Wake Forest Demon Deacons

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Jeffery Burley - LB - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest freshman LB Jeffery Burley "should challenge for snaps right away," according to Bleacher Report's David Kenyon.

The 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker was a consensus three-star recruit by all major recruiting services. Burley was pegged as the No. 31 inside linebacker in the nation by the 247 consensus board.
Source: Bleacher Report
Jun 2 - 1:41 PM
Cedric Jiles - DB - Demon Deacons

Former Mississippi State redshirt senior CB Cedric Jiles transferred to Wake Forest as a graduate.

The NCAA awarded Jiles a sixth-season of eligibility (torn hamstring and a broken arm) over the winter, and he's going to cash it in as a grad transfer at Wake Forest. Jiles made 71 tackles over 35 games at Mississippi State. In 11 games last year, he had 31 tackles and returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown against Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
May 26 - 1:09 PM
Kendall Hinton - QB - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest junior QB Kendall Hinton (knee) holds the lead on senior John Wolford heading into the fall.

Hinton is a dual-threat, while Wolford is more of a pocket guy. Both figure to receive reps this fall. Unfortunately, there isn't much behind them on the depth chart. HC Dave Clawson kicked No. 3 QB Kyle Kearns off the team earlier this month for a violation of team rules.
Source: ACC Sports
May 20 - 1:16 PM
Greg Dortch - WR - Demon Deacons

SB Nation's Riley Johnson believes that Wake Forest redshirt freshman WR Greg Dortch "will be an immediate impact player in kick and punt returns."

Not only does Johnson see the 5-foot-9, 160-pounder an immediate impact option in the return game, he writes that Dortch "will push Tabari Hines for time at the slot receiver spot." The wideout was a three-star recruit for the 2016 cycle and took a redshirt during the past season.
Source: Blogger So Dear
May 9 - 6:32 PM
Kyle Kearns - QB - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest dismissed redshirt sophomore QB Kyle Kearns for a violation of team rules.

"I’ve said it from day one that there will be standards in our program regarding how players act within our program," said HC Dave Clawson, "how they conduct themselves academically and how they conduct themselves socially." He declined to offer specifics as to what Kearns did to get himself into hot water. The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder saw the field in five games last season, completing 13-of-35 passes for 206 yards and an 0/2 TD/INT ratio in that space. With Kearns' dismissal from the team, the top three quarterbacks on the depth chart are John Wolford, Kendall Hinton and Jamie Newman. He had been in competition with Newman for the role of No. 3.
Source: Winston-Salem Journal
May 4 - 5:28 PM
Marquel Lee - LB - Demon Deacons

Raiders selected Wake Forest LB Marquel Lee with the No. 168 overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft.

Lee (6’3/240) was a three-year starter and four-year contributor for the Demon Deacons, tallying 42 career tackles for loss with 14.5 sacks and four forced fumbles. Lee was exposed as a below-average athlete at Wake Forest’s Pro Day, running 4.78 with a sluggish 7.28 three-cone time. A productive college player whose skills are questionable to translate, Lee best projects as early-career special teams help with an outside chance to become a capable spot starter on defense.
Apr 29 - 3:07 PM
Marquel Lee - LB - Demon Deacons

An AFC scout said of Wake Forest OLB Marquel Lee: "I like his size but I question his speed and instincts."

"He's also not as aggressive as he needs to be," the scout added. "He's not fast so he better make up for it with field toughness." NFL Media's Lance Zierlein believes Lee could develop into an NFL backup if he first proves himself on special teams. "Could play middle linebacker, but might lack the athletic traits to function in coverage or on the chase as an outside linebacker in a 4-3," Zierlein wrote. "Has good size and could benefit from NFL coaching, but the further he gets away from the line of scrimmage, the tougher the position becomes for him."
Source: NFL.com
Apr 19 - 4:23 PM
Marquel Lee - LB - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest OLB Marquel Lee (foot) expects to participate in the NFL Combine, reports Draft Analyst's Tony Pauline.

Lee missed the Shrine Game with a foot injury. Per Pauline, it was irritation of foot muscles that kept him off the St. Petersburg field.
Source: Draft Analyst
Feb 16 - 3:33 PM
Brad Sherrod - C - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest hired Sam Houston State DC Brad Sherrod to serve an unspecified capacity.

In a statement, HC Dave Clawson said, "[Sherrod's] experience in coaching linebackers as well as being a defensive coordinator will be a great asset to our staff." Every member of Wake's defensive staff has previous coordinating experience. In addition to his time at Sam Houston State, Sherrod has worked on the staffs of UMass, East Tennessee, Elon and Delaware.
Source: Austin American-Statesman
Feb 11 - 4:00 PM
Steven Claude - WR - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest HC Dave Clawson announced that redshirt sophomore WR Steven Claude has left the team.

Claude is leaving because of family medical issue. He's seeking a transfer to a university closer to his home in Miami. The consensus three-star recruit out of the prep ranks was the No. 58 wide receiver in the country by Rivals in the 2015 cycle.
Source: Les Johns on Twitter
Feb 2 - 12:42 PM
Jay Sawvel - C - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest hired former Gophers defensive coordinator Jay Sawvel for the same position.

The Demon Deacons lost defensive coordinator Mike Elko to Notre Dame last month. To replace him, they've brought in Sawvel, who did great work in his coordinating debut this past season. The Gophers finished No. 21 in the nation in scoring defense, allowing 22.1 points a game. Per the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Sawvel had offers from three Power Five schools.
Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press
Jan 18 - 4:19 PM
Rocky Reid - RB - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest redshirt sophomore RB Rocky Reid will transfer.

Thus ends the disappointing Demon Deacon career for a highly-anticipated player coming in. Reid was the No. 31 running back in the country by 247 Sports out of the prep ranks. He was marred by injuries over the past two years. Reid took a redshirt in 2015 and then had only 22 attempts for 54 yards across four games in 2016. He probably would have been stuck behind Cade Carney and Matt Colburn again in 2017.
Source: SB Nation
Jan 18 - 2:48 PM
Dave Clawson - C - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest HC Dave Clawson has been awarded an eight-year contract extension.

Wake has been in the news for all the wrong reasons over the past month due to the shady doings of former announcer Tommy Elrod, but Clawson and company fought through that smoke to secure a Military Bowl victory against Temple last week. "The progress shown throughout the program, both on and off the field over the last three years, has been the type of progress we envisioned when Dave came on board," said AD Ron Wellman. Wake Forest went a combined 6-18 during Clawson's first two seasons at the helm, but came out firing with a 7-6 campaign in 2016. His extension will run through the 2024 season.
Source: ACC Sports
Jan 3 - 4:42 PM
Dave Clawson - C - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson says his staff was forced to make significant adjustments to the gameplan prior to the 44-12 loss to Louisville in November.

Disgraced former coach and radio announcer Tommy Elrod provided multiple opponents, including the Cardinals, with game-plan information from 2014 until he was recently fired. "We knew we had been compromised, and as a result, a lot of those things that we had prepared we couldn't run because we knew they had it," Clawson said. The coach went on to say that his players were frustrated that the gameplan was scrapped after they'd worked on it all week. "They wanted to know, 'Why did we work on all these things? ... Why did we practice these things all week and then not use them?'" Clawson said. "They were upset that they felt we did not give them the best opportunity to win the game, and we had a team meeting and said, 'Hey, listen guys, something was compromised. We're not sure how,' and at that point it triggered an investigation." So far, Louisville and Virginia Tech have acknowledged receiving information from Elrod.
Source: ESPN
Fri, Dec 16, 2016 01:31:00 PM
Tommy Elrod - C - Demon Deacons

Wake Forest radio announcer Tommy Elrod has been fired for allegedly giving Demon Deacon opponents game plan information.

A story fit for a spy movie. Elrod played for Wake Forest from 1994-1997 and subsequently joined Jim Grobe's staff as a graduate assistant. He manned the Demon Deacons' sideline in various capacities up until 2014, when HC Dave Clawson was brought on board. After Clawson failed to retain Elrod, he joined the Wake Forest broadcasting booth. An investigation launched by the university determined that Elrod has been doling information out to the opposition ever since. This investigation was initially sparked after some of Wake's prep documents were found on the Louisville sideline following the Cardinals' November 12 showdown with Clawson's crew. In a statement, Clawson called Elrod's cloak-and-dagger escapades "incomprehensible."
Source: College Football Talk
Tue, Dec 13, 2016 05:54:00 PM

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