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Spring football underway
If there’s a central theme to college football spring practice in North Carolina this year, it’s “New.” That’s new as in the four first-year coaches that will spend the next few weeks getting to know […]
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National signing day still important, especially for newly-hired coaches
National signing day isn’t the big deal it once was, thanks to the addition of a new early signing period in December. But it still holds plenty of importance to the young players making their […]
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Wake Forest star Dortch leaving early for NFL draft
The Wake Forest football team got a glimpse of what life without Greg Dortch is like on Saturday when the All-American wide receiver/return specialist missed the Deacons’ Birmingham Bowl win against Memphis because of a […]
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Newman leads Wake Forest past Memphis 37-34 in bowl comeback
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jamie Newman’s season started on a sour note and finished on a sweet one. Newman ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 34 seconds left to cap a big performance and Wake Forest’s […]
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New coaches scramble to assemble classes on early signing day
College football’s new early signing period, which was instituted last year, has increased the pressure on coaches — especially those like Wake Forest’s Dave Clawson, who is already in Birmingham preparing his team to play […]
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Wolfpack headed to Gator Bowl as state school learn postseason destinations
RALEIGH — NC State football coach Dave Doeren spent a good portion of his postgame press conference Saturday politicking for his Wolfpack to be selected to “an elite bowl” and earn a spot in the […]
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Wake Forest’s Dortch wins ACC’s Brian Piccolo Award
The most productive game of Greg Dortch’s football career was almost the last game of his football career. The Wake Forest wide receiver caught 10 passes for 167 yards and four touchdowns in a win […]
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Deacons crush Duke to earn bowl eligibility
DURHAM (AP) — Cade Carney rushed for a career-high 223 yards and Wake Forest closed out its regular season with a 59-7 win over Duke on Saturday. Wake Forest (6-6, 3-5 ACC) secured bowl eligibility […]
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Bowl game on the line for Deacons at Duke
For the second year in a row, Duke and Wake Forest close out the regular season with one team fighting for its postseason life. Last season, the Blue Devils traveled to Winston-Salem looking to get […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
The football season in the Old North State is winding down with a whimper, not a bang. But that doesn’t mean the remaining games are devoid of significance. Appalachian State is still in contention for […]