Former Wake Forest wide receiver Matt James was announced Friday as the first black star of ABC's dating show, The Bachelor.
James played for the Demon Deacons from 2011 through 2014.
Rachel Lindsay, the first black star of The Bachelorette, told AfterBuzz TV last week she was prepared to cut ties with the ABC franchise if it didn't choose a black star for The Bachelor.
Her comments came amid worldwide protests against racial injustice after George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was killed while in Minneapolis police custody May 25.