These days, I bet if you mentioned that Wake Forest spent basically the entire 20th century as a punching bag, a lot of people would be surprised. Since the turn of the 21st century, the Deacs have won 11 games twice, won an ACC title, and made 11 bowl trips, including the Orange Bowl. Their 20th century totals in those three categories: zero, one, five.
Two excellent head coaching hires in a row can re-establish a school’s baseline, which lately Dave Clawson has done and then some. Despite the bizarre implosion at Louisville last week, Wake Forest can hit the 10-win mark for the second year in a row.