Sports · American Football · 2 hrs ago
Wake Forest’s 8-1 Season Gets a Boost From Donors
Wake Forest is 8-1 and ranked No.
13 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, putting the Demon Deacons in the national spotlight.
Head coach Jake Dickert has led the team’s rise over the past two years.
The program’s supporters have helped fund its roster as college sports change.
Booster Bob McCreary and sports industry veteran Ben Sutton are among those backing Wake Forest.
The university has just over 5,500 undergraduates, making it the smallest school in a major group of college sports programs.
Wake Forest is second in the ACC standings, with its only loss coming against Miami, and its supporters want to keep the team relevant.
Wake Forest is 8-1 and ranked No. 13 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings.
The Demon Deacons’ season has been supported by donors, including booster Bob McCreary.
Head coach Jake Dickert has led the team during a rise that the article says has unfolded over two years.
Wake Forest’s only loss was a competitive defeat to previously No. 1 Miami.
The private university has just over 5,500 undergraduate students, the smallest enrollment among Power Four schools.
- Who
- Wake Forest’s Demon Deacons, led by head coach Jake Dickert, and donors including Bob McCreary.
- What
- Wake Forest is 8-1 and ranked No. 13 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, with donor support helping fund its roster.
- When
- During the 2026 college football season.
- Where
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
- Why
- Donors have helped bankroll the team’s roster amid a shifting college sports landscape.
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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company became associated with Winston-Salem after its founder sought a railroad hub.
Wake Forest reached an 8-1 record, with its only loss against previously No. 1 Miami.
Wake Forest was ranked No. 13.
- Record
- 8-1
- College Football Playoff ranking
- No. 13
- Only loss
- Competitive defeat to previously No. 1 Miami
- Head coach
- Jake Dickert
- Undergraduate enrollment
- Just over 5,500
What people are saying
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What Jake [Dickert] has been able to do in two years [is incredible].
Wake Forest changed my life.
This is a place where people win.