Resilience Observed

A lot of people have a “Riley Skinner story.” This is mine. In the Fall of 2007, the Wake Forest football team was pitted against Maryland. It was late in the third quarter and Wake was behind by 21 points. I looked at my husband and said, “Time to go home; I have seen enough.” The game ended in overtime with Wake Forest winning 31 to 24. I declared that I would never leave another game when Riley Skinner was quarterback and I didn’t. Becoming the quarterback for Wake Forest involved a most unusual story for Riley. For two years,…