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Wake Forest proved the old saying to true; it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.  Unfortunately, they proved this theory correct at the expense of the Connecticut Huskies.

Trailing 10-0 at halftime, Wake Forest scored 24 unanswered points in the second half for the come-from-behind win over No. 25 UConn 24-10 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl on Saturday.  With the win, Wake Forest notched the second most wins in school history (9-4), only behind last year’s win total of 11.

UConn, playing in only its second ever bowl game, got off on the right track by scoring the game’s first 10 points and going into the locker room up 10-0.  Larry Taylor scored UConn’s only touchdown on a 68-yard punt return and Tony Ciaravino booted a 29-yard field goal to complete the scoring in the first half. And the game for UConn.

The second half belonged to Wake Forest.  The Demon Deacons took advantage of UConn’s struggling offense.  The Huskies managed only nine first downs in the game and didn’t score an offensive touchdown.  UConn had an extremely difficult time keeping up with Kenneth Moore, as Moore caught 11 passes for 112 yards and was named the game’s MVP.

Wake Forest got a 38-yard touchdown run from Josh Adams to cut the lead to 10-7.  A 20-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Riley Skinner to John Tereshinski put the Demon Deacons ahead 14-10, a lead they would not relinquish.

Riley Skinner completed 29 of 38 passes for one touchdown and two interceptions, and Josh Adams rushed for 81 yards and one score for Wake Forest.  Micah Andrews closed the deal for Wake with a 9-yard touchdown run with under 30 seconds to play to put things out of reach for UConn.

Tyler Lorenzen was just 13-for-26 for 98 yards against the Demon Deacons defense, which harassed and disrupted Lorenzen constantly.  UConn was unable to convert on two different fourth-down attempts during the fourth quarter.

Despite the loss, it was an exceptional year for Connecticut.  The Huskies boasted nine wins in 2007.  They were co-Big East champions and were ranked for the first time in school history.  For the year UConn had, the building blocks are in place to turn in an even better year in 2008.

After a Top 10 start the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team had high hopes for 2007. But the season turned out to be up-and-down as Rutgers went 3-4 in the Big East to finish 7-5 for the year earning a berth in the International Bowl on January 5th in Toronto. The Scarlet Knights will face off with the Ball State Cardinals of the Mid-American Conference, a team that also went 7-5 on the season. College Sports Fans has released their 2008 International Bowl preview and can also help you find all of the Rutgers clothing & apparel you need to support the Scarlet Knights this season and in the future.