Wake Forest Demon Deacons O:9 D:10
Since they won the Seattle Bowl back in 2002 not much has gone right for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, but head coach Jim Grobe feels very good about his team's chances of making the post-season in 2006. He now has full control over the roster and the team is filled with his recruits, with a deep and talented roster.
How they fare against their non-conference opponents will tell the tale of how Wake Forest does this year. They could sweep the board if they bring their best effort to every game, and would enter ACC play very confident if that was to happen. They will at the very least play a vicious spoiler to the elite of the ACC, and play in a bowl game for the second time in the Grobe era.
After finishing near the bottom of the ACC for the past few seasons the major changes to the team are on defense, and this season it will be improved. Ten starters return and 13 of their top 14 top tacklers will be back in the mix. This is clearly head coach Grobe's best defensive squad yet and every facet is stacked with depth, experience, and talent.
The running back is the biggest hole on offense, but Micah Andrews should fill in just fine behind the solid offensive line. Though they have no true game-breakers at wide receiver the unit boasts a ton of experience. Quarterback Ben Mauk needs to make better decisions to allow for Wake Forest to have a balanced attack. He should have a much better junior season. They should be a middle of the pack team on Special Teams even with the departure of Dan Plackemeier.
