Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Early Miami Previews and a Tribute to Coach Prosser

Wake Forest-Miami Preview from The Sporting News

Wake Forest looks to rediscover offense

Billy Ray Barnes is Wake Forest’s ACC Legend for 2009

Spreading the word in honor of Coach Prosser

Friday, October 23, 2009

Prepping For Navy and Hoops

Josh Bush finds a home.

Navy calls on Proctor to start against Wake

Game preview from The Sports Network

Mids hope to shake Homecoming woes

Listen to Wednesday’s ACC Football Coaches teleconference


With the Black & Gold scrimmage set for noon Saturday at Reynolds Gym, it’s appropriate to link to a basketball outlook from The Sporting News.

And some quick facts on the Deacs.

Wake Forest is ranked No. 18 in the Sporting News’ preseason poll

Sunday is the ACC’s annual Operation Basketball where all the league coaches and media gather in Greensboro to discuss the coming season. You can watch Operation Basketball and interviews with all the players and coaches from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday at this link.


And you can do the same thing for women’s basketball on Monday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 here.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Naval Preparation

Grobe says Deacons need to look over their shoulders

Wake looks to rebound from Clemson game

Deacons don’t want to look back

Navy QB misses practice on Tuesday for MRI

Midseason Report from ESPN.com

Navy faces tough task in wake of emotional win

Wake fans featured at si.com

Deacs seek rebound game at Navy

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Clemson GameDay

Clemson, Wake players bond over good causes

Wake Forest vs. Clemson

Tigers taking playoff mentality vs. Wake

Gameday preview from The State

Wake-Clemson gameday preview

Coaches feeling the heat in Tigertown

Friendly rivalry between a pair of Parkers

Friday, October 16, 2009

Andy Katz in Town

ESPN.com writer and college basketball analyst Andy Katz was making his rounds through the Carolinas this week and stopped by campus on Friday afternoon. Andy talked with a handful of the players, including Ishmael Smith, Chas McFarland, Al-Farouq Aminu and Tony Woods.

He also spent some time at lunch with the basketball staff before heading down to Charlotte for ESPNU's Midnight Madness special.

Check out ESPN.com over the next few days for Andy's report on the Demon Deacons.

Final Exam on Wake and Clemson

Saturday’s game to shed light on Atlantic Division race

Scouting report from Clemson’s TigerNet

Josh Adams is regaining that freshman form

Tigers difficult schedule hurt their offense

Coaches looking for opinions

Tigers wary of Skinner

Behind enemy lines (interview with Jim Grobe)

Clemson’s Kyle Parker, Wake’s Andrew Parker childhood pals

Jimmy Newman goes against the Tide

Dominique Midgett makes speedy recovery


And a little basketball:
Wake ready to start with eye on strong finish

Wake alums in the NFL:

The two sides of Aaron Curry

Kenny Moore’s long return rescues Panthers

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Deacon Birthdays - Week of October 11

We'd like to take this opportunity to say happy birthday to those Demon Deacon student-athletes, coaches and staff who are celebrating birthdays this week.

Student-Athletes:
Cristen Atchison (Field Hockey) - Oct. 12
Amanda Barasha (Women's Soccer) - Oct. 13
Allie Bodemann (Women's Golf) - Oct. 14
Ryan Bouton (Baseball) - Oct. 15

Coaches & Staff:
Daan Polders (Field Hockey) - Oct. 11
Steve Shutt (Media Relations) - Oct. 14

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Prepping For Clemson

Wake wants to mute Death Valley crowd

Deacons brace for the bedlam

Midgett makes speedy return to action

Game preview from The Sports Network

Atlantic Division: Parity or parody?


To prepare for Saturday’s game from the Clemson point of view:

Tigers seek ways to neutralize Skinner

Clemson ready to go

Tigers target better passing game

Tigers try to close the deal

Mediocre Atlantic gives Clemson hope

No big changes needed for a Clemson win

Tigers still major factor in Atlantic race

Just another playoff game against Wake

Monday, October 12, 2009

Maryland Re-Hash

Skinner leads Wake Forest past Maryland

Maryland is getting back to reality

Record-setting Skinner propels Deacons

Deacs win big

Skinner carves up Terps

Skinner carves up Maryland defense

Wake cruises past Maryland

Recap: Wake Forest vs. Maryland

Wake Forest observations

Deacs’ Okoro makes best of opportunity

Deacs drop Maryland

Maryland Rewind

Terps a shell of their former selves

Clemson’s perseverance to be tested

Stats Breakdown: Maryland at Wake Forest

What we learned in the ACC in Week 6

Wake asserts itself in the Atlantic Division

Maryland can’t keep up with Wake Forest

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Terp Prep

Deacons’ passing fills void in offense

Wake Forest looks to get grounded Saturday

Deacs look for running room

Listen to the audio of this week’s ACC football coaches teleconference

Game preview from The Sports Network

Terp’s can’t relax vs. Wake Forest

Terps seek separation at Wake

And a few other Wake Forest sports . . .

Collegehoops.net has the Deacon basketball team No. 44

Zack Schilawski is making a name for himself on the Wake soccer team

Deacon Birthdays - Week of October 4

We'd like to take this opportunity to say happy birthday to those Demon Deacon student-athletes, coaches and staff who are celebrating birthdays this week.

Student-Athletes:
Garrick Williams (Football) - Oct. 4
Molly Fresher (Women's Track) - Oct. 5
Adelaide Knott (Field Hockey) - Oct. 7
Zach White (Baseball) - Oct. 8
Austin da Luz (Men's Soccer) - Oct. 9
Laura Rapp (Women's Cross Country) - Oct. 9
Ryan Semeniuk (Baseball) - Oct. 9
David Weaver (Men's Basketball) - Oct. 9
Anthony Williams (Football) - Oct. 9

Coaches & Staff:
Glenn Bennett (Maintenance) - Oct. 4
Krista Holgate (Athletic Director's Office) - Oct. 5
Kevin Bowen (Band) - Oct. 7

Monday, October 5, 2009

Recapping the NC State Win

Skinner leads Deacs past ‘Pack

Adams, Wake Forest hurdle NC State

Skinner gets the edge in a killer matchup

Observations on Wake Forest-NC State

Photo gallery from Wake-State

Deacs stop Pack as Okoro intercepts

QBs know that life’s not easy

Deacs outlast Pack

Deacons hold on

Video highlights from ESPN

Skinner, Wake get the best of NC State

Recap from The Sports Network

Big plays lift Wake over NC State

Friday, October 2, 2009

Pregame Reading for NC State game

The Greensboro News & Record is recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Day with some sports-related stories. Here is Tim Billings’ story.

Q&A with Riley Skinner

Marshall Williams is a top target

ACC Coaches Teleconference

Wake-NC State game preview from The Sports Network

You can participate in the ACC’s Pick The Play

Wake Forest wastes no time rebounding

Wake Forest tackles tougher times ahead

Deacons keep chin up after BC loss

Wake Forest’s Williams breaks out with big game

Grobe has his eye on youth

Deacs will test Pack secondary

James Johnson is showing versatility with the Bulls

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Deacon Birthdays - Week of September 27

We'd like to take this opportunity to say happy birthday to those Demon Deacon student-athletes, coaches and staff who are celebrating birthdays this week.

Student-Athletes:
Laura Ormson (Women's Golf) - Sept. 27
Justin Bryant (Men's Golf) - Sept. 29
Anna Nosenko (Women's Cross Country) - Oct. 1
Dina Nosenko (Women's Cross Country) - Oct. 1
Jesse Sokolow (Men's Soccer) - Oct. 1
Iain Atkinson (Men's Tennis) - Oct. 2
Ben Wooster (Football) - Oct. 2

Coaches & Staff:
Brad Darmofal (Ticket Office) - Sept. 27
Allen Franklin (Football) - Sept. 29