College Football Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
While the Demon Deacons had some significant off-season losses in the wide receiver group, they also had a unique gain. Gone is 2022 leading receiver A.T. Perry. And longtime receiver’s coach Kevin Higgins has left the sideline for the front office. There is still plenty of talent in the receiver’s room. And maybe just as […] READ MORE
Spring scrimmages don’t often lend clarity to a team’s lineup. Coaches, if they even still have Spring scrimmages, like to limit the play to avoid injuries and not give away too much of the future offense. One thing that did not need resolution last week is that this is Mitch Griffis’ Wake Forest offense to […] READ MORE
Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson does not like to tip his hand much in terms of showing schemes during Spring games. Mission accomplished Saturday in the annual Wake Forest football scrimmage at Truist Field. For the first eight minutes off the game clock, the first-team offense provided little that would be worth showing to […] READ MORE
With so much change going on throughout the Wake Forest football program, there is one position that is seeing very little. Wake Forest’s wide receivers are the consistency in the offense. Oh, sure there is one obvious personnel change. But the talent depth in the room is undeniable. Yes, A.T. Perry is gone. Last year’s […] READ MORE
The Wake Forest football players are not walking around Spring camp with t-shirts with a theme on them like last year. If they were wearing them, maybe the theme would be, “When the change was made uptown.” With the proper acknowledgment of Bruce Springsteen’s lyrics, there is a lot of change at Wake Forest in […] READ MORE
It doesn’t take too much effort to go through game films from last year and find Wake Forest defensive backs getting beat over the top. It didn’t happen with high frequency in each game. But check out games five through 12 and it is there, at least once a game. Sometimes it was for big […] READ MORE
Pro day at Wake Forest isn’t what it used to be. It is bigger and qualitatively better for the players, the scouts, and certainly the Demon Deacons football program. Wednesday, 28 NFL teams and one Canadian Football League team showed up in Winston-Salem to kick the proverbial tires on the latest group of Wake Forest […] READ MORE
With the many player changes at Wake Forest for 2023, one of the more significant changes is on the coaching staff. Head coach Dave Clawson went out and got more help for the defensive secondary during the off-season. It’s one of a number of indicators that the Wake Forest defensive secondary must improve if the […] READ MORE
When you want to talk with Justice Ellison, you likely are going to be waiting a little bit. As part of the media team that assembles to talk to players and coaches after practices, if interviewing Ellison is in your plans, you know you will likely be the last reporter out. He has more work […] READ MORE
When you have been relying on the same players year after year for an extended period of time, the loss of a handful of them at one time creates the need for adjustments. Depth becomes a focus for Wake Forest this Spring as there is a need to replace players who have been a bedrock […] READ MORE
Tony has been with Last Word on Sports for six years covering college football around the country. A native of Southern California, now living in North Carolina, he has been working in broadcast, print and digital media for nearly 30 years. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and is a voting panelist for the Outland Trophy, the Nagurski Award, and the Biletnikoff Award. He can also be found on twitter @tonybruin