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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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