Thirteen Wake Forest football players have been picked in the last five NFL drafts.
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A long wait ended all of a sudden when Chris Givens of Wake Forest was selected by the St. Louis Rams on Saturday with the first pick of the fourth round of the NFL draft.
By the time he awakes Saturday morning — that is if he ever goes to sleep Friday night — Chris Givens expects to know his future.
The chief concern coach Jim Grobe addressed Saturday after the Wake Forest spring game at BB&T Field will be the first one he will return to when the Deacons reassemble for practice in August.
Other than the crowd and the weather, the stars of Wake Forest's spring game Saturday were Josh Harris and A.J. Marshall.
If Nikita Whitlock of Wake Forest is as good at predictions as he is at playing nose tackle, look for the White team to beat the Black in today's spring game set for 1 p.m. at BB&T Field.
Since Jim Grobe took over as head coach after the 2000 season, the spring football game at Wake Forest has been a game in name only.
The pertinent statistic for Josh Harris this spring is 10. That's how many times Wake Forest has practiced, and that's how many times Harris has taken the field.
At some point between discipline and aggression lies the perfect college secondary.
Derrick Jackson was hired by Wake Forest to sharpen the edge of the Deacons' defense.
Jonathan Himebauch needs to be careful about splinters, given the rawness of what he has been working with this spring.
Coach Jim Grobe said he expects an abundance of energy and enthusiasm when Wake Forest scrimmages for the first time this spring at 10 a.m. today at BB&T Field.
What has traditionally been the most obscure unit in football was front and center when Wake Forest finally began spring practices Tuesday.
Wake Forest has completed its football staff — again.
Wake Forest has hired assistant Tim Duffie from Colorado State to coach its secondary.
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Coach Jim Grobe of Wake Forest had several objectives in mind when he decided last month to retool his coaching staff, not the least of which was to take a load off Lobo.
Coach Jim Grobe of Wake Forest was hoping to change his staff after three straight losing seasons. He'll get another opportunity after the departure of assistant coach Steve Russ.
Derrick Jackson, a former safety at Duke who spent last season as an assistant coach at Rice, will join the Wake Forest football staff.
Coach Jim Grobe's yawn gave him away at Wednesday's media conference announcing the football players who signed with Wake Forest.
Coach Jim Grobe of Wake Forest has had so much success with one left-handed quarterback that he went out and landed two more.
As one football player from Royal Palm Beach High School in Florida walks out the door at Wake Forest, another is set to walk in.
Wake Forest has reached into the ranks of professional football to fill one of its vacant assistant-coaching positions.
Jim Caldwell endured everything thrown at him during his first two seasons as the Colts' coach -- replacing a friend, rebounding from losses and fighting through injuries.
Three straight losing seasons have taken their toll on the Wake Forest football coaching staff.
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