Newman returns, helps No. 23 Wake Forest top NC State 44-10

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The pylon was in sight for Wake Forest's Jamie Newman as he cut through the defense on the way for a score in his return from a shoulder injury. That's when the quarterback extended his arms to each side, ball in his left hand, as he crossed the goal line in a fleeting celebration that marked the start of the 23rd-ranked Demon Deacons' 44-10 victory over North Carolina State on Saturday. "If Jamie could go, he was going to go," Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said. "And Jamie could go. So he went." Newman threw for three touchdowns and ran for two scores, showing no signs of trouble from the injury that had sidelined him for one game and part of another. His status was uncertain -- at least according to Clawson's public comments -- ahead of the long-running instate series, though his performance was anything but.