Wake Forest gets past Florida State

Riley Skinner threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to Kenneth Moore in the fourth quarter Thursday night to lead Wake Forest past No. 21 Florida State, 24-21, in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at Winston-Salem, N.C.

Skinner completed 19 of 27 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns for the Demon Deacons (4-2 overall, 3-1 in the ACC). Wake Forest rallied in the second half to beat the Seminoles (4-2, 1-2) in consecutive seasons for the first time in team history.

Skinner led the Demon Deacons 82 yards in nine plays, converting three third downs during their game-winning drive.

An exchange of words with another motorist on a campus road was blown out of proportion by Internet-fueled rumors and media speculation, according to Penn State Coach Joe Paterno.

The motorist complained to university police about Paterno’s conduct after the Oct. 5 incident. No charges were filed.

Paterno, on his weekly radio show Thursday night, said the incident occurred after he noticed a car had driven through a stop sign.

Later, when the person stopped, “I blew my horn at the person. . . . Then I pulled up beside her because there was nothing coming the other way,” Paterno told listeners. “I pointed my finger at her . . . and I said, ‘Boy, you went through that sign.’ ”

Paterno said he told the driver, “ ‘Don’t do that again, because I took your license number.’ And I really hadn’t taken her license number.

“All of a sudden, somebody knocks on my window. I put the window down, and he says, ‘That’s my wife.’ ” Paterno said he responded to the driver’s husband, “Boy, that’s your problem” -- although the coach said he later regretted saying that.

Texas A&M; officials admonished Coach Dennis Franchione for his secretive, for-pay newsletter and said the embarrassing episode would be a factor in deciding whether he returns next season.

Franchione didn’t lose his job, but Athletic Director Bill Byrne said the newsletter -- which delivered inside information to boosters for $1,200 a year -- would be considered when he evaluates the coach after the season.

The school said it would report the results of an internal investigation to the NCAA because of possible rules violations, and Franchione was ordered to shut down his website, CoachFran.com.

Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins was reinstated to the team after prosecutors said there was not enough evidence to charge him with shoplifting, a misdemeanor.