Offensive Coaching Staff

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• The Deacons have had 15 AllAll-ACC -ACC players on offense in the past seven years, including running back CChrishris Barclay, the AACC’sCC’s 2005 Player ooff the Year, quarterback Riley Skinner, the ACC’s 2006 Rookie of the Year, and running bbackack Josh Adams, the ACC’s 2007 Rookie of the Year.

• Over the last seven years, Wake Forest has posted fi ve of its greatest ofof-- ffensiveensive seasons in school history. The 2008 Deacons accumulated over 4,000 yayardsrds ooff total ooffense,ffense, and the 2007 ssquadquad ggainedained nearnearlyly 4,500 total yyards.ards.

TomTom ElElrodrod BrianBrian KKnorrnorr • DeaconDeacon wide receivereceiversrs have led the ACC in recereceptionsptions each of the last QuarterbacksQuarterbacks WideWide ReceiversReceivers two yeyears.ars. In 2008 DD.J..J. BBoldino ldin llede d tthe he conconference ference wwith it h 81 gragrabs, bs, wwhile hile KKennyenny MMooreoore hauled in a cconference-bestonfeerence-best 98 passes in 20072007..

• WakeWake Forest has beebeenn the totopp rushinrushingg team in the ACC since Jim Grobe bebecamecame hheadead ccoachoach in 2002001.1.

TTopop RushinRushingg ACC TTeamseams Since 20200101 1. Wake Forest 1 183.683.6 2. Georgiag Tech 175.4 3. MarMarylandyly and 160.5 SteveSteve RuRussss 4. Virginiag Tech 160.3 Fullbacks/TightFullbacks/Tight Ends 55. CClemsonlemson 149.1149.1

12 2009 WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL • The Deacon defensedefense has developed a reputation as a play-makiplay-makingng unit. Wake Forest has scored a remarkable 26 on interceptinterceptionsions and Defensive Coaching Staff recoveries since 2003, which ranks amonamongg the most in the nnanation.ation.

• WakeWake Forest scored three dedefensivefensive touchdowns during the 20020088 ssea-ea- son. The Deacons led the country in takeaways in 2008 with 37 andd fi ninishedshed fi ffthth in turnover margin at +1+17.7.

• WakeWake Forest has had 10 fi rst-team All-ACC ppicksicks on defense in the ppastast eight years including All-American linebacker Aaron CCurryurry who won the 22008008 Butkus Award, which goes to the nation’s top collegiate linebacker; AAll-Americanll-American AlAlphonsophonso SSmith,mith, who was a fi nalist for the BradBrad LLambertambert KeithKeith HHenryenry NNagurskiagurski Trophy and holds the AACCCC record fforor career with 21; Defensive Coordinator/LinebackersCoordinator/Linebackers DefensiveDefensive EnEndsds aandndJd JJoshosh hG GGattis,atti s, a two-ttwo-timei me h honorableonorabl e mentmentioni on All AllAAll-American-Ameri can now wwithi ihth ttheh e ChicaChicagogo BearsBears..

• OverOver the past two seasons, Wake Forest leads the nation with 72 taketake-- aways.s.

TTakeawaysakeaways 2007-02007-088 1. WakeWake FForestorest 72 2. Boston Collegeg 69 3. Virginiag Tech 65 4. Cincinnati 64 RayRay McCartneyMcCartney TimTim BillinBillingsgs Oregong 64 DefensiveDefensive TaTacklesckles DefensiveDefensive BaBackscks UtahUtah 6464

WAKEFORESTSPORTS.COM 13 • The DemonDemon Deacons have blocked 18 kicks ((1111 punts, fi ve fi eld goals aandnd two exextratra popoints)ints) duriduringng the ppastast eight seasons.

• WakeWake ForestForest lleded tthehe countrcountryy iinn ppuntunt return yyardageardage aallowedllowed iinn 2008, aallowingllowing justjust nine yyardsards on 12 ppuntunt returns, an averaverageage of 0.75 yayardsrds peperr return. The longest punt return against the Deacons was two yardsyards..

• All-AmeriAll-Americancan kicker SSamam SSwankwank left Wake Forest as the school’s ccareerareer scorscoringing leader and third amonamongg the ACC’s all-time scorinscoringg leaders wwithith 337 ppoints.oints. SSwankwank converted 71 career fi eld goals, the secondsecond-- mmostost in ACCACCC historhistory.y.

• SwankSwank tiedtied an NCAA sinsingle-gamegle-game record in 2006 with three fi eld goals from 5500 yayardsrds and bebeyond.yond. AAnn All-ACC honorable mention pplayer,layer, hhee won the ACC Special Teams PlaPlayeryyeer of the Week award three straight wweekseeks in 22006.006.

• ReturnReturn sspecialistpecialist KKevinevin MMarionarion sesett thethe schoolschoool rrecordecord fforor kikickoffckoff return yardyardss and signed with the PPittsburghittsburgh SSteelersteelers followingfollowing the 20020077 seasseason.on.

• RyanRyan PlaPlackemeierckemeier is the all-time lleadingeading punpunterter in Wake Forest, AACCCCC aandnd NCAA hhistoryistory with an averaaveragege ooff 45.3 yardsyards pperer ppunt.unt. He was a fi rst tteameam AllAll-- AAmericamerica in 2005, won the Ray GGuyuy AAwardward and was drafted by tthehe Seattle SeahawkSeahawks.s.

14 2009 WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL • During the last six seasons, more than 75 ppercentercent of Wake Forest’s ggamesames (65 of 86) hhaveave bbeeneen tetelevisedlevised on networnetworksks susuchch aass ABCABC,, EESPN,SPN, EESPN2,SPN2, EESPNU,SPNU, FFSN,SN, CCSTVSTV and RRaycomaycom Sports.

• SSinceince 2002, 37 of Wake Forest’s ggamesames hhaveave bbeeneen on natnationalional TVTV,, iincludingncluding 10 duriduringng the 2008 season.

• Head ccoachoach Jim GGroberobe rranan tthehe mmediaedia gagauntletuntlet at the EESPNSPN studios in Bristol, Conn., during SSeptembereptember 2008. Grobe aappearedppeared on ESPN2’s First Take and College FFootballootball Live television shows, the Scott Van PPeltelt raradiodio sshowhow anandd aalsolso pparticipatedarticipated iinn an ESESPN.comPN.com livlivee cchat.hat.

WAKEFORESTSPORTS.COM 15 • WakeWake FForest’sorest’s BBBB&T&T FiFieldeld wawass bubuiltilt in 11968968 anandd hahass beebeenn • The stadium received a mamajorjor facelift in the 1990s with hhomeome to tthehe DDemonemon DDeaconseacons ever ssince.ince. WiWithth a blbleachereacher the construction of the new BridBridgerger Field House, which ccapacityapacity of 31,500, plus several thousand more fans able to hhousesouses tthehe WWakeake FForestorest anandd vvisitorisitor llockerocker rooms, postgampostgamee ssqueezequeeze onto Deacon Hill behind the south endzone, BB&T interview room, specispecififi c areas fforor the equipment and sportsportss Field has an intimate setting with the ffansans right on top ooff ththee mmedicineedicine staffs and the Deacon Shop on the fi rst fl ooroor.. actionaction.. • Prior to the 2005 season, the facade alonalongg the sidelines anandd • Wake Forest set a school record fforor the highest average south endzone were re-re-facedfaced with approximately 89,000 attendance at home games in 2007, drawing an average bricks, specispecififi cally created fforor this proprojectject by Pine Hall Brick of 32,595 fans. The Deacons ranked fourth in the nation in ComCompany.pany. The bricks are in the same ststyleyle of those that attendance bbyy ppercentageercentage of cacapacitypacity (103.5%). Wake’s aadorndorn the buldinbuldingsgs on Wake Forest’s ReReynoldaynolda CamCampus,pus, less ttotalotal attendance of 195195,570,570 in 2007 ranks second in school tthanhan a mmileile away. hhistory.istory. The Deacs have broken single-season attendancattendancee records in ffourour ooff the past fi ve yearsyears..

16 2009 WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL • In 2006, a state-of-the-art, “next ggeneration”eneration” FieldTurf • Construction on the brand new Deacon Tower, a massimassiveve ssurfaceurface was installed. The surface was met with rave seven-storseven-storyy ppressbox,ressbox, was comcompletedpleted in the summer of reviews from coaches, players and fansfans.. 22008.008. DDeaconeacon TTowerower hhousesouses lluxuryuxury susuites,ites, cclublub seats, bboxesoxes fforor the University President, home and visiting athletic directors and print and electronic media. CConstructiononstruction ooff Deacon Tower was just the third phase in a multi multi-phase-phase plan to renovate BB&T Field.ed

WAKEFORESTSPORTS.COM 17 The Demon Deacons enjoyenjoy the convenience of practicing in tthehe heart ooff Wake Forest’s campus. The Doc Martin practice ffacilityacility has three fi elds — two with a natural ggrassrass surface and one with FieldTurf.

The fi elds are located next to the Pruitt Football CCenter,enter, which was ffullyully renovated ffourour years ago. The fi rst fl oor ooff the Pruitt FFootballootball Center houses the offi ce of head coach Jim GrobGrobe,e, tthehe team’s sspacious,pacious, 3,500-s3,500-squarequare foot locker room with solid oak lockers, a comfortable players’ lounge with two fl at screen ttelevisionselevisions and black leather couches, sports medicine and equipment areas, a video editing and storage suite, support

18 2009 WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL staff offi ces and a room designeddesigned specispecififi cally forfor NFL scoutsscouts..

TThehe focal ppointoint of the second fl oor is the 1,500-s1,500-squarequare foot Decker Auditorium whiwhichch ffeatureseatures 130 blablackck lleathereather seats fforor team meetings. It aalsolso includes the offense and defensdefensee mmeetingeeting rooms with state-of-the-arstate-of-the-artt video systems. Each assistant coach’s offi ce is attached to ititss own meeting room with the same advanced video set-up.

WAKEFORESTSPORTS.COM 19 Aaron Curry Linebacker -

Ovie Mughellighellli Fullback - Atlantata FFalconsalcoconsn Desmond Clark Tight End - Calvin Pace Linebacker - New York Jets

Ryan Plackemeier Jyles Tucker Punter - Free Agent Linebacker - San Diego Chargersrgerrs

SteveSteve JuJJusticestice OffensiveOOffensive Lineman - IndianaIndianapolisp Colts Fred Robbins Defensive Tackle - New York Giants

Jeremy Thompsonson Linebacker - Green Bay Packersckers Steve Vallos Eric King Offensive Lineman - Seattle Seahawks Cornerback -

20 2009 WAKE FOREST FOOTBALL Tyson Clabo Alphonso Smith Offensive Lineman - Atlanta Falcons Cornerback -

Joe Zelenka Long Snapper -

• Wake Forest’s impact on the NFL has nevernever been mmoreore pronounced.pronounced. In the last 10 years,years, 47 WakeWake Forest Deacons Currently in the NFL players have signed NFL contracts – an averageage ooff StanleyStanley ArnouArnouxx KevinKevin PPattersonatterson aalmostlmost fi ve Deacons pperer yyear.ear. LinebackerLinebacker - New Orleans Saints Safety - Jacksonville Jaguars D.J.D.J. Boldin RyanRyan Plackemeier • A total ooff 21 Wake Forest products have spent time Wide Receiver - Detroit LionsLions PunterPunter - Free AAgentgent in the NFL over the ppastast three seasons. In the summesummerr TysonTyson ClabClaboo Fred Robbins of 2009, seven Deacons found themselves in an NFL OffensiveOffensive Lineman - Atlanta FalconsFalcons DefensiveDefensive Tackle - New York GGiantsiants camp including draftees LB Aaron Curry ((Seattle),Seattle), DesmondDesmond CClarklark Alphonso Smith CB AAlphonsolphonso Smith (D(Denver),enver), S ChChipip VauVaughnghn (N(Newew TightTight End - Chicago BearsBears CornerbackCornerback - Denver BronBroncoscos Orleans) and LB StanleStanleyy Arnoux (New Orleans) and AaronAaron CurrCurryy JohnJohn Tereshinski free aagentsgents WR D.J. Boldin (Detroit), S Kevin Patterson Linebacker - SeattleSeattle SSeahawkseahawks TightTight End - SeattleSeattle SSeahawkseahawks (J(Jacksonville)acksonville) and PK SSamam SSwankwank (P(Philadelphia).hiladelphia). In SSteveteve JJusticeustice JeremyJeremy ThompsoThompsonn OffensiveOffensive Lineman - IndianapolisIndianapolis CColtsolts LinebackerLinebacker - GGreenreen BaBayy Packers 22008,008, fi ve Deacons signed NFL contracts includinincludingg dradrafteesftees DE Jeremy Thompson (G(Greenreen BayBay),), WR EricEric KingKing JylesJyles TTuckerucker CornerbackCornerback - Detroit LionsLions Linebacker - San Diego Chargers KennKennyy Moore (D(Detroit)etroit) and (I(Indianapolis)ndianapolis) KennyKenny MoorMooree Steve VallosVallos aandnd free aagentsgents Kevin Marion (Pittsbur(Pittsburgh)gh) and John WideWide Receiver - Carolina PanthPanthersers OffensiveOffensive Lineman - SSeattleeattle SSeahawkseahawks TTereshinskiereshinski (San(San Diego). In 2007, nine Demon Deacons Ovie MughelliMughelli Chip VaughnVaughn signed NFL contractscontracts.. FullbackFullback - AAtlantatlanta FFalconsalcons SafetySafety - New Orleans SSaintsaints CalvinCalvin PaPacece JoeJoe ZZelenkaelenka LinebackerLinebacker - NewNew YYorkork JJetsets LongLong Snapper - Jacksonville JaguarJaguarss

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