With new coaches and teams looking for bounce-back seasons, Kennesaw State and Wake Forest have plenty in common going into their opener Friday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Jake Dickert has taken charge at Wake Forest, moving across the country from Washington State. Jerry Mack is the new coach at Kennesaw State.

Both teams had losing records in 2024 and will go with well-traveled quarterbacks as the season begins.

Dickert's assignment follows Dave Clawson's 11 seasons as Wake Forest's head coach before Clawson resigned. The Demon Deacons are coming off back-to-back 4-8 seasons.

"I think since Day 1 the guys have really embraced the change," Dickert said.

Robby Ashford -- formerly of Oregon, Auburn and South Carolina -- will start at quarterback for Wake in the opener, but the Demon D

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