The Wake Forest Demon Deacons picked up a road victory over a ranked opponent for the second time in Jake Dickert's young tenure. The Deacs went into Louisville knowing they were in for an offensive battle, but special teams and defense proved to be key coming down the stretch.
What a win for the Deacs! Wake Forest walked into Louisville as 12 point underdogs and emerged 3-1 with back to back ranked road wins for the first time since 1946.
Don't look now, but the Wake Forest Demon Deacons are 3-1 (1-1 ACC) after beating No. 16 Louisville (2-2, 0-1 ACC) 30-27 on Saturday afternoon. Last week, the Deacs hosted then-No.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the college football season Saturday, taking down No. 16 Louisville 30-27 on the road.
This weekend's game between Louisville and Wake Forest has all the makings of a shootout. However, a wrinkle in the Demon Deacons' plans emerged when Gio Lopez was listed as questionable on Wednesday's injury report.
The Demon Deacons came up short against the Miami Hurricanes last Friday. A long stretch of three-and-outs, along with Miami scoring three straight touchdowns to start the game, ultimately created a hole too deep for the Deacs to dig out of.
Wake Forest didn’t quite get the breakthrough it was looking for against Miami, though the Demon Deacons left the game with considerably more reason for optimism than the final score might suggest.
At home on Friday night, Wake Forest fell short to one of the best teams in the nation. While this game was far from statistically probable for the Demon Deacons to pull off the upset, high expectations were placed on Gio Lopez to perform in the bright lights.
Basketball season is a little under a month and a half away, and Wake Forest hosted their official Media Day on Monday, which also happened to be the first day of official practice.
The Demon Deacons were penalized 13 times for 122 yards in their 33-20 loss to the Hurricanes, nearly doubling Miami’s seven penalties for 75 yards. The mistakes repeatedly hurt Wake Forest’s field position and erased opportunities during a game in which the Deacons desperately needed to take advantage of every possession.
Introducing our weekly ACC Football Power Rankings. Each week, our staff will rank the 17 ACC teams to determine that week's rankings. More specifically, as the season progresses, we will watch the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-0, 0-0 ACC) progress (or regress) each week.
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons have opened the 2026 season about as well as Jake Dickert could have hoped. Wake Forest began the year by smoking Akron at home before following that performance with a considerably more dramatic overtime victory over Purdue on the road.
The Miami Hurricanes' last weekday game to begin the 2026 season is on Friday at Wake Forest. Miami began the 2026 season on Friday, Sept. 4, with a 45-6 win at Stanford.
Following a stout initial performance, Gio Lopez was back for more on the road. The Demon Deacons had a handful for an opponent. Purdue fought hard the entire game, and Lopez had to play incredibly to keep the Deacs in striking range.
After routing FCS foe Indiana State to start the season behind a big effort from quarterback Ryan Browne, Purdue figures Saturday's visit from Wake Forest could require greater reliance on the ground game.
Wake Forest has the team to be sneaky-good among all the sneaky-good ACC teams, but there won’t be any sneaking up on anyone with Purdue, Miami, and Louisville up next.
Wake Forest has officially settled its quarterback battle, and the choice brings immediate experience to the field. Pete Nakos of On3 reported that the Demon Deacons have named Gio Lopez as the starting quarterback for the 2026 season.
Jeff Teague has shared plenty of unbelievable stories since becoming a podcast personality, but this latest revelation about his college recruitment might be one of the wildest ones to date.
The 2026 Cape Cod League season is done, meaning it’s review time. It was a grand time for many collegiate players, including the few draft-eligible players who went pro directly after their time in Massachusetts.