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The sad song of Brian Piccolo
Cancer is something that will touch everyone’s life at some point. For those of us fortunate not to get a diagnosis or a scare, there are friends and relatives who won’t be so fortunate. Shawn […]
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Deacons respond to Louisville challenge, improve to 5-0
WINSTON-SALEM — The Wake Forest football team was tested for the first time this season Saturday. And it passed with flying colors. After beating their first four opponents by 20 points or more, the 24th-ranked […]
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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 stay perfect, easily dispatch Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Sam Hartman threw three touchdown passes and Wake Forest scored on its first seven possessions in a 37-17 victory against Virginia on Friday night. The Demon Deacons (4-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) […]
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Unbeaten Deacons take slights in stride
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 […]
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Deacons face first ‘heavyweight’ in FSU
Officially, the Wake Forest football team improved to 2-0 with Saturday’s 41-16 win against Norfolk State. But as coach Dave Clawson is quick to point out, the 2021 season doesn’t actually begin until this week […]
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Demon Deacons use balanced attack to dispatch Norfolk State
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 […]
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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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Deacons face the unknown in opener against ODU
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 […]
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Players, coaches welcome fans’ return to stands
School and conference administrators did everything they could last fall to help college football soldier through the unprecedented challenges of a worldwide pandemic. But despite their best efforts, the more they tried to make things […]