New coach Jake Dickert embraces Wake Forest’s stability

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Much of Jake Dickert’s new job as Wake Forest coach looks different from his time at Washington State, but he says he arrives with the same principles that have helped him so far. Dickert was introduced Thursday in front of boosters and less than a...

Wake Forest hires Washington State's Jake Dickert to follow Dave Clawson as football coach

Wake Forest moved quickly in reaching across the country to find its next football coach. The school hired Washington State's Jake Dickert on Wednesday, two days after Dave Clawson resigned unexpectedly following 11 seasons that included regular bowl bids and an Atlantic Coast...

Clawson: 'It was time' to step aside and make Wake Forest football coach 'somebody else's job'

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Emotions bubbled up repeatedly for Dave Clawson, leaving him choking back tears as he explained why it was the right time for him to step down as Wake Forest's coach. They came as he talked about his players, his coaching staff, the high points of a successful 11-year...

Wake Forest's Dave Clawson steps down as football coach after 11 seasons

Wake Forest's Dave Clawson won big at the private university with one of the smallest enrollments in the Bowl Subdivision ranks. Now it's up to someone else to try to do the same. Clawson resigned Monday, ending an 11-year run with an unexpected announcement that he had given...

Wake Forest's Dave Clawson steps down as football coach after 11 seasons

Duke rallies from 14 down, beats Wake Forest 23-17 on final-play pass

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — It wasn’t how Duke drew up the final play, but it worked out perfect for the Blue Devils in Saturday’s 23-17 victory over Wake Forest. Maalik Murphy threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Moore as time expired, allowing Duke to end the regular...

Duke goes for for sweep of instate ACC foes with trip to Wake Forest

Duke (8-3, 4-3 ACC) at Wake Forest (4-7, 2-5), Saturday, noon ET (ACC Network) BetMGM College Football Odds: Duke by 4 1/2. Series record: Duke leads 60-41-2. What’s at stake? Duke has a shot at nine wins for the second time in three...

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...