How to Watch and Listen to Wake Forest vs. Kennesaw State
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The long wait of the off-season is behind us. There will be football played at Allegacy Stadium on Friday night. The new look Wake Forest Demon Deacons under new head coach Jake Dickert is finally here.
The Deacs will face the Kennesaw State Owls, who begin play in their sophomore season of playing in the FBS.
Wake Forest vs. Kennesaw State - Game Details
Date: Friday, August 29
Kickoff Time: 7:00 P.M. ET
Location: Allegacy Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (capacity 31,500)
Television: ACC Network with Chuckie Kempf (Play-by-Play), Darius Walker (Analyst), and Ashley Stroehlein (Sideline Reporter)
Radio: Wake Forest Radio Network with Stan Cotten (Play-by-Play), Lary Sorensen (Analyst), and Dave Goren (Sideline Reporter)
Local: WBRF-FM 98.1 | WPOL 1340 AM / WPOL 103.5 FM
SiriusXM: 380
Internet: 970
Web: GoDeacs.com
Series History: This game will mark the first ever meeting between the Demon Deacons and the Owls.
Wake Forest vs. Kennesaw State Game Notes
Kennesaw State
Wake Forest started playing football in 1888, making this the 188th season. Kennesaw State, on the other hand, is beginning only their 11th season of gridiron play. Last year, the Owls made the jump from FCS to FBS. In their inaugural season playing with the big boys, they managed two wins - Liberty (27-24) and FIU (27-26).
The Owls are led by first-year head coach Jerry Mack, who spent the past three seasons as the running backs coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Mack is just the second head coach in Kennesaw State history.
Kennesaw State is one of two teams that the Demon Deacons will play for the first time during the 2025 season. The other team is Oregon State, which the Deacs will face in Week Seven in Corvallis. The Owls are also one of two Conference USA teams that the Deacs face this season. The Delaware Blue Hens come to Allegacy Stadium in November.
Wake Forest
It's a whole new era in Winston-Salem. The Deacs bring a new head coach, a new offensive coordinator, a new defensive coordinator, a new quarterback, and a few dozen new players.
All eyes will be on returning running back Demond Claiborne. Last year, he had over 1,000 yards rushing and ended up with 1,584 all-purpose yards. To start this season, he is not only on the Doak Walker watch list but also on the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Player of the Year, and Paul Hornung Trophy Preseason Watch Lists.
At ACC Media Days in July, Coach Dickert suggested that Claiborne could get 40 carries a game. Is this realistic? No. However, an offense heavily focused on Claiborne carrying the ball is not unrealistic.
What I Would Like To See
It's time to see the new era of Demon Deacon football. The hype is over. It is time to show up on the field. I would like to see what Dickert and his new coordinators of developed on both sides of the ball during fall camp.
This should be a good tune-up game for Wake. It should be a win, but the team will have to live up to the offseason hype. Fans should not be too over optimistic with a win, even a blowout. However, fans will have a right to be concerned about the rest of the season if the game is either a nailbiter, or if for some reason, results in a loss for the Deacs.
What I want to see is decisive ball handling, a strong defense led by captain Nick Andersen, a sold-out Allegacy stadium with energized fans, and a double-digit win when the clock hits 0:00.
Let's see what this season brings. Wake Forest and Kennesaw State kick off on Friday, August 29, at 7 pm ET.
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Barry is the managing editor/publisher of both the TCU Horned Frogs On SI and Wake Forest Demon Deacons On SI sites. He oversees a team of 15+ writers, photographers, and podcasters covering all sports at both schools. He writes on football, basketball (men’s and women’s), baseball, men’s tennis, and other sports as needed. His weekly articles include ACC Power Rankings and Poll Watching during the football, basketball, and baseball seasons. Barry is a member of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). He has covered the 2022 Fiesta Bowl, the 2023 College Football National Championship, the 2023 College World Series, the 2024 NCAA Men’s Tennis National Championship, Big 12 Football Media Days, and Big 12 Basketball Media Days. He is an avid sports fan and traveler, and he loves any opportunity to see a sporting event in person. He has been to 18 of the 30 MLB ballparks, experienced game day at 25 college football stadiums, seen 21 NFL stadiums, and been to 16 bowl games.