Wake football notes
** In light of their inability to run the ball at Boston College, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons did what they had to do, which was to throw a bunch of five-yard passes. But coach Jim Grobe said he really doesn't want such imbalance in the future.
"I'm not saying we need to be 50-50," Grobe said. "But I don't think throwing it 60 times and running it 20 is in my wheelhouse."
** No personnel changes are planned in the secondary, which will have to grow out of its youth, the coach said. BC's Matt Ryan threw for 408 yards against the Deacs, and the Cornhuskers' Sam Keller, an Arizona State transfer, is equally capable. While acknowledging Ryan's excellence, Deacon cornerback Alphonso Smith said he and his mates have to change their approach in order to avoid an 0-2 start.
"We were soft in the sense that we were giving them too much respect," Smith said. "We were more scared of getting beat than thinking about making the play."
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