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For No. 11 Miami, this weekend's game with Wake Forest may feel like a playoff contest
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Officially, the College Football Playoff field gets announced on Dec. 8 and the first game of the tournament is on Dec. 20. Those dates don't really apply to Miami. For the Hurricanes, the CFP may as well start now. A win this week means...
Mendoza throws for 2 TDs, runs for a third as Cal beats Wake Forest, 46-36 for first ACC victory
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and Cal finally secured its elusive first Atlantic Coast Conference victory by hanging on to beat Wake Forest 46-36 on Friday night. Mendoza was 40-for-56 for 385 yards with two touchdowns and...
Hank Bachmeier throws 3 TD passes and Wake Forest holds off Stanford 27-24
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Hank Bachmeier threw three touchdown passes, Matthew Dennis hit a tiebreaking 23-yard field goal with 1:48 remaining and Wake Forest beat Stanford 27-24 on Saturday in the first cross-country conference trip for the Demon Deacons. Nick Anderson sealed the...
College football chaos helped Swinney remind No. 10 Clemson not to overlook Wake Forest
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney got a little help from last week's college football chaos in reminding his 10th-ranked Tigers that no team is invincible. It's a lesson he will put to use this week as Clemson goes to Wake Forest looking for its 16th straight win in...
Claiborne scores three TDs and Wake Forest rallies past NC State 34-30
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Demond Claiborne ran 3 yards with 1:01 remaining for his third touchdown and Wake Forest overcome a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to defeat NC State 34-30 on Saturday. Claiborne ran for 136 yards on 20 carries with two rushing TDs and one scoring catch. Hank...
N.C. State, Wake Forest meet for instate matchup with both teams seeking 1st ACC win
Wake Forest (1-3, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) at N.C. State (3-2, 0-1), Saturday, 12 p.m. ET (ESPN2) BetMGM College Football Odds: N.C. State by 5 1/2. Series record: N.C. State leads 69-42-6. What’s at stake? N.C. State had lopsided...
Jaxson Dart and No. 5 Mississippi roll over Wake Forest for a 40-6 win
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — When Mississippi wins the coin toss, coach Lane Kiffin said he’s almost always going to elect to receive. That mentality sits just fine with quarterback Jaxson Dart. Dart completed his first three passes on the opening drive, leading the...
Jaxson Dart, No. 5 Ole Miss face stiffer test with road opener against Wake Forest
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Things have come almost too easily to Jaxson Dart and Mississippi in the first two games. They've scored 128 points and allowed three. Dart set Southeastern Conference records for consecutive completions in a game (24) and overall (30). The defense has...
Wake Forest opens the season Thursday at home against North Carolina A&T of FCS ranks
North Carolina A&T at Wake Forest, Thursday, 7 p.m. ET (ACC Network Extra) BetMGM College Football Odds: No line. Series record: Wake Forest leads 1-0. WHAT'S AT STAKE? Wake Forest had a major stumble amid its years of steady building...
