Wake Forest Demon Deacons

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Preseason

WEEK 1 · 2026

The Week 1 job

Beat Akron and avoid turning a likely win into a season problem.

Your game

Akron at Wake Forest

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ACC Network

Game forecast

Akron

Akron 7%Wake Forest 93%

Wake Forest

Nothing else moves the path

the rest is background football

Nothing else meaningfully changes Wake Forest's path. Watch the rest because it is football.

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