Wake Forest will start transfer Robby Ashford at quarterback in Jake Dickert’s coaching debut against Kennesaw State on Friday.

Dickert announced Ashford’s starting status Monday, following after a camp competition that featured another transfer in Deshawn Purdie.

“We’re just really confident in this decision,” Dickert said during his game-week news conference. “I want to make sure everyone understands that. I thought our timeline was right, I thought we gave every person an opportunity in that room and I thought Robby won the job.”

The 6-foot-2, 220-pound Ashford is entering his sixth college season in a well-traveled career, with stops at South Carolina, Auburn and Oregon. He has started 11 games in the Southeastern Conference.

Ashford spent last year with the Gamecocks, making one s

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