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Monday, October 16,1995
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Leon Johnson loves Homecoming. In the '93 game vs. Wake Forest he ran for
119 yards. In last year's game vs. Georgia Tech, he had 110 yards and 2 TDs.
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HOMECOMING 1995
Weak-Scoring Deacons to Serve
As Homecoming Fodder for UNC
BY AARON BEARD
STAFF WRITER
When North Carolina hosts Wake For
est on Saturday in Kenan Stadium, the
question on the minds of many Tar Heel
fans won’t be: “Will we win today?”
The question will be: “Just how many
will we win by?”
In truth, who can blame the Carolina
blue faithful? After stumbling to an 0-2
start, the Tar Heels turned their season
around by winning three straight games.
The biggest came on Oct. 7, as UNC finally
topped the Virginia Cavaliers, ranked ninth
in die nation at the time, 22-17.
Adding to North Carolina’s confidence
is the feet that its opponent for 1995 Home
coming, for all intents and purposes, doesn’t
know how to put points on the board.
Or win a big football game.
So Saturday’s 1:30 p.m. kickoffis viewed
less as a contest and more as a tuneup for
the Tar Heels, who take on unpredictable
Qemson and top-ranked Florida State over
the next three weeks.
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For Wake Forest, the 1995 season has
been no different from the previous two
under Coach Jim Caldwell. The Deacons
opened the season with a 24-22 loss at
home against Appalachian State and fol
lowed that with a 35-9 setback at the hands
ofaTulaneteamthatfinished l-10in 1994.
It took two more weeks before Wake
finally got into the win column, with a 30-
7 victory over Navy.
But Caldwell said the Deacons are still
optimistic.
“Ourmoraleisexcellent,”hesaid. “Our
players have maintained the type of enthu
siasm that is necessary to have a successful
program. They are hungry to win more
football games, and they are not pleased
with our records over the past two years.”
The Deacs have had problems all sea
son with scoring points, whether in a close
game or a lopsided loss. The offense has
been anemic, averaging only 16 points per
game. In the Oct. 7 loss to Maryland, the
team couldn’t pull out the victory despite
holding the quick-strike Terrapins to just
nine points.
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Quarterback Rusty Laßue has been one
of the only bright spots for Wake Forest
this fall. The 6-foot-2 senior has passed for
five TDs and 172 yards per game, with a
season high 277 yards at Virginia. But he’s
taken a pounding behind an offensive line
that has allowed 18 sacks in the first six
games.
Wide receiver Marion Estes, a Gamer
native, has been Laßue’s favorite target,
catching 31 balls for 381 yards and four
touchdowns.
To take some of the pressure offLaßue’s
shoulders, the Deacons will have to find
some form of a running game. Junior John
Lewis has been the leading rusher over the
first six games, but he has amassed only 43
yards per contest. Thus far, Wake Forest
has been outgained on the ground an aver
age of 85 yards per contest.
Linebacker Tucker Grace has contin
ued his strong play throughout the season.
As of Oct. 7, Grace led the ACC with 62
tackles. Against Qemson, he had 15 tack
les and one quarterback sack.
But the rest of the defensive unit isn’t
following Grace’s lead. Wake Forest con
tinues to give up over 23 points per game
and close to 359 yards per contest.
In Chapel Hill, however, expectations
are at a season high. The Tar Heels have
finally solved their turnover problems. In
the first three games, UNC coughed up the
ball 14 times. But in games against Ohio
and Virginia, the Tar Heels have given up
the ball only three times.
Everyone expected the offense to steal
the show, but it has been the defense that
has raised eyebrows across the ACC and
thecountry. Currently, the defense isranked
second in the nation, giving up only 206
yards of total offense per game.
“We’ve still got a lot of work to do, but
our defense isplayingverywell right no w, ”
Coach Mack Brown said. “There were
some skeptics aboutusbecause somepeople
didn’t seem to think we had played a de-
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