Demond Claiborne

NC products picked in later rounds of NFL Draft

May 4, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

For most of North Carolina’s 2026 NFL draftees, their big moment took a bit of patience. Nearly all draftees coming directly out of the state’s college programs were selected after the third round, and for […]

Concepcion may lead NC in draft

April 23, 2026 Shawn Krest

The NFL Draft heads to Pittsburgh this week. There’s a chance that a familiar face to college football fans in North Carolina will be arriving at his new home. KC Concepcion is expected to be […]

Local prospects test tangibles at NFL Combine

March 5, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

The NFL Combine’s on-field workouts invited some of the top 2026 prospects for a showcase of athleticism and skill over the weekend. All four of North Carolina’s Power 4 programs were represented at the event […]

What it was, was football: First month

November 14, 2025 Shawn Krest

After moving to the top spot in the rankings, Wingate suffered its first loss, leaving North Carolina without an unbeaten team. At the bottom of the rankings, two teams are still winless after Methodist recorded […]

Country tough: Claiborne leads WF

August 1, 2025 Shawn Krest

The unincorporated township of Aylett, Virginia has a population of 8,203. That means if everyone in his hometown made the trip to Winston-Salem to show up at one of Demond Claiborne’s Wake Forest home games […]

Wake Forest rallies in fourth to take down Wolfpack

October 5, 2024 Ryan Henkel

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-3, 1-1 ACC) snapped a three-game losing streak and picked up their first conference win of the season as they rallied back from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to upset the […]

‌Wake Forest prepares to host fifth-ranked Ole Miss

September 13, 2024 Jesse Deal

WINSTON-SALEM — After a fourth-quarter collapse and a 31-30 home loss to Virginia over the weekend, Wake Forest’s football team is now tasked with playing the country’s top-ranked offense as a follow-up. The Demon Deacons […]

Wake Forest aims for bounce-back year

August 29, 2024 Jesse Deal

WINSTON-SALEM — Now in his 11th season as Wake Forest’s head football coach, Dave Clawson is hoping that his Demon Deacon team can rebound this fall after finishing last in the ACC standings and failing […]

Marucci’s late TD pass lifts Wake Forest over Pitt

October 21, 2023 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest third-string quarterback Santino Marucci threw 15 yards to Cameron Hite with 7 seconds remaining to cap a dizzying turn of events in a 21-17 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday. The teams […]

Hokies never trail in handing Wake Forest third straight loss

October 15, 2023 The Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Kyron Drones threw two touchdown passes and for a career-high 321 yards to lead Virginia Tech to a 30-13 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday. Drones also rushed for 59 yards, and […]