College Football

2024 Wake Forest football predictions: Ranked No. 86 by RJ Young

Updated Aug. 12, 2024 10:29 a.m. ET

FOX Sports National College Football Analyst

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Ranking: 86/134

[Check out RJ Young's ultimate 134 college football rankings here]

Conference ranking: 14th in ACC (+20000 to win conference)
Teams ahead of them: Boston College (85), Wyoming (84), Washington (83), Michigan State (82), Syracuse (81)
Teams behind them: Illinois (87), Purdue (88), Virginia (89), Air Force (90), Pittsburgh (91)

[Wake Forest 2024 schedule]

RJ's take: The Demon Deacons return 15 starters from their 4-8 team and added Hank Bachmeier, who started at Boise State and Louisiana Tech before transferring to Wake, where he hopes to have the kind of success Sam Hartman had. And that’s going to be their telltale in Winston-Salem.

When Dave Clawson has had an experienced and talented QB, he’s achieved great heights. But without a running back with more than 600 rushing yards or a wideout with more than 700 receiving yards, playmakers will have to reveal themselves almost immediately. Especially with four of their first six games against Virginia, Ole Miss, NC State and Clemson.

Wake Forest's Win Total Odds: Over 4.5 (-160) Under 4.5 (+135)

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