The Play of the Game

Anybody who watched the Wake game last year and the Cal game this year should know what the play of the game was during that domination of Wake.

The 4th quarter started with Maryland up 19-0. A minute later, they punted. Within two minutes after that, Wake had the ball in Maryland territory, driving. A few key defensive stops got it to 4th down and 6. Skinner dropped back, and found his man wide open across the middle.

Or so it appeared.

Jeremy Navarre, running the complete opposite direction stuck his right arm back and tipped the ball, forcing the incompletion. It reversed all momentum that was building up.

This is not to take away from Heyward-Bey's incredible one-handed juggling act on a 41 yard completion, or Danny Oquendo willing himself to a touchdown, which sealed the win. Those were great individual efforts. The most important play came from Navarre.