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Wake Forest Football: Transfer Tracker
After an impressive 9-4 season that ended with a win over Mississippi State in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl, we have officially reached the offseason. That means its time for what I think many would consider the worst part of the current era of college sports—the transfer portal. We clearly have a problem with the sports […]
Recap: Nate Calmese Leads Wake to 81-78 win over Virginia Tech
This one was big for the Deacs. I said after the NC State game that the next game was crucial for a team that looked like it was losing its confidence, and Wake was up for the challenge. The game went right down to the final possession, but the Deacs were able to pull it […]
Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-5) vs Virginia Tech Hokies (12-2, 1-0)
Time: 12 PM Saturday, January 3rd, 2026 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,799 capacity TV: ACC Netork Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -5.5 Over/Under: 153.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 61 | NET: 69 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 62 | NET: 56 […]
Recap: Robby Ashford Leads Wake Forest to Duke’s Mayo Bowl Championship
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons are Duke’s Mayo Bowl Champs! Led by a career night from senior QB Robby Ashford, the Deacs took down the Mississippi State Bulldogs 43-29 to claim one of the most coveted rewards in all of college football—4.5 gallons of mayonnaise. This game started off fast. The Bulldogs won the coin […]
How to Watch Duke’s Mayo Bowl: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-4, 4-4) vs Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-7, 1-7)
Game Info Time: 8:00 PM Friday, January 2nd, 2026 Location: Charlotte, NC | Bank of America Stadium (75,000 capacity, FieldTurf) TV: ESPN Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Wake Forest Sports Twitter: @WakeFB | @BloggerSoDear | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeFootball Uniforms: Gold Helmets, White Jerseys, White Pants Spread: Wake +3 Over/Under: 53.5 ESPN Matchup Predictor: 41% […]
Recap: Wake Forest Closes Out 2025 with 57-70 Loss to NC State
It seems the 10 days off for the holidays did not fix very much for the Deacons—in their first game since getting blown out at home by Vanderbilt, Wake Forest lost by double digits yet again, falling to NC State by a score of 57-70. The Deacs repeated many of the same mistakes they did […]
Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-4) vs NC State Wolfpack (9-4)
Time: 12 PM Wednesday, December 31st, 2026 Location: Raleigh, NC | Lenovo Center (19,119 capacity) TV: ESPN2 Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +9.5 Over/Under: 160.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 59 | NET: 67 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 27 | NET: 32 Quad: […]
Recap: Deacs Humiliated by Vanderbilt 98-67
I said after the last game that if the Deacs didn’t play better against Vanderbilt, the game was going to get ugly in a hurry. Unfortunately, that is exactly what happened in this one, as the Commodores completed blew Wake off their own home court and handed the Deacs their worse home loss since 2019 […]
Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-3) vs #13 Vanderbilt Commodores (11-0)
Time: 1 PM Sunday, December 21st, 2025 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,977 capacity TV: CW Streaming: Broadcast only Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +4.5 Over/Under: 159.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 55 | NET: 59 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 10 | NET: 8 Quad: […]
Recap: Wake Forest Survives Longwood 71-68
Whatever happened between Sunday’s game against Queens and tonight’s game against Longwood, Wake Forest should make sure they never do it again. Tonight’s game was basically a completely 180 from the blowout win over Queens, and the Deacs were honestly lucky that they were able to come out of that game unscathed. On Sunday, the […]
Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-3) vs Longwood Lancers (6-6)
Time: 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 17th, 2025 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,977 capacity TV: ACC Network Extra Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -22.5 Over/Under: 161.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 42 | NET: 48 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 314 | NET: […]
Scouting Report: Mississippi Bulldogs
Mississippi State has been through a lot in the past few years—the tragic passing of Mike Leach in 2022 had a huge impact on the trajectory of the program, and the Bulldogs have been trying to get things back on track ever since. With the basketball program still trying to recover fully from Skip Prosser’s […]
Recap: Myles Colvin Has a Near Perfect Game as Wake Forest Dominates Queens 111-73
Well, that was a quite a way to come out of the week off—the Deacs were on fire from deep from the opening tip and used 17 3-pointers to blow out Queens 111-73. This was game was pretty much over at halftime, so this is going to be a pretty quick recap. The story of […]
Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (7-3) vs Queens Royals (5-5)
Time: 5:00 PM Sunday, December 13th, 2025 Location: Winston-Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,977 capacity TV: ACC Network Extra Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -16.5 Over/Under: 161.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 45 | NET: 59 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 183 | NET: […]
Acc Bowl Predictions
Since the basketball team is off for the week and the football team doesn’t play until 2026, I figured we could fill the time by looking at the ACC bowl slate and just make a quick prediction on the outcome of each game. The conference bowl record has never really mattered to me that much […]
Wake Forest Set to Play Mississippi State in Duke’s Mayo Bowl
It looks like the Deacs will be finishing the season with a rematch of the 2011 Music City Bowl this year, taking on Mississippi State and their dreaded cowbells in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl. The game will take place in Charlotte on January 2nd at 8 PM. Mississippi State finished the season at 5-7, but […]
Recap: Juke Harris Leads Wake Forest Past WVU 75-66
The Deacs desperately needed to bounce back after losing to Oklahoma on their home court earlier this week, and bounce back they did. Behind 28 points from sophomore Juke Harris, Wake Forest defeated West Virginia by a score of 75-66 to pick up their 7th win of the season. After the loss on Tuesday, head […]
Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-3) vs West Virginia Mountaineers (7-2)
Time: 7:00 PM Saturday, December 5th, 2025 Location: Charleston, WV| Charleston Coliseum, 13,295 capacity TV: ESPN2 Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake +1.5 Over/Under: 141.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 53 | NET: 79 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 68| NET: 95 Quad: 2 Kenpom […]
2025 National Signing Day Recap
Signing day is upon us once again, and Jake Dickert has done an absolutely incredible job on the recruiting trail in his first cycle as Wake Forest’s head coach. With 30 commits, the 2026 class currently ranks 42ndth overall, making it Wake’s highest ever ranked recruiting class by 247Sports. With 1 4-star and 29 3-star […]
Recap: Poor Shooting Leads to 68-86 Loss to Oklahoma
That was a disaster. In Wake’s first meaningful game in front of the home fans, the Deacs were completely run out of the gym by the Oklahoma Sooners by a score of 86-68. Wake was just bad at every level in this one, and they fall to 1-3 in non-buy games this season. I don’t […]
Game Thread: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-2) vs Oklahoma Sooners (5-2)
Time: 7:00 PM Tuesday, December 2nd, 2025 Location: Winston Salem, NC | LJVM Coliseum, 12,799 capacity TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Stat Broadcast Twitter: @WakeMBB | @BloggerSoDear | @EssexThayer7 | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeBasketball Spread: Wake -4.5 Over/Under: 159.5 Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 40 | NET: 54 Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 62| NET: 96 […]
Wake Forest Ranked 56th in Initial NET Rankings
Everyone’s favorite basketball metric is back, as the NET rankings for the 2025-26 season have officially been released. The Deacs are currently ranked #56 and are likely being boosted by a 1-point overtime loss to the current #1 team in the NET, the Michigan Wolverines. Wake’s highest NET ranking in the 2024-25 season was #58, […]
Recap: Turnovers Doom Deacs as Wake Falls to Duke 49-32
That was not the ending to the regular season Wake Forest was hoping for. With a 10-win season still in the cards for the Deacs, Wake played maybe their worst game of the season, constantly shooting themselves in the foot to play themselves right out of what was a very winnable game. That simply did […]
How to Watch: Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-3, 4-3) vs Duke Blue Devils (6-5, 5-2)
Game Info Time: 3:30 PM Saturday, November 29th, 2025 Location: Durham, NC | Wallace Wade Stadium (40,004 capacity, Bermuda Grass) TV: ACC Network Streaming: ESPN App Radio: Wake Forest Learfield Sports Network, Demon Deacons App (IOS | Android) Live Stats: Wake Forest Sports Twitter: @WakeFB | @BloggerSoDear | @Les_Johns | @ConorONeill_DI Instagram: @WakeFootball Uniforms: Gold Helmets, White Jerseys, Gold Pants Spread: Wake +1.5 (FanDuel) Over/Under: 53.5 ESPN Matchup […]
Recap: Wake Forest Takes Down Northeastern 86-73
It wasn’t pretty, but the Deacs moved to 6-2 after taking down the Northeastern Huskies by a score of 86-73. The first half was definitely not the Wake Forest team we have come to expect this season. That is sort of expected since it is the day after Thanksgiving, but the Deacs just seemed kind […]
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