Geographical Roster / 2005 Wake Forest Football

geographical roster / 2005 Wake Forest Football

Demon Deacon Superlatives Heaviest Lightest Chris DeGeare ...... 345 Kevin Marion ...... 160 Louis Frazier ...... 302 David Hobson ...... 163 Gage Crews ...... 300 Max Opamuratawongse ...... 165 Wesley Bryant ...... 300 Brett Hodges ...... 175 Steve Vallos ...... 297 Kerry Major ...... 175 Casey Hill ...... 175 1 3 1 Tallest Willie Idlette ...... 175 Joseph Birdsong ...... 6-6 2 2 3 5 Brodie Overstreet ...... 6-6 Shortest 23 2 1 7 Brandon Drumgoole ...... 6-6 Alonzo Chisolm ...... 5-8 1 6 Zac Selmon ...... 6-5 Napoleon Sykes ...... 5-9 16 Jeremy Thompson ...... 6-5 Aaron Mason ...... 5-9 2 Boomer Peterson ...... 6-5 Alphonso Smith ...... 5-9 1 Ben Wooster ...... 6-5 David Hobson ...... 5-9 21 Anthony Davis ...... 6-5

Oldest Youngest Cory Randolph (September 14, 1982) L.J. Flintall (August 16, 1987)

Tennessee (7) California (2) Pronunciation Guide Joseph Birdsong Nashville (Montgomery Bell) Ryan Plackemeier Bonsall (Fallbrook) First Names Patrick Ghee Kingsport (Dobyns-Bennett) Max Opamuratawongse San Jose (Lynbrook) Delon (Lowe) Da-LAWN Casey Hill Memphis (Evangelical Christian) Jamil (Smith) ja-MEEL Willie Idlette Chattanooga (Baylor) Maryland (2) Jyles (Tucker) giles Jonathan Jones Madisonville (Sequoyah) Napoleon Sykes Woodstock (Gilman) Jarrett Osborne-Revis Oakridge (Knoxville Catholic) John Finklea Wheaton (DeMatha Catholic) Last Names Jason Pratt Hixson (Hixson) Abbate uh-BODY Texas (2) Arnoux ARE-new South Carolina (6) Nate Morton Harlingen (Hargrave) Barclay BAR-clay Trey Bailey Duncan (James F. Byrnes) Si Robson Athens (Athens) DeGeare da-GEAR De’Angelo Bryant New Ellenton (Silver Bluff) Ghee Like the letter “G” Alonzo Chisolm Irmo (Dutch Fork) Virginia (2) Griebel GREE-bull Anthony Davis Columbia (Spring Valley) Eric Berry Suffolk (Nansemond River) Idlette eye-dul-ETTE David Hobson Greenwood (Greenwood) Chip Vaughn Fairfax (Robinson Secondary) Mauk mock Channing Schofield Wagener (Wagener-Salley) Midgett mid-JET Arkansas (1) Plackemeier PLACK-uh-myer Kentucky (5) Will Hollis Jonesboro (Jonesboro) Rinfrette rin-FRET Aaron Mason Lexington (Dunbar) Stukes stooks Arby Jones Somerset (Pulaski SW) Connecticut (1) Tereshinski tare-uh-SHIN-ski Brodie Overstreet Danville (Boyle County) Chris Griebel Weatogue (NW Catholic) Vallos VALL-uss Allan Holland Hazard (Perry County Central) Chris Barclay Louisville (Male Traditional) Louisiana (1) Hometowns Boo Robinson Monroe (Richwood) Belews Creek BELL-ooze Creek New Jersey (3) Pahokee pah-HO-kee Daniel Callahan Montclair (Montclair) Nebraska (1) Damon McWhite Woodbury (West Deptford) Boomer Peterson Lincoln (Lincoln Southeast) Jyles Tucker Dover (Hargrave) Oklahoma (1) Ohio (3) Zac Selmon Norman (Norman) Bryan Andrews Lima (Lima) Benjamin Mauk Kenton (Kenton Senior) Steve Vallos Boardman (Boardman)

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With a roster full of young talent QUARTERBACKS: previous experience may be less relevant. on both sides of the ball, Starters Returning: 1 Letterwinners Returning: 2 One thing hasn’t changed from last year. The excitement and potential are the Starters Lost: 0 Letterwinners Lost: 0 coaching staff feels comfortable with either one under buzzwords around the football Technically, Cory Randolph is the returning starter. center for the Deacons. program at Wake Forest. But Benjamin Mauk started the final three games of the Redshirt freshman Allan Holland, who performed 2004 season. well in the spring, and junior walk-on Ben Rieling pro- Offensively, the Deacons have So, who is the starter? That’s a vide valuable depth at the position. rushed for more than 10,000 question that may not be answered In the fall, Wake Forest will welcome two freshmen yards since head coach Jim until August. into the mix -- Brett Hodges (Winter Springs, Fla.) and Grobe arrived in 2001, 8th most Mauk came out of the spring Riley Skinner (Jacksonville, Fla). in the nation. This year, the with a slight lead, but the competi- Deacon rushing attack will be led tion will remain open in preseason. TAILBACKS: by senior All-American candidate Mauk Grobe hopes to go with one guy in Starters Returning: 1 Letterwinners Returning: 3 Chris Barclay -- who has a Starters Lost: 0 Letterwinners Lost: 1 2005. chance to become the school’s Last year, the signal callers Two-time All-ACC selection and All-America can- all-time leading rusher. posted similar numbers as didate Chris Barclay returns as the starting tailback. Randolph completed 53.1 percent With 30 career rushing touchdowns to his credit, Barclay Defensively, there could be many of his 147 passes while Mauk com- has already tied one school record. He enters his senior young faces among the starters, pleted 52.1 percent of his 94 pass- season just 907 yards shy of becoming Wake Forest’s all- but the coaching staff believes Randolph es. time leading rusher. there is more collective talent Each threw one more intercep- Micah Andrews provides the Deacons with a more and team speed than ever. tion than touchdown and their efficiency ratings were in than capable back-up. Andrews, a powerful runner, the same neighborhood, Randolph’s 109.9 to Mauk’s averaged 6.1 yards per carry last season and scored six With one of the productive 103.9. touchdowns. offenses in the nation, fearless Last season, Randolph’s biggest advantage over Wake Forest also returns De’Angelo Bryant, who and dedicated special teams and Mauk was experience. With 10 games and three starts redshirted last year as a sophomore. In 2003, “The Bus” a fast, young and talented under his belt, Mauk is narrowing that gap. saw action in eight games as a true freshmen. defense, The Rush Is On! However, with a re-vamped offense in 2005, any Travo Woods has been added from wide receiver.

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The coaching staff is also very excited about the TIGHT ENDS: football field. Up to nine returning players will battle for coming additions of freshmen L.J. Flintall and Kevin Starters Returning: 1 Letterwinners Returning: 2 significant playing time and the coaching staff expects Harris. Starters Lost: 0 Letterwinners Lost: 1 the infusion of seven freshmen to raise the competition Because of the injuries at fullback, the Deacons even higher. FULLBACKS: were forced into using a lot of two tight end sets last The team’s best offensive lineman is junior Steve Starters Returning: 0 Letterwinners Returning: 1 season. Although not an ideal situation at the time, the Vallos. The Deacons have had an All-ACC offensive Starters Lost: 0 Letterwinners Lost: 1 experience gained by Zac Selmon and John Tereshinski lineman in each of Grobe’s four years at Wake Forest. This will be an interesting position to watch in the could prove to be valuable in 2005. Last year, Vallos was the Deacon selection and he was preseason as three players compete for playing time. Now sophomores, Selmon (9 games) and only a sophomore. Each coming from a different situation. Tereshinski (3) both have starting experience, giving Vallos was a Renaissance Man on the offensive Early last fall, the undisputed starter was Damon the Deacons the luxury of having two young players to line in 2004, starting at four different positions. This McWhite. But during the second game of the year, at lean upon. year, the coaching staff would like to put him at right East Carolina, McWhite tore knee ligaments and saw his The Deacons will welcome two freshmen this tackle and leave him alone. season come to an early end. summer who will have a chance to contribute as rook- After Vallos, jobs on the offensive line are up for McWhite’s rehab process continued this spring, ies, Ted Randolph (Mocksville, N.C.) and Ben Wooster grabs. Last season, junior Greg Adkins started eight leaving redshirt freshman Richard Belton as the (Atlanta, Ga). games at right guard. But this spring, he has moved to squad’s only fullback for the time being. The spotlight center where he is competing for the starting job at cen- is on Belton and he has the coaching staff’s undivided OFFENSIVE LINE: ter with Steve Justice. attention. Starters Returning: 4 Letterwinners Returning: 7 Matthew Brim started 10 games at right tackle as Not only will McWhite be back in preseason, but Starters Lost: 1 Letterwinners Lost: 3 a freshman in 2004, but this spring he has moved to right guard in the place vacated by Adkins. Brim is newcomer Mike Rinfrette (Louisburg, NC) has the poten- Wake Forest returns four starters from last year’s being challenged by true freshman Chris DeGeare. Just tial to play right away for the Deacons. offensive line. But entering the spring, the deck has 18 years old, DeGeare graduated high school a semes- already been shuffled as returning ter early and is already the biggest player in the pro- WIDE RECEIVERS: starters have moved to new posi- gram at 6-foot-6, 340 pounds. Starters Returning: 2 Letterwinners Returning: 7 tions on the line. It’s being done in Starters Lost: 1 Letterwinners Lost: 2 At left guard, Arby Jones started the final seven an attempt to shore up a line that games last year. He got into the starting lineup after Wake Forest returns several familiar faces at wide was short on depth in 2004. Brodie Overstreet was sidelined with an eye injury. receiver including senior Chris Davis and juniors Willie It should make for one of the Vallos Originally thought to be a career-ending injury, Idlette and Nate Morton. most competitive areas on the Overstreet has been medically cleared to play after Sophomore Kevin Marion had a meeting with leading eye doctors. productive rookie season in 2004 Overstreet and Jones are going toe-to-toe for the with 747 all-purpose yards. starting job at left guard. The upperclassmen have start- Finally, at left tackle another good battle is on- ing experience and Marion spent Davis going between senior Wesley Bryant and sophomore quite a bit of time on the field last Louis Frazier. season, but none have been relied When the freshmen class comes to Winston- upon as a “go-to guy.” At least one Salem in August, the Deacons will add six more offen- of those four will need to emerge in sive linemen -- not counting Chris DeGeare who arrived the role vacated because of Jason in the spring. The coaching staff expects to see one or Anderson’s graduation. two to develop into key contributors immediately. Morton led the team in 2004 with 26 catches for 391 yards, but Marion Defensive Line: the second-leading receiver was Starters Returning: 3 Letterwinners Returning: 7 Barclay, out of the backfield. Starters Lost: 1 Letterwinners Lost: 3 The Deacons should get a boost from their younger wide receivers, including sophomores Delon One of the biggest question marks in the 2004 Lowe and Kenneth Moore and redshirt freshmen Demir preseason, the defensive line held their own last sea- Boldin and Chip Brinkman. son. Now, in 2005, it’s considered to be one of the areas of greatest strength and depth. The Deacons have a nice blend of youth and experience. In fact, some of that youth already owns experi- Vallos ence. The returning starters are junior Jyles Tucker and redshirt sophomore Matt Robinson. Robinson led the

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Deacons in 2004 as a redshirt quartet of young linebackers that Swanson, there is a lot of young talent, but a very lim- freshman with 10 tackles for loss. hold a great deal of promise. ited amount of experience. However, the pre-spring depth Although there is great antici- Wake Forest will look to a redshirt sophomore, chart has true sophomore Jeremy pation surrounding the debuts of Johnny Edwards, and three redshirt freshmen, Kerry Thompson, who has added 20 Stanley Arnoux, Eric Berry, Aaron Major, Kevin Patterson and Alphonso Smith to fill the pounds and owns unlimited poten- Curry and Antonio Wilson, it’s easy other starting position. Robinson Abbate tial, is listed ahead of Tucker. to forget that the Deacons return The coaching staff feels confident that group will The most experienced player on four players with significant experience. The newcom- be able to handle those responsibilities. If that group the defense is fifth-year senior ers will have to unseat the veterans. doesn’t step up, the Deacons have two freshmen -- Goryal Scales, who has 17 career Heading the list of veterans is sophomore Jon Brandon Ghee and Channing Schofield -- coming this starts to his credit. Redshirt soph- Abbate, an honorable mention All-ACC pick as a rookie, summer with excellent credentials. omore Zach Stukes is penciled in and one of four players in the ACC last year to record as the other starting defensive 100 tackles. Special Teams: Thompson tackle, but he is closely followed by Pierre Easley, who is expected to move outside to Starters Returning: 2 Letterwinners Returning: 2 senior John Finklea and juniors accommodate Abbate in the middle, also returns. Fifth- Starters Lost: 1 Letterwinners Lost: 2 Jamil Smith and Bryan Andrews. year senior Jason Pratt has been a back-up for three Few teams are in as comfortable of a situation The Deacons have a stable of young, talented years and a contributor on special teams. He gets first with their punter than are the Demon Deacons. Senior defensive linemen who should provide outstanding crack at nailing down a starting job opposite Easley. Ryan Plackemeier is a two-time depth. That group includes redshirt freshmen Anthony Napoleon Sykes and James Adams are also veter- first team All-ACC selection and Davis and Brandon Drumgoole. The Deacons signed ans with experience. Adams missed almost all of the statistically, the best punter in the three lineman in February who promise to be factors in 2004 season with a knee injury suffered while making a history of the conference. years to come. tackle at Clemson. The Deacons are expecting to The already young and talented group will be bol- turn the placekicking responsibili- Plackemeier LINEBACKERS: stered in August by the arrival of Greensboro prep star ties to redshirt freshman Sam Starters Returning: 1 Letterwinners Returning: 4 Dominique Midgett. Swank. Swank was a priority in Wake Forest’s recruit- Starters Lost: 2 Letterwinners Lost: 2 ing class in 2003. He will be pressed into duty a year There may not be a more excited assistant coach SECONDARY: early. Matt Wisnosky is not expected to return from knee on staff than linebackers coach Brad Lambert. That’s Starters Returning: 2 Letterwinners Returning: 8 injury that ended his season in October last year. Starters Lost: 2 Letterwinners Lost: 3 because he is finally able to take the redshirts off a Sophomore long snapper Nick Jarvis, who, along The good news is that Wake Forest returns both of with Jeremy Thompson, were the only two true freshmen their talented, young safeties. Patrick Ghee and Josh to see game action in 2004. He should fulfill the long Gattis started all 11 games at snapper duties again in the fall. strong safety and free safety, The Deacons expect to be looking for a new hold- respectively. er in 2005 after the graduation of Steve Hale, a back-up The bad news is that Wake punter. Plackemeier is a leading candidate to take over Forest has to replace both of its those duties. starting cornerbacks including Wake Forest would like to get more out of its kick Gattis Eric King, a two-time All-ACC return game in 2005. The Deacons ranked last in punt selection, and Marcus McGruder, and kickoff returns. Additional depth should help shore who set an ACC single season up those numbers. record with three interception Kevin Marion, who possesses gamebreaking returns for touchdowns. speed, and Micah Andrews, a punishing ball carrier, The Deacons will lean on junior return as the kick returners. Willie Idlette has returned Riley Swanson to be the elder punts since his freshman year and has proven to be an P. Ghee statesman of the bunch. After all-purpose threat.

2005 Schedule September 1 Vanderbilt Home 7:00 October 15 Boston College Away TBA September 10 Nebraska Away 6:00 October 22 NC State Home TBA September 17 East Carolina Home 6:30 October 29 Duke Away TBA September 24 Maryland (HC) Home TBA November 5 Georgia Tech Away TBA Abbate October 1 Clemson Home TBA November 17 Miami Home 7:00 October 8 Florida State Away TBA All Times Local and Subject to Change

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OFFENSE DEFENSE

Z 14 Kevin Marion 5-10 160 R-So. DE 42 Matt Robinson 6-2 230 R-So. 82 Willie Idlette 5-10 175 R-Jr. 93 Anthony Davis 6-5 240 R-Fr. 35 David Hobson 5-9 163 So. 88 Trey Schmidt 5-10 180 So. DT 95 Zach Stukes 6-2 260 R-So. 90 Jamil Smith 6-2 290 R-Jr. LT 72 Wesley Bryant 6-4 300 R-Sr. 55 Jyles Tucker 6-3 268 Jr. 78 Louis Frazier 6-4 302 R-So. 68 Justin Pender 6-3 290 So. DT 57 Goryal Scales 6-0 273 R-Sr. 91 John Finklea 6-3 288 R-Sr. LG 61 Arby Jones 6-3 277 R-Jr. 62 Brodie Overstreet 6-6 295 R-So. DE 98 Jeremy Thompson 6-5 250 So. 73 Jarrett Osborne-Revis 6-0 294 Jr. 48 Bryan Andrews 6-5 263 R-Jr. 99 Brandon Drumgoole 6-6 230 R-Fr. C 66 Greg Adkins 6-3 292 R-Sr. 74 Steve Justice 6-4 275 R-So. SAM 44 Jason Pratt 6-0 230 R-Sr. 59 Aaron Curry 6-3 240 R-Fr. RG 79 Matthew Brim 6-4 288 R-So. 56 Antonio Wilson 6-1 240 R-Fr. 70 Chris DeGeare 6-4 345 Fr. MLB 40 Jon Abbate 5-11 245 R-So. RT 75 Steve Vallos 6-3 297 R-Jr. 34 Napoleon Sykes 5-9 240 R-Jr. 71 Eric Gaskins 6-2 295 R-Fr. 50 Eric Berry 6-1 245 R-Fr.

TE 89 John Tereshinski 6-3 230 R-So. WILL 51 Pierre Easley 6-0 245 R-Jr. 84 Zac Selmon 6-5 237 R-So. 43 Stanley Arnoux 6-0 235 R-Fr. 97 Daniel Callahan 6-3 266 R-Jr. 43 Chris Griebel 6-2 220 Jr. CB 7 Riley Swanson 5-11 188 R-Jr. 10 Kevin Patterson 5-10 182 R-Fr. QB 8 Benjamin Mauk 6-1 200 R-So. 29 Kerry Major 5-11 175 R-Fr. 17 Cory Randolph 6-0 196 R-Sr. 11 Ben Rieling 6-3 180 Jr. SS 30 Patrick Ghee 6-0 202 R-Jr. 12 Allan Holland 6-1 230 R-Fr. 32 Aaron Mason 5-9 200 R-So. 10 Jess Powell 6-0 207 So. 39 Chantz McClinic 5-10 201 R-Fr. 6 Dominic Anderson 5-11 215 R-Sr. X 5 Chris Davis 5-10 180 Sr. 15 Delon Lowe 6-2 200 R-So. FS 22 Josh Gattis 6-1 212 R-Jr. 21 Kenneth Moore 6-0 195 R-So. 20 Chip Vaughn 6-2 205 R-Fr. 81 Will Hollis 6-0 195 R-Jr. 4 Robert Simmons 5-8 195 R-Sr. 86 Demir Boldin 5-11 215 R-Fr. 85 Max Opamuratawongse 6-1 165 So. CB 23 Johnny Edwards 5-10 188 R-So. 11 Alphonso Smith 5-9 185 R-Fr. TB 28 Chris Barclay 5-10 180 Sr. 13 Micah Andrews 5-10 205 R-So. 38 De’Angelo Bryant 6-0 245 R-So. 25 Alonzo Chisolm 5-8 180 Jr. 26 Travo Woods 5-10 180 R-So. The following players were ineligible for the depth chart because of injury: FB 35 Richard Belton 6-1 240 R-Fr. James Adams (LB), Chip Brinkman (WR), Damon McWhite (FB), Nate Morton (WR), Mike Simmons (LB). It also does not include true freshmen.

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Packing Groves Stadium: Every year since 2002, Wake Forest has broken its home attendance Season Attendance record. In fact, four of the largest 11 single game crowds in stadium history have gathered in the last three Year Games Total Avg. years. Last season, the biggest crowd in Groves Stadium history -- 37,623 fans -- crammed Groves Stadium 2000 6 141,599 23,560 to see Wake Forest play North Carolina. For that game, temporary bleachers were added in the north end- 2001 6 138,553 23,092 zone and on Deacon Hill. Since 2001, Jim Grobe’s first year at Wake Forest, attendance has increased by 33 2002* 6 159,222 26,537 percent. In 2004, the Deacons averaged more than 30,000 fans in its 31,500-seat facility for the first time 2003* 7 197,911 28,273 ever. Season ticket sales are also are up 10 percent over last year’s figures -- an all-time high. 2004* 6 184,575 30,762 * New Single Season Attendance Record The Rush Has Been On: Since Quick Change: A few Demon Deacons have changed positions 2001, the year Jim Grobe took the reigns as since last fall, a few have changed numbers and some have even head coach, Wake Forest has rushed for 10,279 changed how they list their name. Here’s the rundown:

yards, tops in the ACC and eighth-most in the Position Changes: nation. Greg Adkins Kerry Major Chip Vaughn Chris Barclay can claim 2,745 of those Was: Guard Was: Free Safety Was: Wide Receiver yards while Tarence Williams (1,870) and Now: Center Now: Cornerback Now: Free Safety Cornelius Birgs (712) round out the top three. Matthew Brim Aaron Mason Travo Woods Total Rushing Yards Since 2001 in Division I: Was: Tackle Was: Cornerback Was: Wide Receiver Rk. School Games Carries Net Avg. TDs Ydspg Now: Guard Now: Strong Safety Now: Running Back 1 Rice 46 2732 13275 4.86 119 288.6 2 Air Force 48 2827 13698 4.85 140 285.3 Daniel Callahan Jamil Smith Was: Fullback Was: Defensive End 3 Navy 47 2566 12743 4.97 126 271.1 Now: Tight End Now: Defensive Tackle 4 Nebraska 50 2524 12540 4.97 122 250.8 5 Minnesota 49 2306 11957 5.19 117 244.0 Eric Gaskins Steve Vallos 6 Kansas State 50 2429 11741 4.83 154 234.8 Was: Defensive Tackle Was: Guard Now: Offensive Tackle Now: Tackle 7 West Virginia 49 2379 11475 4.82 103 234.2 8 WAKE FOREST 47 2423 10279 4.24 109 218.7 Number Changes: 9 Arkansas 49 2230 10221 4.58 101 208.6 Micah Andrews Chip Brinkman Johnny Edwards 10 Texas 50 2189 10323 4.72 133 206.5 Was: #13 Was: #36 Was: #23 11 Virginia Tech 51 2228 10154 4.56 109 199.1 Now: #3 Now: #88 Now: #5 12 Utah 46 2011 8970 4.46 99 195.0 Eric Berry Chris Davis Nick Jarvis 13 Alabama 49 2108 9549 4.53 86 194.9 Was: #50 Was: #5 Was: #39 14 Ohio 46 2233 8910 3.99 85 193.7 Now: #41 Now: #2 Now: #92 15 Central Michigan 46 2059 8881 4.31 76 193.1 16 Toledo 50 2064 9653 4.68 116 193.1 Name Changes: Was: Jonathan Abbate Was: D’Angelo Bryant Was: Ben Mauk 17 New Mexico State 47 2121 9031 4.26 87 192.1 Now: Jon Abbate Now: De’Angelo Bryant Now: Benjamin Mauk 18 Missouri 47 1904 8947 4.70 89 190.4 19 New Mexico 50 2243 9475 4.22 92 189.5 Was: Matt Brim Was: Dan Callahan Was: Jesse Powell 20 Bowling Green 49 2000 9223 4.61 105 188.2 Now: Matthew Brim Now: Daniel Callahan Now: Jess Powell

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2004 2005 Deacons Get New Threads: When the Deacons don their home black uniforms in 2005, perceptive fans will notice a subtle change in the color scheme.

In recent years, the black jerseys featured the names in white and the numbers and WF logo in white with an Old Gold shadow. In 2005, Old Gold replaces white as the dominant contrasting color. The names will be Old Gold and the numbers and WF logo will be Old Gold with a white shadow. The neck and sleeves will continue to be outlined in Old Gold.

Another minor change to the uniform, both home and away, will be on the helmets. In previous years, the nameplate over the facemask read “DEACS.” Beginning in 2005, all 12 schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference will have “ACC” on that plate.

Wake Forest’s road white jerseys will remain the same.

Preseason Rankings and Honors: She’s A Brick House: Team: Ranked 65th nationally by Lindy’s and 71st by Groves Stadium, the home of Wake Forest football since 1968, is receiving a facelift this Athlon and The Sporting News... selected to finish in summer. The facades along the sidelines and south endzone are being re-faced with a tie for third in the Atlantic Division by College approximately 89,000 bricks, specifically created for this project by Pine Hall Brick Football News... tabbed to finish fifth in the Atlantic Company. The bricks in the same style of those that adorn the buildings on Wake by Blue Ribbon... picked to finish 6th in the Atlantic Forest’s Reynolda campus, less than a mile away. by Athlon, Lindy’s, Street & Smith’s and TSN. Work began on the stadium on April 11, two days after the Spring Game, and is sched- Jon Abbate: Third team All-ACC by Athlon. uled to be completed at the end of July. I.L. Long Construction employed about 25 peo- ple to handle the project. Chris Barclay: Honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith’s... listed as the 13th-best running back nationally by Lindy’s... first team All-ACC by Athlon, Blue Ribbon, Lindy’s and Street & Smith’s... second team by College Football News and TSN.

Ryan Plackemeier: Honorable mention All-American by Street & Smith’s... listed as the 8th-best punter nationally by Lindy’s... first team All-ACC by Blue Ribbon, College Football News, Street & Smith’s and TSN... second team All-ACC by Athlon and Lindy’s.

Steve Vallos: First team All-ACC by Lindy’s and second team by Athlon.

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Senior All-American Candidate Chris Barclay is nearing Wake Forest career records in many rushing categories. Quite simply, he is... Running Into The Record Book A two-time All-ACC selection, Chris Barclay enters his senior season just 907 yards shy of becoming Wake Forest’s all-time leading rusher. Barclay needs to average about 91 yards per contest to break the record. The native of Louisville, Ky., already has 30 career rushing touchdowns, tied for the most in school history. Barclay posted 1,000-yard seasons as a sophomore and a junior and is the first Demon Deacon to have reached the 1,000-yard plateau in consecutive seasons. In fact, Barclay is only the 13th player in ACC history to accomplish the feat. With 1,000 yards this season, Barclay would not only become Wake Forest’s all-time leading rusher but also the fourth player in ACC history to rush for 1,000 yards in three straight seasons. Not surprisingly, Barclay is one of the most productive active rushers in the nation. He ranks third among all active NCAA running backs and no running back from a BCS conference has more career yards. An excellent student, Barclay is on course to graduate next May with a degree in health and exercise science. He says in 10 years, he plans to be married with kids and running his own physical therapy practice.

Career Rushing Leaders Career Rushing Average 1. James McDougald (1976-79) ...... 3,811 1. *Tony Gallovich (1939-42) ...... 5.94 2. Michael Ramseur (1982-85) ...... 3,325 2. *John Polanski (1939-42) ...... 5.41 3. Chris Barclay (2002- ...... 2,905 3. Ken Garrett (1970-72) ...... 5.20 4. Tarence Williams (1999-02) ...... 2,581 4. Jack Dolbin (1967-69) ...... 4.96 5. Morgan Kane (1996-99) ...... 2,550 5. Topper Clemons (1982-85) ...... 4.90 6. Larry Hopkins (1970-71) ...... 4.89 Career Rushing Attempts 7. Bill Barnes (1954-56) ...... 4.78 1. James McDougald (1976-79) ...... 880 8. John Leach (1990-93) ...... 4.74 2. Michael Ramseur (1982-85) ...... 753 9. Chris Barclay (2002- ...... 4.67 3. Morgan Kane (1996-99) ...... 647 Returning NCAA Active Career Leaders (RBs) 4. Larry Russell (1969-71) ...... 639 Career 100 Yard Games Name School Class Att Yds TD 5. Chris Barclay (2002- ...... 622 1. James McDougald (1976-79) ...... 15 1. DeAngelo Williams Memphis Sr. 659 4,062 37 2. Michael Ramseur (1982-85) ...... 13 2. DonTrelle Moore New Mexico Sr. 753 3,675 37 Career Rushing Touchdowns 3. Tarence Williams (1999-02) ...... 12 3. Chris Barclay Wake Forest Sr. 622 2,905 30 1. James McDougald (1976-79) ...... 30 4. Larry Hopkins (1970-71) ...... 10 4. Wali Lundy Virginia Sr. 598 2,619 33 Michael Ramseur (1982-85) ...... 30 5. Chris Barclay (2002- ...... 9 5. Carlton Jones Army Sr. 563 2,511 27 Chris Barclay (2002- ...... 30 6. P.J. Daniels Georgia Tech Sr. 509 2,416 20 4. Larry Russell (1969-71) ...... 29 Career Touchdowns Scored 7. Jerry Seymour Central Michigan Jr. 467 2,401 13 5. Tarence Williams (1999-02) ...... 22 1. James McDougald (1976-79) ...... 32 Michael Ramseur (1982-85) ...... 32 Consecutive 1,000 Yards Rushers In ACC Career Scoring Leaders 3. Chris Barclay (2002- ...... 30 History 1. Wilson Hoyle (1986-89) ...... 230 Name School Years Seasons 2. Matthew Burdick (1996-99) ...... 217 Career All-Purpose Yards 1. Ted Brown NC State 3 1976-1978 3. Michael Ramseur (1982-85) ...... 194 1. James McDougald (1976-79) ...... 4,272 Warrick Dunn Florida State 3 1994-1996 4. James McDougald (1976-79) ...... 192 2. Michael Ramseur (1982-85) ...... 4,218 Amos Lawrence North Carolina 3 1977-1980 5. Chris Barclay (2002- ...... 180 3. John Leach (1990-93) ...... 4,181 4. Tiki Barber Virginia 2 1995-1996 Larry Russell (1969-71) ...... 180 4. Anthony Williams (1988-91) ...... 4,039 Chris Barclay Wake Forest 2 2003-2004 7. Ricky Proehl (1986-89) ...... 174 5. Ricky Proehl (1986-89) ...... 3,736 Kelvim Bryant North Carolina 2 1981-1982 8. Mike Green (1990-93) ...... 154 6. Fabian Davis (1999-02) ...... 3,711 Woody Dantzler Clemson 2 1995-1996 9. Phil Denfeld (1979-82) ...... 151 7. John Zeglinski (1974-77) ...... 3,396 Ethan Horton North Carolina 2 1983-1984 10. Matt Wisnosky (2002-04) ...... 150 8. Morgan Kane (1996-99) ...... 3,298 Thomas Jones Virginia 2 1998-1999 9. Bill Barnes (1954-56) ...... 3,159 Don McCauley North Carolina 2 1969-1970 Jammie Deese (1996-99) ...... 3,159 Natrone Means North Carolina 2 1991-1992 11. Chris Barclay (2002- ...... 3,135 Mike Voight North Carolina 2 1975-1976

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