Wake Forest formally locked in Jake Dickert on Tuesday, announcing that the head coach has signed a long-term contract after steering the Demon Deacons back to eight wins in 2025.

The move, revealed by Vice President & Director of Athletics John Currie, comes after a season in which Wake Forest’s defense reemerged as one of the ACC’s strongest units and the program notched two wins over College Football Playoff Top-25 opponents.

Dickert was hired in December 2024 after rising through the college football ranks, serving as a defensive coordinator and position coach at Minnesota State, South Dakota State, and Wyoming, before becoming head coach at Washington State from 2022 to 2024.

Dickert inherited a Demon Deacons program that had slipped in recent seasons and quickly reshaped it

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