Thomas, Manuel help Florida St. roll past Wake

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Jermaine Thomas rushed for 149 yards and a touchdown, E.J. Manuel was effective in his first career start, and Florida State kept its bowl hopes alive with a 41-28 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.

QB Ponder to miss key game vs. Wake

Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder will miss Saturday's game against Wake Forest with a separated right, throwing shoulder suffered in Saturday's loss to Clemson, the Seminoles said.

Will the ACC make the BCS leap?

The ACC is chock-full of talent. Will this be the year the conference fields a BCS contender?

ACC ready to hit the ground running

For the first time in its history, the ACC returns three 1,000-yard rushers. That doesn't even scratch the surface when looking at the depth at the running back position in the league.

ACC divisional analysis

Football Outsiders does a divisional breakdown of the Big 12 in 2009 and finds the following: the South might have 4 teams better than the best team in the North and Nebraska's defense isn't as good as the hype.

Story | Conversation | August 18, 2009

Mailblog -- I don't cover anyone's team!

...about the Hokies and give Wake Forest some more love, according to...love, I am the only WFU fan in Cali and you...

ESPN The Magazine previews: ACC

ESPN The Magazine's August 24 issue contains previews of every conference in college football. This is the ACC preview.

Story | Conversation | August 12, 2009

...pocket versus the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at BB&T...

Bowl-der Dash sprints from D.C. to Miami

Ready to play a little Bowl-der Dash? With the 34-game bowl-season sprint from Washington, D.C., to Miami about to kick off, The Dash picks the winners.

Best (or worst) in show: Ranking all 34 bowls

Bowl season has arrived, but not every game is created equal. See how Mark Schlabach ranks all 34 bowl games.

On The Mark: Most improved teams, teams on the slide

...first month of the season? Or Auburn? Or Wake Forest? A lot has changed over the past month...

On The Mark: Sizing up conference races

...Four teams -- Florida State, Boston College, Maryland and Wake Forest -- are 2-1 in conference play with five...

Last year shows that one loss is not a season ender

Roller-Coaster Redux And you thought the roller-coaster ride of 2007 was over. Craig Mitchelldyer/US PresswireOregon State's upset of USC was just t...

...FOOTBALL: SEP 20 Wake Forest v Florida State...the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 12-3 victory...

Defense, kicking game help No. 18 Wake Forest clip No. 24 Florida State

Sam Swank kicked four field goals and No. 18 Wake Forest forced seven Florida State turnovers in running its winning streak over the 24th-ranked Seminoles to three games with a 12-3 victory Saturday night.