Morris, defense lead No. 21 NC State past No. 20 Wake Forest

RALEIGH, N.C. -- , MJ Morris has given No. 21 North Carolina State the spark it needed. The first-year passer threw for three scores while the Wolfpack's defense thrice picked off Sam Hartman to beat No. 20 Wake Forest 30-21 on Saturday night. He threw for 210 yards in becoming the first true freshman in more than 22 years to start for the Wolfpack (7-2, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), following his three-TD effort in last week's comeback home win against Virginia Tech. This performance, though, came against a ranked instate foe featuring a veteran star quarterback in Hartman leading a high-scoring offense. “He's way ahead of where we thought he would be at this point in his career,” Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren said of Morris. Morris hit Darryl Jones for two of his touchdowns and Keyon Lesane for another to lead the offense.