Skinner's 3 TD passes lead Wake Forest (AP)
2008.08.28 -
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By JIM VERTUNO, AP Sports Writer 3 minutes ago
WACO, Texas - Riley Skinner tossed three touchdown passes, two to Chip Brinkman, and No. 23 Wake Forest played up to its first preseason ranking in school history with a 41-13 win over Baylor on Thursday night.
Skinner, whose 72 percent completion percentage led the nation last season, was coolly efficient against the Bears (0-1), going 27 of 36 for 220 yards, adding a 43-yard TD strike to Ben Wooster in third quarter. He also earned his 19th career victory, a school record for a quarterback.
Baylor, trying to shake off 12 years of losing, hired coach Art Briles away from Houston to replace Guy Morriss. But Briles became just another victim of dubious Bears history, becoming the sixth of the last seven Baylor coaches to lose his first game.
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