Wake Forest HC Jake Dickert after 42-0 start at SMU: ‘We’re not finished with them yet’
By Sydney Hunte
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Wake Forest head coach Jake Dickert is in his second year leading the Demon Deacons program, and he could be on the verge of leading them into their first ACC Championship Game appearance since 2021.
The Deacs have their eyes set on much more than that: specifically, a first-ever College Football Playoff berth.
Wake Forest was ranked No. 11 in the most recent CFB Top 25 released on Tuesday. After a 42-0 first half against SMU, it’s fair to say that the Demon Deacons could find themselves moving up in the updated rankings.
Dickert, though, made sure to note at halftime that his team wasn’t satisfied with a 42-point halftime lead.
“We’re not finished with them yet. We came for 60 minutes and they’ve got nowhere to hide,” Dickert said during his halftime interview on the Demon Deacons’ radio network, according to 247Sports’ Cam Lemons Debro.
Wake tacked on seven more points in the third quarter to go up 49-0, so it’s fair to say it let its foot off the gas pedal just a little bit with the big lead. But Dickert’s offense has been clicking all season long. It entered Saturday’s game fourth in points per game (43.3) and ninth in FBS in yards per game (487.7). Quarterback Gio Lopez is top 25 nationally in total passing yards.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
