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By MIKE SANDERS
Staff Writer
Wake Forest has at least one
thing in common with. Maryland
and North Carolina when it comes
to football -t-it wishes it had an
experienced quarterback to begin
the 1984 season
Head coach Al Groh has a
dilemma on his hands. Record
setting quarterback Gary Scho
field has graduated, and Groh has
no one with any real experience
to take over the role.
The choices are junior Foy
White, Schofield's backup last
season who threw 12 passes, and
sophomore Jamie Harris, a
transfer from the University of
Georgia.
Harris, one of the most highly
recruited prep quarterbacks in the
nation, was apparently dissatisfied
with his lack of playing time at
Georgia and transferred to Wake.
Groh is giving the nod to Harris
right now.
"Jamie has made tremendous
strides in terms of confidence and
decision-making ability in fall
practice," Groh said.
But Groh has not forgotten
White, saying that both should see
plenty of playing time this fall, but
addding: "There can be only one
set of hands under the ball at a
time."
The rest of the Deacon backfleld
By DAVID WELLS
Staff Writer
A strict disciplinarian, N.C.
State football coach Tom Reed
has always expected the best from
his players. Soon after his arrival
in Raleigh a year ago, he was
labeled "The GeneraL"
But the Wolfpack " posted a 3
8 record, and- The General" has
no soft words in his commands
for the Pack this year
"We have no choice, we have
to improve over last season," Reed
said. "There's no question about
that."
Reed said he has seen improve
ment in 21 of 25 positions since
last year. But he pointed out that
the improvements are only in a
relative sense, because almost
every other ACC coach claims that
his team has also improved.
The Wolfpack has one win
under its belt, an easy and
expected 43-6 win over Ohio
University last week. With Fur
man scheduled to come into
Raleigh on Saturday, State will
have to wait at least another week
before being seriously tested.
One of the Pack's strongest
areas is the offensive backfleld,
where tailback Joe Mcintosh
returns as one of the nation's better
runners. Mcintosh, an All
American candidate, has churned
out 3,051 yards for the Wolfpack,
second to State record-holder Ted
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Football
looks to be more stable, however,
with the return of two-year starters
Topper Clemons (562 yards in
1983) and Michael Ramseur, the
ACC Rookie of the Year in 1982
who gained 629 yards last season.
Ira McKeller, a part-time starter
in. 1983, will give the Deacons
depth at running back.
When thinking about Wake
Forest football, the pass tends to
enter the minds of most people,
and Groh's aerial attack should be
back again this year if Harris
or White can distinguish himself.
Indeed, the Deacons turned in
a good offensive show in their
season opener last Saturday, but
failed fourth-quarter field goals
kept them shy of Virginia Tech,
21-20.
The offensive line, though not
spectacular, returns four starters
and should work well together to
give either Harris or White time
to find Duane Owens, Wake's top
receiver in 1983 with 46 receptions
and five touchdowns. Me will be.
joined by sophomore James Brim
and freshmen Greg Scales and
David Braxton.
It would be nearly impossible
for the Wake defense to get any
worse than it was in 1983. Oppos
ing teams rarely even had to resort
to the pass against the Deacons,
running the ball over them at will.
The Deacons were sixth in the
ACC in total points yielded and
Brown with 4,602. The 5-10, 192
pound senior was second in the
ACC in rushing lat year with
I, 081 yards, behind UNC's Ethan
Horton.
"There's not much I can say
about Joe that he doesn't show on
the field," Reed said.
Complementing Mcintosh's
quickness and balance will be both
the strong blocking of senior
fullback Ricky Isom (6-0, 215), a
returning starter, and good depth
at tailback. Senior Vince Evans (5-
I I , 207), who has switched, from
fullback to tailback this season,
and Joe Greene (6-0, 204), the
Pack's No. 2 runner last season
with 268 yards, will back up
Mcintosh. However, Isom. is the
only player with experience at
fullback.
Quarterback Tim Esposito also"
returns following a solid junior,
season. Esposito, a transfer from
Long Beach City College, estab
lished six individual school
records last year. He set school
marks for completions and
attempts against UNC last year,
connecting 31 of 48 tosses.
"Tim made some beginning
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WAKE FOREST
DEMON DEACONS
1983 Record: 4-7-0
Coach: Al Groh
Returning Starters: Offense (7)
-G Ken McAllister, OT Bobby
Morrison, C Mike Nesselt, WR
Duane Owens, RB Michael
Ramseur, TE Kevin Wieczorek.
Defense (7) - DL Gary
Baldinger, DB Ronnie Burgess,
LB Malcolm Hairston, DB Rory
Holt, DB Donald Johnson, DL
Bruce Mark, DB Reggie
McCummings.
Forecast: Despite the loss of
quarterback Gary Schofield, a
solid Core of starters is back,
and Wake may be able to win
more games than it loses.
Prediction: Fifth in the ACC.
seventh' in total yardage yielded.
Their leading tackier was a def
ensive back, junior Reggie
McCummings, who made 14 1
stops.
The good news (if there is any)
is that the Deacon defense returns
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mistakes last year, but he came
around and had a fine season,"
Reed said. "He should be able to
lead us to a fine season this year."
Esposito will have a fine corps
of receivers, as sophomore split
end Haywood Jeffires and senior
flanker Phil Brothers are back.
Junior Marlon Archey, formerly
a defensive back, sophomore
Mack Jones and senior Chris
Cook provide depth.
Tight end Jeff Brown, the
Pack's top pass-catcher with 41
receptions last year, returns as the
only experienced player at his
position.
The offensive line will be bol
stered by 6-5, 295-pound senior
Joe Milinichik, a tackle who Reed
believes is . a potential All
American. "Joe runs the agility course as
well now as Mcintosh did when
(Mcintosh) first got here," Reed
said. "He has a vertical jump of
31 inches. That's not bad for a
back. He could develop into the
best at his position in the
conference."
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