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08/29/24 - Hank Bachmeier, rSr/2025, Wake Forest + More +

Hank Bachmeier came off the bench to throw for three touchdowns in his Wake Forest debut and Taylor Morin returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown and picked up 100 receiving yards as the Demon Deacons pulled away to beat North Carolina A&T 45-13 in Thursday night's season opener. Running back Demond Claiborne rushed for 135 yards and a touchdown to help Wake Forest win its fourth straight season opener. Bachmeier, a former starter for Boise State and Louisiana Tech, finished 18-of-28 for 263 yards. Michael Kern drew the starting assignment at quarterback for Wake Forest, a decision revealed at game time.

Kenji Christian scored a touchdown and ran for 121 yards for the Aggies. N.C. A&T quarterback Kevin White was 10-of-16 for 116 yards. Andrew Brown hit two field goals, including a 51-yarder in the fourth quarter. Wake Forest took the lead for good with five minutes to play in the first half when Donavan Greene turned a short reception into a 24-yard touchdown play by breaking through N.C. A&T defenders. Matthew Dennis' 31-yard field goal on the last snap of the half extended the edge to 17-10. - AP College Football

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QB Hank Bachmeier, Wake Forest
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01/21/23 - Hank Bachmeier, rSr/2025, Wake Forest + More +

Four months after he announced he was transferring away from Boise State, Hank Bachmeier has landed at Louisiana Tech. The Bulldogs, which play in Conference USA, went 3-9 last season, the first under head coach Sonny Cumbie. Its starting quarterback, freshman Landry Lyddy, entered the transfer portal just over a week ago. "I wanted to play in the Air Raid and in a pass-friendly offense," Bachmeier told ESPN. "I think Coach Cumbie and his track record are a great fit. It's an offense that any quarterback would want to play in." As many remember, Bachmeier hit the transfer portal after four treacherous games to start his senior season.

The Broncos' four-year starting quarterback turned the ball over three times in the opener against Oregon State and was benched for Taylen Green. Then a few weeks later, the 6-foot-1, 210-pound former four-star recruit completed less than 40% of his passes in an embarrassing loss at UTEP. Offensive coordinator Tim Plough was fired the next day and Bachmeier was in the transfer portal not long after. Bachmeier, who will head to Louisiana Tech with two years of eligibility remaining, came to Boise State in 2019 as the highest-ranked quarterback recruit to ever sign with a Mountain West school. - Idaho Press

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QB Hank Bachmeier, Wake Forest
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01/21/23 - Hank Bachmeier, rSr/2025, Wake Forest + More +

Former Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier is heading to the Bayou State to finish his college football career. Bachmeier told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Wednesday that he's going to Louisiana Tech, a Conference USA school. He has two years of eligibility remaining. The four-year starter for the Broncos announced he was transferring last September, not long after Boise State lost to major underdog UTEP and offensive coordinator Tim Plough was fired.

PM Bachmeier said he picked the program in Ruston, Louisiana, in part because of head coach Sonny Cumbie's Air Raid scheme on offense. The system routinely produced quarterbacks who passed for more than 4,000 yards a season when he was the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech. The native of Murrieta, California, won the starting job all four years he was at Boise State. He went 20-9 as the starter and ranks in the top 10 in program history in career passing yards (6,605, No. 7) and touchdown passes (41, No. 7). Louisiana Tech finished 10th in its 11-team league last season, going 3-9 overall and 2-6 in C-USA play. - Idaho Statesman

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QB Hank Bachmeier, Wake Forest
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01/09/23 - Jacob Roberts, rSr/2024, Wake Forest + More +

2022 ALL-BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM: LB - Jacob Roberts, Jr., North Carolina A&T,...A second-team designation may be unpopular among the Aggie faithful. Roberts is such a dominant force whenever he is on the field, whether it is blocking kicks or making big hits. Roberts was a preseason all-conference selection. Roberts finished the season with 72 tackles, including 43 unassisted and 5 1/2 tackles for loss. He returned two interceptions for touchdowns and blocked two kicks on special teams. He also had five passes defended and recovered two fumbles. Roberts ranked 11th in the nation in blocked kicks and earned conference defensive player of the week after recording 12 tackles and a pick-6 in the Aggies win over Campbell on Oct. 29. - North Carolina A&T Football

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ILB Jacob Roberts, Wake Forest
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01/08/23 - Walker Merrill, Sr/2025, Wake Forest + More +

Not everybody is deciding to stick around and savor Tennessee's first 11-win season in more than two decades. Three offensive reserves for the Volunteers - sophomore receiver Walker Merrill, redshirt freshman tackle William Parker and redshirt sophomore tackle RJ Perry - have entered the NCAA transfer portal this week, with Merrill and Perry submitting their names Wednesday. The trio combined for just 135 offensive snaps all season. Merrill played 55 offensive snaps in seven games and made the most of them, racking up eight receptions for 116 yards and three touchdowns.

The former ESPN and Rivals.com four-star signee out of Brentwood High School near Nashville scored against Ball State, Akron and Vanderbilt, but the 6-foot-1, 195-pounder didn't play a single offensive snap in Friday night's 31-14 downing of Clemson in the Orange Bowl. The Vols defeated the Tigers despite not having receivers Jalin Hyatt and Cedric Tillman due to opt-out decisions. Merrill's exit leaves Tennessee with only one of its top-10 signees - current sophomore defensive back De'Shawn Rucker - from the 2021 recruiting cycle, which transpired in the final months of Jeremy Pruitt's tenure as coach. - Chattanooga Times Free Press

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WR Walker Merrill, Wake Forest
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12/02/22 - A.T. Perry, rJr/2023, Wake Forest + More +

2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM: WR - A.T. Perry, Wake Forest, 167 votes,...Overall for the season, Perry has followed up his Biletnkoff Semifinalist season from a year ago with a stellar campaign. The redshirt junior wideout has totaled 70 catches for 980 yards and 11 touchdowns. With one touchdown catch on Saturday, redshirt junior wide receiver A.T. Perry has recorded 28 career touchdown receptions, the most by a Demon Deacon wideout in program history. Perry tied Ricky Proehl's (1986-89) previous program record in the first quarter last week before rewriting the record book with 5:07 remaining in the first half on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Sam Hartman. Perry snagged another touchdown grab late in the first half to give Wake Forest a 24-21 lead. - Wake Forest Football

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WR A.T. Perry, Wake Forest
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12/02/22 - Ryan Smenda Jr., rSr/2023, Wake Forest + More +

2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: LB - Ryan Smenda, Jr., Wake Forest, 45 votes,...Overall for the season, Smenda has tallied 106 tackles, five tackles-for-loss, eight quarterback hurries, three pass breakups and one fumble recovery. During the regular season, his 9.6 tackles per game rank fourth in the ACC. He has already set a career-high for single season tackles with 106 thus far in 2022. That total ranks fifth in the conference this season and 18th in the nation. - Wake Forest Football

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ILB Ryan Smenda Jr., Wake Forest
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12/02/22 - Kobie Turner, rSr/2023, Wake Forest + More +

2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL THIRD TEAM: DT - Kobie Turner, Wake Forest, 53 votes,...Overall for the season in 2022, Kobie Turner has 34 tackles, 8.0 tackles-for-loss, one sack, eight QB hurries, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovered. - Wake Forest Football

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DT Kobie Turner, Wake Forest
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12/02/22 - Sean Maginn, rSr/2023, Wake Forest + More +

2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: OG - Sean Maginn, Wake Forest, 88 votes,...Overall for the season, Sean Maginn has graded out at 88% this season and has recorded nine pancakes. Maginn has played and started all 12 games this season at guard on the offensive line for the Demon Deacons. Overall for the season, Maginn helped Wake Forest's offense rank 17th in the country in scoring offense (36.8), while ranking 29th in total offense (447.1). Additionally, the Demon Deacons are on pace to have one of the best scoring marks as the Deacs currently have the second-best scoring average in program history. In addition to scoring offense, the Deacs also rank top-30 in these offensive categories: First-Down Offense (10th, 308), Team Passing Efficiency (10th, 161.12), Passing Offensive (10th, 314.6 yards/game), Passing Yards Per Completion (17th, 13.53 yd/completion) and 3rd Down Conv. Pct. (19th, 46.5%). - Wake Forest Football

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OG Sean Maginn, Wake Forest
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12/02/22 - Hank Bachmeier, rSr/2025, Wake Forest + More +

Although action doesn't officially start until Monday, among the reported quarterbacks in, or planning to be to enter the transfer portal as of Dec. 1 is Boise State's Hank Bachmeier: He was a three-year starter for the Broncos who decided in September this season to move on. He is most definitely not a dual-threat guy. Bachmeier finished his time at Boise with 6,605 passing yards and 41 TDs but also 19 interceptions from 2019-22. He battled through injuries and played behind an underperforming offensive line. Any team looking for a pass-first quarterback figures to at least have at least a modicum of interest in Bachmeier, who has seasons of eligibility remaining. - NFL Draft Scout and online sources

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QB Hank Bachmeier, Wake Forest
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12/02/22 - Jasheen Davis, rSr/2025, Wake Forest + More +

2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: DE - Jasheen Davis, Wake Forest, 21 votes,...Davis has posted a breakout season in 2022, leading the Demon Deacon defense with new career highs in tackles-for-loss (14.0) and sacks (7.0) to go along with 33.0 defensive stops. Davis' 14.0 tackles-for-loss are tied for fifth in the ACC, while Davis sits tied for seventh in sacks. - Wake Forest Football

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DE Jasheen Davis, Wake Forest
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12/02/22 - Michael Jurgens, rSr/2024, Wake Forest + More +

2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: C - Michael Jurgens, Wake Forest, 44 votes,...Overall for the season, Michael Jurgens has graded out at 91% this season and has recorded 29 pancakes. A Campbell Trophy Award Semifinalist, Michael Jurgens entered the 2022 season at Wake Forest as a three-time captain and has anchored an offensive line that has paved the way to the seven-straight bowl appearances, the Atlantic Coast Conference's second-longest active streak. A Demon Deacon graduate with distinction in Mathematical Business, Jurgens is on track to complete his MBA in the Wake Forest School of Business this spring. - Wake Forest Football

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OG Michael Jurgens, Wake Forest
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12/02/22 - Loic Ngassam Nya, rSr/2023, Wake Forest + More +

2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: OG - Loic Ngassam Nya, Wake Forest, 19 votes,...Overall for the season, Loic Ngassam Nya has graded out at 88% this season and has recorded 16 pancakes. Nya has played and started all 12 games this season at guard on the offensive line for the Demon Deacons. Overall for the season, Maginn helped Wake Forest's offense rank 17th in the country in scoring offense (36.8), while ranking 29th in total offense (447.1). Additionally, the Demon Deacons are on pace to have one of the best scoring marks as the Deacs currently have the second-best scoring average in program history. - Wake Forest Football

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OG Loic Ngassam Nya, Wake Forest
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12/02/22 - DeVonte Gordon, rSr/2025, Wake Forest + More +

2022 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: OT - DeVonte Gordon, Wake Forest, 38 votes,...Overall for the season, DeVonte Gordon has graded out at 91% this season and has recorded 19 pancakes. Gordon has played and started all 12 games this season at guard on the offensive line for the Demon Deacons. Overall for the season, Gordon helped Wake Forest's offense rank 17th in the country in scoring offense (36.8), while ranking 29th in total offense (447.1). Additionally, the Demon Deacons are on pace to have one of the best scoring marks as the Deacs currently have the second-best scoring average in program history. - Wake Forest Football

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OT DeVonte Gordon, Wake Forest
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12/01/22 - Branson Combs, rSr/2025, Wake Forest + More +

2022 ALL-MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL SECOND TEAM: LB Branson Combs, Southern Illinois, So.,...The Missouri Valley Football Conference announced its postseason awards on Monday, and Southern Illinois landed 10 players on the All-Conference and All-Newcomer teams. SIU defensive end Richie Hagarty was named first-team All-MVFC, while linebacker Branson Combs, wide receiver Avante Cox, fullback Jacob Garrett, safety PJ Jules and all-purpose back Javon Williams Jr. picked up second-team honors. Honorable mention All-MVFC selections were quarterback Nic Baker, offensive tackle Beau Branyan and wide receiver D'Ante' Cox. - Southern Illinois Football

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