Vanderbilt football vs. Wake Forest: Our final score predictions are in
The Vanderbilt Commodores are hosting their first ranked opponent of the season, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The Commodores are riding high on two wins to start the season, but the Demon Deacons may abruptly end the winning streak. Wake Forest is ranked at No. 21 in the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, and is poised to dominate on the road.
Our staff took a deeper look at the Week 2 matchup and offered their thoughts on the Commodores upcoming performance.
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Aria Gerson, Vanderbilt beat reporter
Wake Forest 45, Vanderbilt 31: The Commodores have enough in the tank to play with Wake Forest in the first half, but the offense ultimately runs out of gas as the Demon Deacons pull away in the second half against Vanderbilt’s undermanned defensive line.
Gentry Estes, sports columnist
Vanderbilt 38, Wake Forest 35: I’m choosing – tentatively -- to buy in to the improvement the Commodores have shown thus far in Clark Lea’s second season. Ask me again, though, Saturday night. We’re going to learn a lot from this game.
Dani Mohr, trending sports writer
Wake Forest 35, Vanderbilt 25: While the Vanderbilt offense has surprised me in the first two games, I'm still not completely sold. The Demon Deacons had a strong performance in Week 1, and will probably get their offense loose early.
Nick Gray, trending sports writer
Dani Mohr is a trending sports writer for the South Region of USA Today Network based at The Tennessean in Nashville. Contact her at dmohr@gannett.com or follow her on Twitter @daniraemohr
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