Wake Forest has a team that I’ve been praising since last spring, with the high octane offense of future NBA talent. This is going to be a team that’s fun to watch…unless you are the opposition, of course.
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Notable games this season include home and away versus Duke , which in recent years has gone from being an ACC rivalry to a ‘bad blood’ brawl, Indiana , NCAA tournament giant-killer Bucknell and of course, North Carolina... Read Full Story
The Cleveland State Vikings remain unbeaten in first-round NCAA tournament games. They've played two of them, 23 years apart, and notched two upsets. The latest victim: one-time top-ranked Wake Forest. Cleveland State raced to an early 17-point lead and withstood a second-half rally by the Demon Deacons to win 84-69. It was reminiscent of the Vikings' only other tournament appearance in 1986, when they upset Indiana and Bob Knight in the opening round. The Vikings (26-10) were seeded 14th... Read Full Story
The latest upset win by the Cleveland State Vikings in the NCAA tournament didn't surprise them at all. Before their victory over Wake Forest, the Vikings were already thinking about the second round of the Midwest Regional. They advanced Friday night by beating the one-time top-ranked Demon Deacons 84-69. On Sunday, No. 13-seeded Cleveland State plays No. 12 Arizona. "We're not celebrating, because we still know we have games to win," Cleveland State guard Norris Cole said. The victory was... Read Full Story
2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Predictions
2008 Record: (8-5, 4-4)
Coach: Jim Grobe, 9th year (54-44 at Wake Forest, 87-77-1 overall)
Off. Coordinator: Steed Lobotzke (7th year)
Def. Coordinator: Brad Lambert (2nd year)
Returning Starters:14 (9 offense, 4 defense, punter)
Ret. Starting Quarterback: Yes (Riley Skinner)
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Wake Forest star Jeff Teague is staying in the NBA draft, ending his college career after just two seasons. Teague announced in April he would declare but not hire an agent, allowing him the option of returning to school in Winston-Salem for his junior year. But coach Dino Gaudio said Teague told him shortly before Monday afternoon's deadline to withdraw that he would stay in the draft. "I'm very excited for the opportunity that Jeff has in front of him," Gaudio said in an interview with The... Read Full Story
2009 College Football Predictions
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2008 Record: (8-5, 4-4)
Coach: Jim Grobe, 9th year (54-44 at Wake Forest, 87-77-1 overall)
Off. Coordinator: Steed Lobotzke (7th year)
Def. Coordinator: Brad Lambert (2nd year)
Returning Starters:14 (9 offense, 4 defense, punter)
Ret. Starting Quarterback: Yes (Riley Skinner)
Offense: Riley Skinner leads a talented and experienced offense that will need to produce more this season with the defense having to rebuild... Read Full Story
Match: Stanford Cardinal vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Date : September 12, 2009 Time : 12:00 PM ET NCAA College Football Watch Live Sports without the need to pay large amount of money live on your PC. This is very convenient because you can Watch Live Sports Online where everyou are. You never need to miss a Live Sports match again.To watch a game you need a computer or laptop, internet connection, compatible software and other required tools. You can download these at www.sopcast.com and... Read Full Story
The 13th-seeded Cleveland State Vikings have this knack of pulling off these first-round shockers during the NCAA tournament. The funny thing is that they duplicated that success once again on Friday in Miami, FL when they raced to an early first-half lead and managed to fend off the 4th-seeded Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the upset win 84-69.
A 3-pointer by Wake Forest’s Devid Weaver put them to within 55-49 with about 11 minutes left in the game, but they could not get any closer... Read Full Story
James Johnson had career highs with 28 points and 18 rebounds to lead No. 13 Wake Forest past North Carolina State 85-78 on Thursday night. Ishmael Smith added a season-high 18 points and Chas McFarland had 15 for the Demon Deacons (21-5, 8-5 Atlantic Coast Conference). They shot 52.5 percent and led nearly all the way, but allowed most of an early 15-point lead to slip away. Wake Forest recovered in time to improve to 13-1 at home and win for the third time in four games. The victory moved... Read Full Story
