WINSTON-SALEM, NC –Wake Forest saw an opening, a brief glimpse of glory, and then that hole closed faster than Peter Woods on a hapless defensive back. And the Tigers keep rolling.
The Demon Deacons opened a 7-0 lead on No. 10 Clemson late in the first quarter Saturday afternoon, and the home crowd – maybe 60-40 or 55-45 in favor of the home team – and the players on the sidelines were jumping and dancing with joy. Maybe, just maybe, this was the day the 15-game losing streak to Clemson would end.
The Tigers were ineffective on offense in the first quarter, and the defense was giving up chunk plays here and there and gave up the 31-yard touchdown to the Demon Deacons for the lead.