Live Updates: Wake Forest vs Liberty

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FINAL SCORE: Wake Forest 37, Liberty 36

Wake Forest Drive, 1:10:

• Wake Forest recovers the onside kick. Ke'Shawn Williams is down with an injury.
• Deacs set up in victory formation and take a knee, running out the clock.

Liberty Drive, 3:36:

• Salter finds Douglas for a 33-yard gain.
• Salter to Douglas again for 22 yards.
• After an incompletion and a short gain on a rush, Liberty has 3rd and 7 from the Wake Forest 21.
• A three-yard completion to Dae Dae Hunter brings up 4th and 4.
• Demario Douglas comes down with the jump ball in the end zone for a TOUCHDOWN. Wake Forest defense stops the double reverse and the 2-point conversion is NO GOOD.

Wake Forest 37, Liberty 36

Wake Forest Drive, 5:50:

• A Donavon Greene hold negates a Hartman first down rush, moving the Deacs back 10 yards. 
• Hartman finds WR Ke'Shawn Williams over the middle for a 41-yard gain.
• Hartman to Williams again, this time for 33 yards. Wake Forest has first and goal at the Liberty 1.
• Halfback Justice Ellison punches it in for a Wake Forest TOUCHDOWN. Dennis' PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 37, Liberty 30

Liberty Drive, 9:14:

• Salter finds Caleb Snead for a 24-yard gain.
• A few plays later on third and short, RB Dae Dae Hunter bounces it outside for the conversion and a new set of downs.
• Isaiah Wingfield breaks up a deep ball from Salter, forcing 3rd and 7.
• Salter's pass is incomplete, bringing up 4th down.
• On 4th and 7, Salter finds Demario Douglas wide open from 39 yards out for the TOUCHDOWN. Brown's PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 30, Liberty 30

Wake Forest Drive, 10:18:

• RB Christian Turner is stuffed twice, bringing up 3rd and goal.
• Hartman finds Banks in the back corner of the end zone for a three-yard TOUCHDOWN. Dennis' PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 30, Liberty 23

Liberty Drive, 12:39:

• Kobie Turner and Chase Jones combine for a TFL, bringing down Dae Dae Hunter in the backfield.
• An incompletion brings up 3rd and 12.
• A crushing hit from Kendron Waymon and Malik Mustapha knocks the ball loose from Salter. LB Ryan Smenda recovers and brings the ball to Liberty's 5-yard line.

Wake Forest 23, Liberty 23

Wake Forest Drive (cont'd):

• A pair of incompletions brings up 3rd and 10.
• On 4th and 3, Hartman finds Morin on the sideline for the conversion.
• A Hartman interception is negated by a defensive holding call on safety Robert Rahimi.
• On first down, Hartman connects with Banks for a 10-yard gain.
• Michael Jurgens is called for holding, moving the Deacs back 10 yards.
• Three straight incompletions force 4th and 20.
• Dennis' 46-yard FG attempt is GOOD.

Wake Forest 23, Liberty 23

END 3Q: Wake Forest 20, Liberty 23

Wake Forest Drive, 2:05:

• Completions to Morin and Banks leave the Deacs with 3rd and 1.
• A Hartman QB sneak gives Wake a first own.
• Right guard Sean Maginn goes down with an injury. Nick Sharpe checks in.
• An unnecessary roughness penalty on Liberty gives Wake a new set of downs and 15 yards.
• A 9-yard completion to Perry and a rush by Cooley give Wake another first down. Cooley goes down with an injury.

Liberty Drive, 6:05:

• A pair of QB keepers from Salter brings up 3rd and 1.
• Dae Dae Hunter breaks off a 7-yard rush to convert.
• Safety Malik Mustapha makes a huge hit on Hunter, bringing him down in the backfield and forcing 3rd and 11 for Liberty.
• Salter can't find anyone open and is brought down after a short gain. Flames punt.

Wake Forest Drive, 7:11:

• A holding call on C Michael Jurgens negates a big run from RB Quinton Cooley.
• Jurgens commits a false start on the next play.
• On 2nd and long, Hartman's deep ball is picked off by safety Robert Rahimi.

Wake Forest 20, Liberty 23

Liberty Drive, 8:40:

• After an incompletion and a short run, Dion Bergan Jr. makes the third-down stop on Salter as he tries to evade.
• Nick Brown's 53-yard field goal is NO GOOD.

Wake Forest 20, Liberty 23

Wake Forest Drive, 10:08:

• On 4th and short, Hartman's pass is deflected at the line and Wake Forest punts.

Wake Forest 20, Liberty 23

Liberty Drive, 12:05:

• Liberty halfback Dae Dae Hunter breaks through the defensive line and scores on a 43-yard TOUCHDOWN run.
• Liberty's 2-point conversion is GOOD, pass caught by Demario Douglas.

Wake Forest 20, Liberty 23

Wake Forest Drive, 12:46:

• A.T. Perry drops a ball on first down, and Hartman can't connect with him on the deep ball two plays later. Wake Forest punts.

Liberty Drive, 14:06:

• Salter finds Caleb Snead over the middle for a 27-yard gain.
• Salter breaks free on a scramble, running for 43 yards and a TOUCHDOWN.
• Nick Brown's PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 20, Liberty 15

Wake Forest Drive, 15:00 3Q:

• After a first down completion, the Deacs can't move the chains and go 3-and-out.

END 2Q: Wake Forest 20, Liberty 8

Liberty Drive, 0:52:

• Douglas finds some room on the kick return and brings the ball out to the Wake Forest 44.
• On a broken play, Salter scrambles for 26 yards and moves the Flames into the red zone. Liberty calls timeout with 11 seconds to go in the half.
• Nick Brown makes a 28-yard field goal as time expires.

Wake Forest 20, Liberty 8

Wake Forest Drive, 3:03

• Hartman connects with Greene for a 41-yard gain, moving Wake into the red zone. A defensive facemask penalty on the next play gives the Deacs 1st and goal at the 6.
• Hartman connects with TE Blake Whiteheart in the flat and he scampers in for an 8-yard TOUCHDOWN. Dennis' PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 20, Liberty 5

Liberty Drive, 4:39:

• Liberty gets good field position off the free kick, starting the drive at their own 47.
• Salter's pass is tipped at the line by DL Kobie Turner and INTERCEPTED by LB Chase Jones. Wake takes over at their own 37.

Wake Forest 13, Liberty 3

Wake Forest Drive, 5:40:

• Hartman takes a sack on third down. Deacs punt from their own 2.
• Mora's punt is blocked by LB Jermome Jolly Jr. Ball bounces out of the end zone for a SAFETY.

Wake Forest 13, Liberty 5

Liberty Drive, 8:39:

• QB Kaidon Salter checks back into the game.
• Yarbrough breaks loose for a 19-yard gain on first down. 
• Later in the drive, WR Demario Douglas hauls in a short-yardage grab to convert on fourth down. 
• Kaidon Salter is intercepted on a deep ball by safety Chelen Garnes. Wake takes over on their own 5 yard line.

Wake Forest 13, Liberty 3

Wake Forest Drive, 10:55:

• Hartman connects with WR Ke'Shawn Williams on consecutive plays, the second good for a 42-yard gain. 
• Deacs can't convert a 3rd and 3 in the red zone. Dennis' 27-yard FG attempt is GOOD.

Wake Forest 13, Liberty 3

Liberty Drive, 11:52:

• Liberty brings in backup QB Johnathan Bennett.
• On third down in Wake territory, CB Caelen Carson breaks up Bennett's pass.
• Brown's 47-yard field goal is GOOD.

Wake Forest 10, Liberty 3

Wake Forest Drive, 12:06:

• Deacs give the ball right back. Hartman is intercepted by DB Quinton Reese after his pass is deflected.

Liberty Drive, 13:19:

• Shedro Louis finds some room on the kick return, bringing the ball out to the Wake Forest 33.
• DE Rondell Bothroyd beats his man on the edge, getting into the backfield and sacking Salter for an 8-yard loss.
• Isaiah Wingfield intercepts Salter on second down. Deacs take over on their own 38.

Wake Forest 10, Liberty 0

Wake Forest Drive, 15:00 2Q:

• Morin breaks off a 48-yard punt return, bringing the ball to the Liberty 30.
• On second down, Hartman is sacked by Liberty LB Ahmad Walker.
• Hartman finds WR Jahmal Banks on 3rd and 7, good for 9 yards and a first down.
• Jahmal Banks makes a great leaping grab in the end zone, hauling in the 16-yard pass from Hartman for a TOUCHDOWN. Dennis' PAT is GOOD.

Wake Forest 10, Liberty 0

END 1Q: Wake Forest 3, Liberty 0

Liberty Drive, 1:57:

• DE Jasheen Davis shoots into the backfield, sacking Salter and forcing 3rd and 16.
• Liberty's run play is stuffed to end the first quarter. Liberty will punt.

Wake Forest Drive, 3:18:

• WR A.T. Perry gets his first catch of the day, good for 8 yards on first down.
• OL Je'Vionte' Nash is called for a false start on 3rd and 3.
• Deacs fail to convert on third and long. Ivan Mora punts it away.

Wake Forest 3, Liberty 0

Liberty Drive, 9:16:

• On third and long, Salter finds room on the edge and scrambles for a first down.
• A few plays later, the Deacs defense holds on 3rd and 3. Flames elect to go for it on 4th and short.
• RB Shedro Louis dives forward, falling across the line to gain and converting for the Flames.
• Salter finds WR CJ Yarbrough for a 17-yard gain, moving the ball to the Wake Forest 36.
• Wake Forest stuffs Liberty on consecutive plays, bringing up 3rd and 9.
• Salter can't find anyone open, running out of bounds for no gain. 
• Flames kicker Nick Brown attempts 52-yard field goal, kick is NO GOOD.

Wake Forest 3, Liberty 0

Wake Forest Drive, 12:23:

• After a screen to Taylor Morin and a handoff to Justice Ellison, QB Sam Hartman finds Donavon Greene for 14 yards to convert on third down.
  
• Facing third and long, Hartman finds Greene again for another conversion, this time for 13 yards.
• Deacs' offense stalls deep in Liberty territory. Matthew Dennis comes on to attempt 33-yard field goal. Kick is GOOD.

Wake Forest 3, Liberty 0

Liberty Drive, 15:00 1Q:

• After a false start on third down, Liberty faces 3rd and 10 from their own 26.
• CB Gavin Holmes commits penalties on consecutive plays, giving Liberty two automatic first downs.
• Safety Malik Mustapha gets the sack, bringing down Liberty QB Kaidon Salter as as he tried to escape the pocket.
• Wake Forest is penalized for an illegal substitution on the punt. The Flames elect to go for it on 4th and 2.
• Jacorey Johns flies into the backfield and brings down Salter behind the line of scrimmage. Wake Forest takes over on downs.

Wake Forest 0, Liberty 0

Pregame Notes:

• Starting long snapper Jacob Zuhr did not participate in warmups. Will Cobb replaced him on the first team special teams unit. Zuhr was still announced as the starter.
• QB Sam Hartman, DE Rondell Bothroyd, and LB Ryan Smenda were among the players leading the team in pregame stretches.
• Gavin Holmes got first-team pregame reps at outside corner along with Caelen Carson.
• Isaiah Wingfield filled in for Coby Davis at nickel with the first-teamers in warmups.
• Donavon Greene got first team pregame reps at wideout after the first drive went to Jahmal Banks last week.
• Taylor Morin got the first team reps at slot receiver.
• Jermal Martin Jr. got the backup reps at the nickel position. 
• Redshirt freshman offensive lineman George Sell is dressed in jersey and pads.
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