Wake Forest Will Be Without Their Starting Quarterback vs. NC State

Wake Forest will be without their starting quarterback, Freshman Sam Hartman, who broke a bone in his foot against Syracuse this past Saturday.

Hartman had passed for 1,984 yards (55.3%) and 16 touchdowns (8 interceptions) through 9 games. He also rushed for 275 yards and 2 touchdowns.

Sophomore Jamie Newman has been named the starter against the Woflpack, with Junior Kendall Hinton slotted as his backup.

NC State head coach Dave Doeren mentioned in his press conference yesterday that they are familiar with both Newman and Hinton.

“We expect to see quite a bit of QB run from them with the injuries they’ve had. The two remaining quarterbacks are very athletic. Jamie Newman, we’ve had at camp and know a lot about him. He’s a big, strong kid with a big arm. He can run, a 230-pounder.  Kendall Hinton, we’ve seen a lot of film on as a quarterback the last four years. We offered both of them.” (Presser)

Newman was a 3-star prospect out of Graham High School (Graham, North Carolina), that also held offers from NC State, Duke, Boston College Wake Forest, and Vanderbilt. In limited action the past two seasons, Newman is 9 of 19 for 83 yards and 2 interceptions.

Hinton was supposed to be the starter at quarterback heading into last season, but was suspended three games for violating team rules. He has seen action in 20 games, completing 53 percent of his passes for 1,504 yards and 8 touchdowns (7 interceptions). One of the reasons Newman is projected as the starter, is because Hinton is nursing a hip injury, and his status for Thursday is unclear.