Head coach Dave Clawson alerted the media last night that the Wake Forest defense will be without another player who contributed heavily to last year’s top 25 defense. Junior cornerback Dionte Austin will miss the season due to “personal reasons”.
Austin played in 12 games last season, missing only the Military Bowl victory over Temple. He contributed seven tackles on the year and was expected to compete for a starting cornerback spot this season.
Clawson said that the situation was similar to the one that Zeek Rodney had to deal with last year, and hoped that Austin will eventually return to Wake Forest.