Associated Press
WACO, Texas ó Riley Skinner goes through stretches where he looks as if he just canít miss.
A pass tucked under a cornerback, another dropped over a linebacker, followed by a mid-range pass down the middle. All of it keeps No. 23 Wake Forest on the move.
Skinner was his uncannily accurate self again Thursday night, tossing three touchdown passes in 41-13 season-opening win against Baylor as the Demon Deacons played up to their first preseason ranking in school history.
iWe were efficient,î Skinner said.
As usual.
Skinnerís 72 percent completion rate led the nation last season, and he coolly shredded the Bears, going 27-of-36 for 220 yards with a pair of touchdown passes to Chip Brinkman and another to Ben Wooster. He also earned his 19th career victory, a school record for a quarterback.
iThe history here, thatís not too impressive of a record,î Skinner said. iHopefully we can add on to that a little bit more.î
Only about 30,000 fans came to 50,000-seat Floyd Casey Stadium to watch, and many started leaving when Wake Forest took a 34-6 lead.