Russell Wilson led the Pack to another convincing 45-14 victory on Sunday, over the Gardner Webb Runnin' Bulldogs, throwing the ball 36 times for 345 yards and 4 touchdowns. Those 36 throws came without and interception, and as most of you probably are aware, it puts Wilson as the all-time leader in consecutive passes thrown without an interception. However, Wilson was not worried about the record as his focus was set on getting the win. He hooked up with TJ Graham, Jarvis Williams and George Bryan twice in the victory. The win puts the Pack at 2-1 with Pitt next up on the schedule. The win today was a complete effort by both the offense and the defense, as Wilson, RB Toney Baker (71 yards and 2 scores) and TE George Bryan (89 yards and 2 scores) led the charge for the offense, while the defense put up another stellar performance, limiting Gardner Webb to a measly 213 yards.
Another positive from Saturday was the return of Donald Bowens, one of the most talented receivers on the Wolfpack roster. Bowens, who hadn't played a game since the 2007 season, hauled in two passes for 17 yards. However, while Bowens is officially back, Owen Spencer maybe lost for a few games, as he came down awkwardly on his head while trying to make a catch. Fortunately he escaped with only a concussion.
Next up for the Pack are the Pitt Panthers, who many believe could finish atop the Big East this season. This will be the first real test the Wolfpack has faced since the opener against South Carolina where the Pack only allowed one touchdown in a 7-3 loss.
**Video Interviews and the Postgame Press Conference to Follow
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2 Responses to "Wolfpack Bites Runnin' Bulldogs 45-14"The D is killing it so far this season . The Fact we kept South Carolinia to 7 says a lot because they have realy put up some points since that game . Holding the last two teams scoreless in first half of play thats what i'm talkin bout.
The O has also come on strong .Its good to see a passing game emerging + a soild runnig attack .
If this carries over to next week theres no reason we ccan't go on one hell of a winnig streak .
GO PACK!!!
We gave up four sacks last night. That's four too many against a team like Gardner-Webb. I hope that isn't a bad sign for us. South Carolina, our last "real" opponent, had a field day in our offensive backfield all night. And now we gave up four sacks to a team whose lines we should have been able to dominate on both sides of the ball.
I'm happy with the win, and Russell's record and all, but I'm still a little nervous. Plus, I can't help but wonder if these easy opponents have made us a little soft heading into the Pitt game.
One thing I feel good about is that Pitt's second opponent (Buffalo) racked up 500+ yards of offense against them. Buffalo lost by 28 points, but Pitt scored four touchdowns on things like fumble returns for TD, pick-6's, etc.
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