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Unbeaten Deacons take slights in stride

September 22, 2021 Brett Friedlander

WINSTON-SALEM — The entire panel of analysts on ESPN’s College GameDay show picked Florida State to beat Wake Forest on Saturday. One of them was so confident in the Seminoles’ chances, he tabbed them as […]

Deacons dominant in beatdown of Florida State

September 18, 2021 Brett Friedlander

WINSTON-SALEM — Florida State football isn’t what it used to be. But then, neither is Wake Forest. The reality of those changing roles were on full display at Truist Field on Saturday. The surging Deacons […]

Demon Deacons use balanced attack to dispatch Norfolk State

September 11, 2021 Cory Lavalette

WINSTON-SALEM — Sam Hartman passed for 244 yards and a touchdown, Christian Turner rushed for two scores and Wake Forest beat Norfolk State 41-16 on Saturday. Wake Forest scored 20 straight points, spanning halftime, to […]

Deacons make short work of rusty ODU

September 3, 2021 Brett Friedlander

WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest didn’t look sharp in its season opening football game Thursday. But then, it didn’t have to. Facing an Old Dominion team that opted out of the 2020 season in response to […]

Deacons face the unknown in opener against ODU

September 1, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Wake Forest is excited about playing its first football game after a long offseason on Friday. The Deacons’ level of anticipation, however, pales compared to that of its opening night opponent, Old Dominion, which is […]

ACC Kickoff Notebook: State baseball disappointment ‘a learning experience’

July 22, 2021 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — The disappointment over NC State’s dismissal from the College World Series because of a COVID-19 cluster within its roster, one win from playing for a national championship, still lingers more than a month […]

Tar Heels top Wake in epic shootout

November 14, 2020 Shawn Krest

North Carolina won a wild shootout against Wake Forest, topping the Demon Deacons 59-53 at Kenan Stadium on Saturday. The Tar Heels wiped out a 21-point deficit, matching the biggest comeback in school history. That […]

Deacons ‘run’ away with 23-16 upset of Virginia Tech

October 24, 2020 Brett Friedlander

Wake Forest kicked off the most difficult stretch of its 2020 football schedule with an upset of No. 19 Virginia Tech. And the Deacons did it by beating the Hokies at their own game. Running […]

Wake sets records in rout of Campbell

October 2, 2020 Shawn Krest

WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest dominated visiting Campbell 66-14 in the lone nonconference game for the Demon Deacons this season. Wake picked up its first win after dropping ACC games to NC State and Clemson to […]