GAME BREAKDOWN
KEY MATCHUP: Syracuse enters Saturday’s game with the No. 2 offense in the ACC, averaging 485.4 yards against a Wake Forest defense that ranks last in the conference, allowing 502.6 yards a game. Syracuse QB Eric Dungey has thrown for the third-most yards in the ACC (1,844) and he will face the Demon Deacons’ pass defense that ranks No. 10 in the league (287.0 yards allowed a game). Look for Dungey to have another 300-yard game, possibly 400 yards, like he did last week against North Carolina State.
DRAFT SLANT
–QB Eric Dungey, 6-foot-3 and 236 pounds, had one of the best games in his career last week against North Carolina State, passing for 411 yards while completing 27 of 38 passes with three touchdowns and no interceptions.
ROSTER REPORT:
–TE Gabe Horan (undisclosed injury) did not play last week and his status is uncertain for Saturday’s game at Wake Forest.
–S Devon Clarke (undisclosed injury) also did not play against North Carolina State and it is unknown whether he can play this Saturday.
–CB Chris Frederick, a fourth-year junior, sprained his ankle two weeks ago but returned against North Carolina State and made two tackles.
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