An injury that knocked John Wolford out of Wake Forest’s last game won’t do the same for the next one.
Dave Clawson confirmed Tuesday that the quarterback will be available and start this Saturday’s game against Boston College. Wolford suffered a head injury in the loss to Syracuse last weekend.
It was very quickly determined, however, that Wolford did not incur a concussion. From the Raleigh News & Observer:
“Because the hit was in the head ... we were taking zero chances,” Clawson said Tuesday, adding that when Wolford “felt fine” on Sunday, “we knew he was good to go this week.”
Wolford became the first Demon Deacon to start an opener as a true freshman since 1974, but he’s certainly had his growing pains.
His 12 interceptions (in 124 attempts) are tied for second-worst in the country with Texas Tech’s Davis Webb (196 attempts), behind only New Mexico State’s Tyler Rodgers’ 15 (170 attempts). With an interception ration of 1:10, he’s fourth-worst in the country behind only Tulane’s Tanner Lee ((one pick every 7.8 attempts), Kansas’ Montell Cozart (one every 8.9 attempts) and Florida’s Jeff Driskel (one every 9.7 attempts) for quarterbacks who have thrown at least 60 passes.