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NFL rosters have 114 NC players
With the NFL season kicking off this week, football fans across the state can agree on one thing. We hate Cleveland. The Browns are the only NFL team without a North Carolina product on their […]
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Deacons use spring to build depth
As the coach of a division championship team with many of its key elements returning, Dave Clawson had one simple goal for Wake Forest’s annual spring football game on Saturday. Don’t get anybody hurt. He […]
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Future looks bright for Wake Forest
Wake Forest beat Rutgers 38-10 in the Gator Bowl on New Year’s Eve to cap an 11-3 record, matching the best season in program history. The Demon Deacons won the Atlantic Division, advancing to their […]
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Deacons hope to continue winning ways after familiar fast start
At 4-0 and ranked 24th in the nation, Wake Forest has become something of an overnight sensation on the national college football scene. You’ll excuse the Deacons if they’re not throwing any parties to celebrate […]
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Deacons make short work of rusty ODU
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 […]
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Super seniors boost area football teams
Last year, the coronavirus pandemic cut short spring practice for teams around the nation as sports shut down just as most teams had returned to the practice field. This March, as FBS teams — including […]
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Walk-on no more: Wake’s Nick Anderson earns scholarship after big game
When the game was over, the undersized walk-on wearing No. 45 was lifted onto the shoulders of his teammates and carried off the field in triumph. It could have been a reenactment of the final […]
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Early measuring stick for Wake with visit from No. 1 Clemson
The ACC didn’t do Wake Forest any favors when it reshuffled its 2020 football schedule to the current “10-plus-1” format. Instead of easing into the season with nonconference games against Old Dominion, Appalachian State and […]
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Dortch, defense helps Deacons get back on the right track
WINSTON-SALEM (AP) — The last few weeks were trying times for Wake Forest’s defense. They allowed 41 points in a loss to Boston College. They yielded 56 in another defeat at the hands of Notre […]
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Wake Forest defensive star Jessie Bates declares for NFL draft
As a redshirt sophomore, Jessie Bates III figured to be the centerpiece of Wake Forest’s defense for at least another season. Friday, though, the 6-foot-2, 195-pound safety ended his career with the Deacons two years […]