimmage Stats redshirt freshman, stole the spotlight in Wake eight yards longer than his current career-best. Forest’s final spring football scrimmage, held Just a short time later, Mauk found sophomore Scoring Summary on a sunny Saturday afternoon (April 3) at Willie Idlette for a 44-yard touchdown strike. • Matt Wisnosky 52-yard field goal Groves Stadium before an estimated 1,300 Mauk, who set national high school passing • Willie Idlette 44-yard pass from Ben Mauk fans. The team practiced in position groups for records at Kenton (OH) High School, also took (Wisnosky kick) • Ben Mauk 61-yard rush (Wisnosky kick) an hour, then scrimmaged for an hour begin- advantage of the playing time to show some • Matt Wisnosky 41-yard field goal ning at 12 noon. versatility. He ended up as Wake Forest’s lead- • Kevin Marion 39-yard rush “What’s exciting to me is that we have so ing rusher on the day, scrambling seven times (Plackemeier kick) many redshirt freshmen that really did some for 93 yards and a touchdown. His scoring • Cornelius Birgs 8-yard rush (Plackemeier kick) good things today,” said Wake Forest head romp of 61 yards was the longest of the scrim- coach Jim Grobe. “I like our young guys and mage. Mauk also completed 6-of-8 passes for Rushing Carries Yards TD Lg the direction we’re going. Players like Ben 102 yards and the TD to Idlette. Ben Mauk 7 93 1 61 Mauk, Kevin Marion, Micah Andrews and a lot “I thought Mauk played really well,” Grobe Kevin Marion 4 58 1 39 of young offensive linemen and defensive play- said. “He’s come on all spring, actually, Cornelius Birgs 6 42 1 12 ers did some good things today. We'll have to although today might be the most consistent D’Angelo Bryant 5 42 - 25 Chris Davis 1 12 - 12 look at the film to see just how good, but I was he’s been. Last fall we saw some talent, but felt Micah Andrews 5 5 - 4 impressed with the way the young guys com- like he had a ways to go. He did a great job in Chris Barclay 2 5 - 3 peted. They looked like they wanted to earn a the offseason working in weight room and get- Alonzo Chisolm 1 4 - 4 position.” ting in shape. He’s obviously running better, Damon McWhite 1 2 - 2 Cory Randolph 3 2 - 4 he’s got the great arm and he’s starting to pick Wake Forest’s returning offensive starters, Anders Larson 1 (-)4 - - including quarterback Cory Randolph, running up the offense. So it’s very encouraging when back Chris Barclay and wide receiver Jason you have a guy like Randolph who's your quar- Passing A-C-I Yards TD Lg Sacks Anderson, all saw action early, but coaches terback and a guy like Mauk who's pushing him Ben Mauk 6-8-0 102 1 44 1 allowed the reserves and newcomers get plenty for some playing time. It’s just a really healthy Cory Randolph 2-5-0 68 - 40 3 of reps during Saturday’s scrimmage. While situation for us at quarterback right now.” Anders Larson 1-5-0 6 - 6 - Randolph started the game, Mauk, a redshirt- Randolph, although he didn’t take as many Receiving Rec. Yards TD freshman, came in the next series and led the reps as Mauk, showed that the Randolph-to- Willie Idlette 1 44 1 Deacon offense across midfield, where Matt Anderson connection is still alive and well, as Jason Anderson 1 40 - he found his familiar target for a 40-yard com- Zac Selmon 1 28 - pletion, his longest of the day. It was also Cassiel Smith 1 20 - Nate Morton 1 12 - Anderson’s lone catch of the scrimmage. In D’Angelo Bryant 1 10 - 2003, Anderson was WFU’s leading receiver R.D. Montgomery 1 9 - with 44 catches for 751 yards. He also caught Chris Davis 1 7 - six of the team's eight passing TDs last season, Kevin Marion 1 6 - all from Randolph. Field Goals In addition to Idlette, another young speed- Matt Wisnosky 2-2 (52, 41 yards) ster, Marion, stood out Saturday with four carries for 58 yards (including a 39-yard scoring Extra Points run) and one reception for six yards (from QB Matt Wisnosky 2-2 Anders Larson). Marion and Idlette also prac- Ryan Plackemeier 2-2 ticed returning punts and kickoffs prior to the scrimmage, both showing impressive speed. Penalties “Somebody’s doing a good job teaching Offense 4 for 27 yards Defense 1 for 5 yards Marion how to run -- that's some good coaching there,” Grobe said, laughing. “We have kids that move around pretty well. One of my their opportunities, both finishing with 42 yards concerns coming in was if Mauk would be agile on the day. Birgs tallied six carries and scored enough to move the football. He looked like a the final touchdown of the scrimmage on an pretty agile guy today. Overall, our team speed eight-yard run. Bryant had five carries, with a in both of the last two classes we’ve brought in long run of 25 yards, in addition to one recep- is pretty good. That’s going to pay off.” tion (10 yards). Wake Forest’s tight ends got into the action, Newcomers also got into the action on the as both R.D. Montgomery, a senior, and red- defensive side of the ball, although the leading shirt freshman Zac Selmon caught passes. tackler on the day was junior strong safety Montgomery had a nine-yard reception on a Dominic Anderson. Anderson returned to the slant from Mauk, while Randolph found defense this spring after seeing action as a Selmon for a 28-yard catch. safety in 2002 and suffering a season-ending Redshirt freshman quarterback Ben Mauk was With Barclay carrying the ball just twice for knee injury as a running back in the 2003 one of several young players who performed a total of five yards, 2003 reserves Cornelius opener at Boston College. He finished the day well during the final spring scrimmage. Birgs and D’Angelo Bryant made the most of with a team-best five tackles. Redshirt fresh- 8 SPRING SCRIMMAGE RECAP 2004 Wake Forest Football man cornerback Devin Blake recorded four us, moving White out to the edge has tackles -- all solo stops. In fact, five of the top helped us and Easley had a really seven tacklers on Saturday came from the good spring as middle linebacker. We defensive backfield, as strong safety Patrick also have James Adams backing up Ghee also recorded four tackles, free safety Caron -- that guy is going to play some Josh Gattis had three stops and a pass break- football for us, he’s done some really up and redshirt freshman cornerback Aaron good things.” Mason had two solo tackles. Wisnosky added another field goal As advertised, the defensive staff used both of 41 yards to go with his 52-yarder, a four-man and three-man front during the making good on his only two attempts scrimmage. Sophomore defensive end Bryan of the day. He and punter Ryan Andrews finished the day as the leading tackler Plackemeier both went 2-of-2 in extra along the line with three stops, including an points as well. Punting was not includ- assisted sack and a tackle-for-loss. Defensive ed in the actual scrimmage. tackles Cori Stukes and Zachary Stukes (not Mistakes were held to a minimum related) also had one sack each, while Goryal during the scrimmage, as there were Scales, the Deacs’ returning starter at nose zero turnovers. The offense was called tackle, recorded a tackle-for-loss. for four penalties for 27 yards (two Senior Caron Bracy, who shifted to outside holds, two false starts), while the linebacker this spring after starting at bandit defense was flagged just once (5 the last two seasons, led a somewhat- yards) on an offsides penalty. revamped linebacking unit with three tackles, “I really thought we were better including a sack and TFL. At the same position, than I expected,” Grobe said. “I James Adams, who moved from strong safety thought we’d be sloppy, putting the this spring, assisted on a sack as well. Senior ball on the ground and making some Brad White, the team’s starter at middle line- mistakes. We had some dumb penal- backer the last two seasons, recorded two tack- ties, but overall we really competed les from his new position on the outside, while pretty hard.” Pierre Easley assisted on two tackles at MLB. The football team will reconvene in When asked about the linebacker position, early August for preseason camp, and Grobe said, “We’ve obviously helped ourselves. despite the good things he saw in the Linebacker was something we were really con- scrimmage, Grobe is already thinking cerned about heading into spring ball and now about areas that need work this fall. Sophomore free safety Josh Gattis recorded three tack- I’m not concerned about it, at least one deep. “Our offensive and defensive front,” les and a pass break-up in the final spring scrimmage. I think some backups have to emerge and he said. “I don’t think there’s any prove themselves. I’ll be excited to get Jon question about that. We’ve got some Abbate back in the mix -- he had some good skill, we’ve got some kids who can run. But we things going on before he hurt his shoulder have to protect our quarterbacks better and I (second week of spring practice). But I think really wasn’t too happy with the way we ran the moving Bracy to linebacker has really helped football. I didn’t think we were very physical on the offensive line. On Spring Scrimmage Stats, con’t. the defensive line, we're not physical Defense UT AT Total Other enough yet -- we’re giv- Dominic Anderson 4 1 5 ing too much ground, Devin Blake 4 - 4 taking off blocks. We’ve Patrick Ghee 2 2 4 got to make plays up Caron Bracy 2 1 3 Sack (-4 yards), TFL (-1 yard) Bryan Andrews 2 1 3 Sack (-6 yards), TFL (-1 yard) front. Our fronts are Josh Gattis 2 1 3 PBU going to be the main Aaron Mason 2 - 2 PBU concern in the offsea- Jyles Tucker 2 - 2 son and coming back Riley Swanson 2 - 2 Napoleon Sykes 2 - 2 in August.” Warren Braxton 1 1 2 Cori Stukes 1 1 2 Sack (-5 yards) Brad White 1 1 2 Pierre Easley - 2 2 Eric King 1 - 1 TFL (-1 yard) Goryal Scales 1 - 1 TFL (-1 yard) Zachary Stukes 1 - 1 Sack (-3 yards) Michael Manfredi 1 - 1 Jerome Nichols 1 - 1 James Adams - 1 1 Sack (-6 yards)

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Foyer Named For Faircloth Bill Spring Squad Breakdown Prior to the final football scrimmage on Saturday, Faircloth, April 3, the foyer of the Pruitt Football Center was WFU By Class Assistant renamed in a special dedication ceremony. The foyer is Seniors ...... 11 now called the “Bill Faircloth Foyer” in honor of Wake AD, reflects on Juniors ...... 18 Forest’s longtime Assistant Athletic Director for Football. the honor Sophomores ...... 24 The dedication ceremony took place on the lawn in front during the Redshirt Freshmen ...... 20 of the Pruitt Center, with a large number of family mem- Faircloth True Freshmen ...... 1 bers, co-workers and former football players in atten- Foyer dance. dedication By Position Featured speakers included Bill Straughan, WFU ceremony. Defensive Line ...... 12 alum and fraternity brother of Faircloth; Dr. Richard Offensive Line ...... 12 Carmichael, WFU faculty athletic representative; and Wide Receivers ...... 10 Faircloth’s son Barry, an Associate AD at WFU. Running Game Returns Linebackers ...... 8 Faircloth, affectionately referred to as “Big Daddy” by While most of the ACC’s top rushers from 2003 Tight Ends ...... 6 the Deacon players and coaching staff, is currently in his return this fall, Wake Forest leads the league with three Cornerbacks ...... 6 20th year as an administrator for football. He spent the of the top 10 returnees. Only two other schools -- North Safeties ...... 6 previous five years, including the 1979 Tangerine Bowl Carolina and Virginia -- have two players on the list. Running Backs ...... 5 season, as a Deacon assistant coach. A 1964 graduate Deacon Chris Barclay ranks second among returning Quarterbacks ...... 4 of Wake Forest, Faircloth was a three-year letterwinner, league rushers (99.3 ypg), while quarterback Cory Specialists ...... 4 team captain and Academic All-ACC selection. He and Randolph ranks eighth (33.7 ypg) and Cornelius Birgs Fullbacks ...... 1 his wife, Becky, have three sons, all of whom are WFU rounds out the top 10 (31.3 ypg). Tallest graduates as well. Barclay, which posted three of the top 10 single- game rushing performances in the ACC last season, also Brodie Overstreet ...... 6-7 Deacs Face ACC Newcomers leads all active ACC players in career rushing yards. Bryan Andrews ...... 6-6 Matt Brim ...... 6-6 Wake Forest is one of five of the ACC’s Entering 2004, Barclay is also the league’s third-leading R.D. Montgomery ...... 6-6 current nine schools (along with Georgia returner in all-purpose yardage. Tech, UNC, NC State and Virginia) who Shortest will take on both new league members Anderson Among The League Leaders Robert Simmons ...... 5-8 Miami and Virginia Tech in 2004. Virginia Senior wide receiver Jason Anderson ranks among Alonzo Chisolm ...... 5-9 Tech pays a visit to Winston-Salem Oct. 9, while WFU the ACC’s returning leaders in a quite a few statistical Kevin Marion ...... 5-9 travels to Miami to face the Hurricanes Nov. 20. It will be categories. He is first among active players in career Marcus McGruder ...... 5-9 the first meeting with the Hokies in 20 years and the first 100-yard games (4), second in career average-per-catch matchup with Miami in 33 (18.5) and fourth among returners in receiving yards per WFU-Va. Tech Series Heaviest seasons. game last season (62.6). Additionally, Anderson’s 1,758 Va. Tech leads, 20-11-1 Brodie Overstreet ...... 310 Wake Forest is also the career yards leads all returning ACC receivers entering Last Mtg: Sept. 8, 1984 Aaron McKenzie ...... 309 only league school that will Va. Tech 21, WFU 20 2004, while his 95 career catches rank fourth. Matt Brim ...... 305 play future ACC team Groves Stadium Jarrett Osborne-Revis ...... 304 Boston College this season. Senior Secondary The Eagles make their first WFU-Miami Series Senior Eric King returns as one of the ACC’s top Lightest appearance in Groves Series tied, 3-3 defensive backs. His three interceptions in 2003 are Last Mtg: Sept. 25, 1971 Kevin Marion ...... 159 Stadium Sept. 25 after the third-most among returning players, while his league- Devin Blake ...... 169 Deacs won last season, 32- Miami 29, WFU 10 leading 18 passes defended last season are at least three Groves Stadium Ben Rieling ...... 173 28, in Chestnut Hill. more than any other returner in 2004. Chris Barclay ...... 173

Battling It Out Keep an eye on these potentially-interesting position battles when preseason camp begins in August... Quarterback: Cory Randolph will enter the fall as the starter after getting the nod in all 12 games a year ago. But redshirt freshman Ben Mauk has shown tremendous improvement and capped off spring drills with an impressive performance in the final scrimmage. Look for Mauk to get at least one series of action per half this fall. Wide Receiver: A host of young receivers will see action this fall. But the starting slot position is up for grabs, literally, between Chris Davis and Willie Idlette. Idlette, the returning starter, has the edge coming out of spring, but both should factor significantly this fall. Tight End: Several players are competing hard at tight end. Redshirt freshman Zac Selmon got the nod at the end of spring, but fifth-year senior R.D. Montgomery is ready to make an impact, as well as redshirt freshman John Tereshinski. Look for fourth-year walk-on Christopher Carrothers and Dan Callahan, once he returns from injury, to compete as well. Defensive End: At the right defensive end spot, returning starter Jyles Tucker is facing a stiff challenge from redshirt freshman Matt Robinson. With Tucker suffering a concussion near the end of spring practice, and Robinson impressing the coaches, the youngster moved into the starting role on the final spring depth chart. Outside Linebacker: Both senior Caron Bracy and sophomore James Adams moved to the strongside linebacker position this spring and both made the transition very well. Bracy, the team’s leading tackler last season, holds the starting role right now, but coaches expect Adams to see a lot of playing time this fall. Free Safety: Sophomore Josh Gattis gained good experience behind senior starter Quintin Williams last season. Meanwhile, Warren Braxton, a two- year starter at strong safety, moved over to free safety this spring and is challenging Gattis at the position. Like at outside linebacker, look for both to make an impact during the season. Cornerback: Senior returning starter Marcus McGruder worked hard this spring to hold off sophomore Riley Swanson, and was hampered in that effort by a shoulder contusion that held him out of the final scrimmage. Coaches have been impressed with both, and expect this battle to re-heat in August. Punt/Kick Returner: As they did last season, Idlette and cornerback Eric King practiced returns this spring. But watch for redshirt freshman wide receiver Kevin Marion, a very fast player, to get a look as well. 10 SPRING ROSTERS 2004 Wake Forest Football

NUMERICAL ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos Ht Wt Eligˆ Hometown (High School/Other) No. Name Pos. 2 Cornelius Birgs** RB 5-10 214 r-Jr. Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Boyd Anderson) 56 Abbate LB 3 Marcus McGruder*** CB 5-9 188 r-Sr. Fairburn, GA (North Atlanta) 46 Adams LB 4 Robert Simmons* SS 5-8 188 r-Jr. Hope Mills, SC (South View) 66 Adkins C 5 Chris Davis** WR 5-11 182 Jr. St. Petersburg, FL (Gibbs) 6 D. Anderson SS 6 Dominic Anderson* SS 6-0 206 r-Jr. Hollywood, FL (St. Thomas Aquinas) 80 J. Anderson WR 7 Riley Swanson* CB 6-0 178 r-So. Fayetteville, GA (Sandy Creek) 48 B. Andrews DE 8 Caron Bracy*** LB 6-0 226 r-Sr. Jacksonville, FL (Trinity Christian) 21 M. Andrews RB 9 Eric King*** CB 5-10 185 Sr. Woodstock, MD (McDonogh) 28 Barclay RB 11 Napoleon Sykes* LB 5-10 220 r-So. Woodstock, MD (Gilman) 2 Birgs RB 12 Ben Mauk QB 6-1 205 r-Fr. Kenton, OH (Kenton Senior) 35 Blake CB 14 Ben Rieling QB 6-3 173 So. Alpharetta, GA (Milton) 8 Bracy LB 17 Cory Randolph** QB 6-1 194 r-Jr. Lake City, FL (Columbia) 27 Braxton FS 18 Anders Larson QB 6-3 183 Jr. Winston-Salem, NC (Mt. Tabor) 79 Brim OL 21 Micah Andrews RB 5-10 206 r-Fr. Duluth, GA (Greater Atlanta Christian) 38 D. Bryant RB 22 Josh Gattis* FS 6-2 196 r-So. Durham, NC (Northern Durham) 72 W. Bryant OT 23 Johnny Edwards CB 5-10 183 r-Fr. Fayetteville, GA (Starrs Mill) 97 Callahan TE 23+ Jon Temple PK 5-11 204 So. Durham, NC (Northern Durham) 96 Carrothers TE 26 Travo Woods WR 5-10 185 r-Fr. Altamonte Springs, FL (Lyman) 39 Chisolm RB 27 Warren Braxton** FS 6-0 203 r-Sr. Madison Heights, VA (Amherst County) 5 Davis WR 28 Chris Barclay** RB 5-10 173 Jr. Louisville, KY (Male Traditional) 51 Easley LB 30 Patrick Ghee* SS 6-2 204 r-So. Kingsport, TN (Dobyns-Bennett) 23 Edwards CB 32 Aaron Mason CB 5-10 190 r-Fr. Lexington, KY (Paul Lawrence Dunbar) 91 Finklea DE 35 Devin Blake CB 5-10 169 r-Fr. Jacksonville, FL (First Coast) 71 Frazier OG 36+ Michael Manfredi FS 5-10 186 So. Clemmons, NC (Marist [GA]) 99 Gaskins DT 36 Kenneth Moore WR 6-0 194 r-Fr. Charlotte, NC (Butler) 22 Gattis FS 37 Kevin Marion WR 5-9 159 r-Fr. St. Petersburg, FL (Dixie Hollins) 30 Ghee SS 38 D'Angelo Bryant* RB 6-2 239 So. New Ellenton, SC (Silver Bluff) 99 Griebel TE 39 Alonzo Chisolm RB 5-9 178 So. Irmo, SC (Dutch Fork) 94 Hale P 41 Chris Owen LB 6-2 215 r-Jr. Forest, VA (Jefferson Forest) 81 Hollis WR 44 Jason Pratt** LB 6-1 226 r-Jr. Hixson, TN (Hixson) 82 Idlette WR 45 Brad White** LB 6-2 232 r-Sr. Portsmouth, RI (Bishop Hendricken) 61 A. Jones OT 46 James Adams* LB 6-3 223 r-So. Durham, NC (Northern Durham) 92 J. Jones DT 48 Bryan Andrews* DE 6-6 252 r-So. Lima, OH (Lima) 74 Justice C 49 Damon McWhite* FB 6-2 253 r-So. Woodbury, NJ (West Deptford) 9 King CB 51 Pierre Easley* LB 6-0 246 r-So. Stone Mountain, GA (Marist) 18 Larson QB 52 Cori Stukes** NT 6-1 272 r-Jr. Wilmington, NC (E.A. Laney) 76 Lingruen C 53 Aaron McKenzie DT 6-2 309 r-Fr. Lakeland, FL (George Jenkins) 86 Lowe WR 55 Jyles Tucker* DE 6-4 250 So. Dover, NJ (Morristown Beard/Hargrave Mil.) 36 Manfredi FS 56 Jonathan Abbate LB 6-0 247 r-Fr. Powder Springs, GA (Harrison) 37 Marion WR 57 Goryal Scales** NT 6-0 283 r-Jr. Winston-Salem, NC (Carver) 32 Mason CB 58 Matthew Robinson DE 6-2 226 r-Fr. Cedartown, GA (Cedartown) 12 Mauk QB 61 Arby Jones* OG 6-4 255 r-So. Somerset, KY (Pulaski Southwestern) 3 McGruder CB 62 Brodie Overstreet OT 6-7 310 r-Fr. Danville, KY (Boyle County) 53 McKenzie DT 66 Greg Adkins** OG 6-3 284 r-Jr. Lakeland, FL (Lake Gibson) 49 McWhite FB 67 Kreg Rotthoff* C 6-4 281 r-Jr. Massillon, OH (Washington) 87 Montgomery TE 70 Joe Salsich*** OG 6-4 281 r-Sr. Annapolis, MD (Severn School) 36 Moore WR 71 Louis Frazier OG 6-4 298 r-Fr. Clearwater, FL (Clearwater) 83 Morton WR 72 Wesley Bryant* OT 6-4 302 r-Jr. Charlotte, NC (Vance/U. of Florida) 85 Nichols DE 73 Jarrett Osborne-Revis OG 6-2 304 So. Oakridge, TN (Knoxville Catholic) 73 Osborne-Revis OL

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NUMERICAL, con’t. ALPHABETICAL, cont. No. Name Pos Ht Wt Eligˆ Hometown (High School/Other) No. Name Pos. 74 Steve Justice C 6-4 280 r-Fr. New Smyrna Beach, FL (New Smyrna Beach) 62 Overstreet OT 75 Steve Vallos* OT 6-3 297 r-So. Boardman, OH (Boardman) 41 Owen LB 76 Blake Lingruen*** C 6-4 282 r-Sr. Liberty Center, OH (Liberty Center) 81 Plackemeier P/PK 79 Matt Brim OT 6-6 305 r-Fr. Belews Creek, NC (Carver) 44 Pratt LB 80 Jason Anderson*** WR 6-3 195 r-Sr. Charlotte, NC (Butler) 17 Randolph QB 81+ William Hollis WR 6-1 197 So. Jonesboro, AR (Jonesboro) 14 Rieling QB 81 Ryan Plackemeier** P/PK 6-4 246 Jr. Bonsall, CA (Fallbrook) 58 Robinson DE 82 Willie Idlette* WR 5-11 175 r-So. Chattanooga, TN (Baylor) 67 Rotthoff C 83 Nate Morton* WR 6-4 196 r-So. Harlingen, TX (Harlingen/Hargrave Military) 70 Salsich OG 84 Zac Selmon TE 6-5 234 r-Fr. Norman, OK (Norman) 57 Scales NT 85 Jerome Nichols*** DE 6-2 273 r-Sr. Glenn Dale, MD (Sidwell Friends) 84 Selmon TE 86 Delon Lowe WR 6-3 202 r-Fr. Fayetteville, NC (E.E. Smith) 4 Simmons SS 87 R.D. Montgomery*** TE 6-6 233 r-Sr. Wilmington, NC (E.A. Laney) 88 C. Smith WR 88 Cassiel Smith WR 6-3 204 r-Jr. Westwood, NJ (Westwood Regional) 90 J. Smith DE 89 John Tereshinski TE 6-4 225 r-Fr. Athens, GA (Athens Academy) 52 C. Stukes NT 90 Jamil Smith* DE 6-3 281 r-So. Black Mountain, NC (Charles Owen) 95 Z. Stukes DT 91 John Finklea** DE 6-5 273 r-Jr. Wheaton, MD (DeMatha Catholic) 7 Swanson CB 92 Jeromy Jones DT 6-3 275 r-Fr. Marietta, GA (Wheeler) 11 Sykes LB 93 Matt Wisnosky** PK 6-3 184 r-Jr. Moorestown, NJ (Moorestown) 23 Temple PK 94 Steve Hale** P 6-0 204 Jr. Eden, NC (Eden Morehead) 89 Tereshinski TE 95 Zachary Stukes DT 6-4 279 r-Fr. Marietta, GA (Sprayberry) 55 Tucker DE 96 Christopher Carrothers* TE 6-3 263 Sr. Albemarle, NC (Albemarle) 75 Vallos OT 97 Dan Callahan* TE 6-4 260 r-So. Montclair, NJ (Montclair) 45 White LB 99 Eric Gaskins DT 6-3 291 Fr. Durham, NC (Durham Southern/Hargrave Mil.) 93 Wisnosky PK 99+ Chris Griebel TE 6-2 204 So. Weatogue, CT (Northwest Catholic) 26 Woods WR

+ - Duplicate jersey number * - Letters won ˆ - Eligibility for fall 2004 season; non-scholarship players are listed by academic class year r - Indicates player has redshirted a season during his career

Pronunciation Guide

Jonathan ABBATE uh-BOD-ee Kreg ROTTHOFF ROTH-off CARON BRACY kuh-RON BRAY-cee Joe SALSICH SAUL-sick John FINKLEA FINK-lee GORYAL Scales JOEL Patrick GHEE JEE CASSIEL Smith cass-ee-ELL Willie IDLETTE eye-dul-ETTE JAMIL Smith ja-MEEL Blake LINGRUEN LIN-grin Cori/Zachary STUKES STOOKS DELON Lowe da-LAWN John TERESHINSKI TARE-uh-shin-ski Ben MAUK MOCK JYLES Tucker GILES Marcus McGRUDER mc-GROO-der Steve VALLOS VAL-uss Mark MOROZ muh-ROSE Matt WISNOSKY whis-NOSS-key Ryan PLACKEMEIER PLACK-uh-my-er TRAVO Woods TRAH-voh