Backup quarterback Steele Pizzella led No. 14 Wake Forest to a record-setting 77-0 rout of Merrimack, according to a ABC News wire report.
The report said Pizzella stepped into the starter's role and kept the Demon Deacons rolling. ABC News reported that he threw for 432 yards and three touchdowns in the first half, and that the victory was Wake Forest's sixth straight win.
The headline describes Pizzella as a backup, while the summary says he took over the starting role. The summary does not explain why the starter was not in the game, and it does not identify that player.
ABC News described the margin as a record-setting rout but did not say what record was set. The summary also omits the score by quarter, the venue, the day of play, and statistics for players other than Pizzella.
The report lists Wake Forest as No. 14, but the summary does not state Merrimack's ranking or the basis for either ranking. Nothing in the summary indicates how the game fit into the teams' larger seasons.
The copy of the ABC News report available to The American Centinel listed no byline, so no reporter is named in this account. This story relies on that single wire summary, and The American Centinel has not independently verified the statistics or the final score reported.