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Pat McAfee and Kirk Herbstreit apologized to Wake Forest as the team was beating SMU on Saturday.
Before the game, McAfee and Herbstreit picked SMU to beat Wake Forest on ESPN's "College GameDay." At halftime, the Demon Deacons led the Mustangs 42-0.
"It was so good on the show today," McAfee said in a video posted on Herbstreit's X/Twitter account. "We should have known. That's on us.
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"We apologize to Wake. Wake is real. We think they're so good. I don't know what we were thinking today."
Herbstreit said, "I thought, you know, they're on the road. SMU looked so good last week. I thought maybe they're in a spot to upset Wake. Boy, were we wrong."
Wake Forest took down SMU 49-7 and improved to 9-1 overall and 6-1 in the ACC. Quarterback Gio Lopez finished with 201 passing yards and three total touchdowns, and four players (not including Lopez) had a rushing TD.
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The Demon Deacons are one of the hottest teams in college football. After falling short to Miami in Week 3, Wake Forest has won its last seven games.
Head coach Jake Dickert is in his second season at Wake Forest and is proving that he is the right guy for the job. In 2025, Wake Forest finished 9-4, after winning a combined eight games in 2023 and 2024.
Wake Forest HC Has Signed a New Contract
Ahead of the SMU game, Wake Forest announced it has signed Dickert to a long-term contract extension. According to ESPN's Pete Thamel, the new deal includes an uptick in resources and staff investment.
"Candice and I are thankful to President Rodriguez, John Currie, our trustees, the Wake Forest family and this community for the support they have shown our family, coaching staff and players since we arrived in Winston-Salem," Dickert said in a statement. "We are excited about the future of Wake Forest Football and taking our program to new heights. Our players are proud to represent Wake Forest and embody what Built in the Dark is all about. We are just getting started."
"Wake Forest University is committed to football success at the highest level, and Coach Dickert has done an extraordinary job of inspiring belief among our players, fans, and the entire Demon Deacon community," Wake Forest athletic director John Currie said. "I am grateful for his and Candice's commitment and trust and especially appreciate President Rodriguez and our Board leadership recognizing that now was the time to go ahead and eliminate any outside speculation so that our team and Deacon Nation can put all our energy into the stretch run of this special season."
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