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What Will An Active Portal Window Look Like For Wake Forest?

1 week ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa |Eddie Robinson

As Spring camp comes to a close this week at Wake Forest, the personnel realignment period gets wide open. Wednesday is the first day of the Spring transfer portal window. For 10 days Wake Forest will reassess its roster, what it has, and what it still needs. Unlike past years, this will likely be an active portal window for Wake Forest. Time To Reassess the Wake Forest RosterThe departure from Winston-Salem has already begun.
Wake's Mid Camp Scrimmage Will Go Along Way For Some

3 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa |Eddie Robinson

It may only be the third week of Spring training camp. And it may only be practice number eight of the scheduled 15. But there is a lot riding on Wake’s scrimmage Thursday. And head coach Jake Dickert is focused on who is stepping into that concept. A Lot Riding On Wake’s Mid-Camp ScrimmageThis is not the traditional Spring scrimmage. There won’t be one of those. There will be more of a “fan fest” type of setup for that on April 19th. But it is a scrimmage nonetheless.
Jake Dickert Had Plenty To Say To His Team After A Poor Practice

3 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa |Eddie Robinson

Wake Forest had a first two weeks of Spring camp that was full of anticipation and excitement, and extra effort for the new coaching staff. And then it was gone at the start of week three. The Deacs drew Jake Dickert’s ire Monday with a less than pleasing effort, and he let the team know about it in no uncertain terms at the end of the workout. The plain-to-see issue was that best efforts did not come until red zone drills in the last 20 minutes of practice.
Stanford Opts For An NFL Coach As A Short Term Fix

3 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa |Eddie Robinson

With the unfortunate timing of needing a new football coach while most schools are already in Spring camp, Stanford is choosing the short-term fix. The Cardinal are announcing Monday that veteran NFL coach Frank Reich is going to be the new head coach, on an interim basis. Stanford general manager Andrew Luck is hiring Reich for just one season after firing Cardinal head coach Troy Taylor last week.
ACC Is Celebrating Its Intrusion Into High School Friday Nights

3 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa |Eddie Robinson

Everyone in the football food chain used to have their place. Friday night was for high school football, no matter what state you live in. Saturday was college football. And then Sunday, and Monday were for the NFL. Then money crept in. Both the NFL and college football added Thursday nights into their television viewing package. Now the ACC is celebrating its intrusion into Friday nights, putting further attention squeeze on high school football.
How Does Stanford's High Wire Act End For Football?

3 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa |Eddie Robinson

Stanford football has itself in quite the quandary. Spring camp starts Tuesday, and there is no head coach. There is only an interim athletic director. And there is a general manager who was hired to manage the transfer portal and revenue sharing, but is now making major personnel moves. Stanford’s high wire act and its next move will be very telling about the commitment to football. The football program and the athletic department as a whole is being left in the hands of caretakers right now.
Is The Defense Outperforming the Offense For Wake Forest?

4 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa |Eddie Robinson

Spring camp at Wake Forest is a day-to-day evolution. With six quarterbacks in camp, and most of them new, snaps are at a premium. The offensive line has 11 guys so rest from all the snaps is at a premium. The receivers are working with quarterbacks who are significantly different from each other. As the new world at Wake Forest moves forward, the offense is looking for a groove.
Wake Forest Pro Day

4 weeks ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa |Eddie Robinson

When your team goes 4-8 in back-to-back seasons, individual prospects for being valued at the next level can be dim. But they are not extinguished. And with that in mind, Wake Forest Pro Day highlighted 13 players before a bevy of NFL scouts on Wednesday. It was an unusual Pro Day by Wake Forest standards. For the first time in 11 years, it was not Dave Clawson as the master of ceremonies touting the skills of his former players.
How Are New and Returning Players Merging at Wake Forest?

1 month ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa |Eddie Robinson

Part of Jake Dickert’s task at Wake Forest this Spring is doing some blending. There needs to be a meshing of transfer portal players and the returning Wake talent. All 21 of the portal players announced their movement to Wake after Dickert was named head coach, so they are his. And he has to blend those players with the Wake players who chose to stay another year.
Demond Claiborne Says He Is Ready To Carry the Load

1 month ago | lastwordonsports.com | Tony Siracusa |Eddie Robinson

There are a lot of questions to be answered as Wake Forest opens Spring camp. One of them is not who the focal point of the offense is going to be. Running back Demond Claiborne says he is ready to carry the load for the Demon Deacons. Demond Claiborne Says He Is Ready To Carry the LoadClaiborne met with the media after the first day of camp on Tuesday.