Wake Forest Football: Key takeaways from loss to Boston College

The Wake Forest football team suffered their first loss of the season with a 41-34 loss to Boston College. These are the key takeaways from the third game of the season.

The Wake Forest football team had their first big test of the season in the form of Boston College and came up a little bit short with a 41-34 loss on Thursday night. This was a back and forth contest that neither team was able to stretch their lead more than two scores.

For any fan that liked a lot of offense, this was the game for them as both teams combined for over 1,000 total yards and the Demon Deacons alone ran over 100 offensive plays. However, a few costly turnovers and a some mistakes at key moments ended up being the deciding factor.

One of the storylines entering this game was Boston College’s AJ Dillon and if the Demon Deacons would be able to slow him down. Unfortunately that was something that was answered very early as Dillon ran for a 45-yard touchdown on the third play of the game. He finished the game with 185 rushing on 33 carries and that one touchdown.

The Demon Deacons were able to respond with their own ground attack in the form of Cade Carney and Matt Colburn, both of whom ran for over 100 yards, and Colburn adding a rushing touchdown of his own.

These are some other key takeaways from the Demon Deacons’ loss to the Eagles Thursday night.