Sage Surratt -- Man of Many Talents

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Before having his season cut short with an injury, Sage Surratt was one of the top receivers in the country. The returning Wake Forest redshirt junior still led the Deacs with 11 touchdown receptions, hauling in 66 catches for 1,001 yards. He led the ACC in yards per game (111.2) while being one of just nine to finish with more than 1,000 yards, despite playing in just nine games.

As a senior at Lincolnton High School, Surratt won North Carolina Player of the Year Awards in both basketball and football.

So what exactly can't Sage Surratt do?

As it turns out, that became a topic for Surratt's friend, classmate and cheerleader Logan Bolton, who put together a video documenting Surratt performing (or failing) at a variety of tasks around campus.

"One of my friends was doing a project for her class," Surratt said. "She had me go through all those activities and made it from there. I was just competing against myself in terms of what I can and can't do. It was pretty fun.

"We worked on it together. She had a list and I added to it, looking for things in my range."

Surratt got credit for drawing a pretty accurate representation of Spongbob Squarepants on a white board.

"I didn't think I was going to be able to pull that one off," he said. "I'm not really an artist. I was surprised I was able to get it pretty close. I'm not a good drawer."

Performing a one-handed cartwheel looked relatively easy for Surratt, even while nursing his right shoulder, which was in a sling for some of the tasks.

"Some videos were pre-surgery and some were post-surgery," he explained.

Though Surratt played just basketball and football in high school, growing up he also competed in soccer, swimming, baseball and chess. He didn't fare too well trying to touch the soccer ball 10 times in a row.

"That challenge I didn't do so well on," he admitted.

The judging got a bit difficult when he was asked to write a perfect sentence in cursive, a task that Surratt doesn't remember having to accomplish past third grade.

"There were one of two letters that were off a little bit," he said. "She was a stickler on that one — 24-out-of-26 were right. I thought I had it, but I messed up on two of them with small mistakes."

A startling revelation emerged while discussing his attempt to eat an Oreo cookie sliding off his forehead.

"I don't like Oreos, so I'm kind of glad I didn't complete that challenge," Surratt said.

Despite the mixed results, Surratt said Bolton got an A on the assignment — and Wake Forest fans got another chance to see what he can and can't do.

In terms of his football acumen, Surratt is like the rest of the Wake Forest football teammates — just waiting for the chance to get back to normal as we all deal with the ramifications of the Coronavirus pandemic.

"This is a new normal for right now," he said. "It's very different. I miss being on campus, going to class and seeing my teammates. I miss interacting with our coaches and the other students at Wake Forest. This is an opportunity for us all to grow.

"It's a time to be with family and reflect on what's important in life. We have to stay prepared, stay healthy and get ready for the season coming up and for whenever it is that we'll be allowed back on campus. We have to stay ready for whatever comes next."

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