⚡ CFB Dashboard

- Pick/market: Had to come to MVille and it cleared quickly.

- Pick/market: There was a play in the game where they had Firenze line up as a CB that was pretty fun and exotic

- Pick/market: I like going 4-4 in the red zone.

- Wake Forest freshman linebacker Deuce Dyce has played 33 snaps through two games and could see more work behind Frank Cusano. The preview cites seven missed tackles by Cusano, per PFF, as the reason to watch that rotation against Miami. Additional snaps for Dyce are a reporter's possibility, not a confirmed starting change. - Wake Forest receivers Carlos Hernandez, Kam Shanks and Antonio Meeks have all shown explosive-play ability, according to the preview. With Miami short at cornerback, the writer sees the passing game as Wake's route to staying competitive if the game becomes high-scoring; that is a matchup assessment, not a total or betting recommendation.

- Wake Forest's offense is built around counter and gap runs with Gio Lopez, Ty Clark III and Deuce Lawrence. At Purdue, its three first-half possessions consumed a combined 15:29 and produced 17 points. The preview presents sustained rushing drives as a way to limit Miami's possessions; it does not establish a fixed pace or guarantee the same ball control. - Jake Dickert wants Wake Forest to force passing situations, disrupt Darien Mensah's timing and vary the defensive picture against Miami's RPO and deep-shot game. The preview notes Miami's rebuilt offensive line struggled with nontraditional fronts against Stanford. Disguised looks offer a possible pressure route, but Wake still has to finish those opportunities. - The preview reports Miami missing three of its top five corners, including starters OJ Frederique and Xavier Lucas. Wake Forest's Gio Lopez has completed 10 of 17 pressured passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns, with no turnover-worthy play per PFF. Softer Miami coverage and quick Wake timing routes are the writer's conditional projection, not an announced scheme change. - Wake Forest has scored touchdowns on only 40% of red-zone trips, ranking 125th in the preview, a meaningful finishing concern against Miami. Penalties fell from 11 against Akron to four against Purdue. Both are early-season observations; improved discipline does not by itself resolve the red-zone execution issue.

- Wake Forest quarterback Lopez averages 2.94 seconds to throw in 2026, longer than the 2.55-second releases Miami has faced so far; his 2025 North Carolina average was 2.98. The report identifies his willingness to hold the ball for downfield throws as a potential Miami pressure opportunity. Whether Wake adopts a quicker passing approach Friday is explicitly unresolved.

- Wake Forest quarterback Gio Lopez has 575 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, 98 rushing yards and two rushing scores through two games. Miami coordinator Corey Hetherman highlights his scrambling, designed-run impact and quick perimeter distribution; containing broken plays is a central defensive concern for Miami. - Wake Forest's supporting weapons include Carlos Hernandez, with more than 700 receiving yards across his last five games dating to last season, and Ty Clark III, averaging 7.4 yards per carry in the first two games of 2026. Hernandez's yardage spans two seasons; Clark's rushing figure is a small current-season sample. - Wake Forest's defense has 15 tackles for loss and five sacks but allows 380 yards per game after facing Akron and Purdue. Miami's Ryan Rodriguez describes four returning senior defensive-line starters and veteran linebackers, making protection a priority. The experienced front has created disruption without yet establishing dominant yardage prevention.

- Pick/market: "Chapman's suspension, like the actions resulting from the investigation, reflect the University's commitment to accountability and the well-being of its student athletes," the school said in a statement.

- QB: Gio came home to the system he excelled in and we get the success.

- QB: Wake is, as is frequently the case over the last 20 years, the most underrated/overlooked team in the ACC.

- QB: After watching two games, I think Wake is pretty decent this year.

- Intel: Firenze is already playing starter-level snaps even though he’s technically not “starting.” That said, I could definitely see him rising up on the depth chart and playing similar amounts of snaps as Aiden has...

- LB: I don’t think he will stick being the starter, his backup threw the eventual game-winning TD.

- QB/OL: Wake Forest head coach Jake Dickert met with the media on Tuesday evening after practice ahead of Friday night's tilt against Miami.

- – Despite a valiant second-half comeback attempt, the Wake Forest football team (2-1, 0-1 ACC) dropped its 2026 ACC opener on Friday evening to No. - Lopez found 11 receivers in the passing game, led by senior Carlos Hernandez , who tallied a team-high 10 catches for 69 yards and a touchdown.

- Wake Forest enters the Miami game without a turnover through its first two games. That early ball-security record is relevant against a Miami defense still seeking its first takeaway, but the two-game sample does not establish a turnover-free projection for this matchup.

- RB: Per PFF, 9 missed tackles forced and 95 out of his 114 yards after contact and yet...

- Offense: Good job by the D to force a punt.

- RB: Spent the entire preview talking about how they're going to have shots at the RB in the backfield.

- Offense: Not sure our red zone offense is good enough for OT

- RB: The pass defense was pitiful.

- Defense: Eh they've been manned up to my eye, but you certainly don't want to press on a blitz (often) if you don't get home that is a free touchdown

- DL/LB: Nice 1H on the road vs Big10 opponent - team looks well coached today - think Dline will get home frequently in 2H

- Defense: Past time for the defense to get a turnover or force a punt.

- Defense: Would've liked a TD there but that's a big FG from Calvert to go up 2 scores.

- DL: Defensive line and backers came to play.

- Practice: “Accuracy matters in the law; for those who like to avoid humiliation.”

- Intel: Sorry to hear about your medical woes, I'm sure you'll be back to your usual self soon.

- Intel: We got the first down and we forgot how to play football

- Practice: The drops we saw from Shanks in Fall camp finally came back

- DL: Drive of nightmares: - Explosive pass on the first play of the game - missed tackle on 3rd down - sack ends up being a facemask - Cusano gets kinda stuck and gies up...