Wake Forest 2026 Football Season Preview

Turning the page to Purdue, Wake Forest has a good opportunity to get some momentum heading into ACC play after looking around the conference in week 1. Demon Deacon Digest's Cam Lemons walks through what's got him encouraged through one (1) week of football. Plus tying up some loose ends with basketball(0:44) - Quick basketball update(5:49) - Football recruiting monitoring a couple of commits(9:22) - Initial thoughts health of Wake(14:55) - Opportunity for Wake Forest football(20:09) - Initial thoughts on the Purdue rosterYou can subscribe to Inside The Forest on Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts and Spotify are appreciated!Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our Youtube channel.

Demon Deacon Digest's Cam Lemons walks through the 38-16 win against Akron by position, highlighting the good, the bad and everything in between.(1:00) - Gio Lopez looking comfortable(7:03) - Running back room review(10:25) - Initial thoughts on offense(19:16) - Some really good from the OL and some really poor(28:21) - Overall thoughts on the defense(35:36) - Starting defensive ends popped(40:37) - Vinny Firenze arrivesYou can subscribe to Inside The Forest on Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts and Spotify are appreciated!Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our Youtube channel.

Football is nearly back! Demon Deacon Digest's Cam Lemons and Les Johns tackle everything Wake Forest football ahead of Thursday night's opener. From the quarterback all the way to the punt returner(s), the two analysts dig into every position, the schedule and more!(0:22) - Update on Les Johns(4:45) - Working with new football SID staff(9:17) - Initial thoughts on offense(13:30) - TE Position making the offense(19:15) - Ty Clark and the running back room(21:10) - How the quarterback play will differ(30:30) - More or less points from the offense?(33:48) - Better or worse than last year?(49:58) - What made last year so much better defensively?(55:29) - Defensive ends chat(58:05) - Linebacker room looks good(1:01:40) - Corners + Star room has to show up(1:07:57) - Safety room looks elite(1:10:44) - Special Teams matter too(1:13:44) - Thoughts, excitements, and predictions for the seasonYou can subscribe to Inside The Forest on Spotify. As always, five-star reviews and comments on Apple Podcasts and Spotify are appreciated!Also, you can watch the show on YouTube now. We'll do live streams as well, and you can get notifications on when we're live by subscribing to our Youtube channel.

Final part of the series: one room that was electric last yer has some questions heading into fall camp, while another continues to keep churning out bodies

A really well made room that has both promising young stars and veteran playmakers

Turning the page to defense the boys up front return a lot with some young players who made an impact this spring

The position group facing the most scrutiny heading into fall camp, that's going to get some reinforcements back

Two rooms that look very different from last year that need to see the second and third string find their grooves come fall camp

A room with a returner looking for his opportunity, a few portal pieces, and a whole lot of youth

Kicking off the heat of the summer with the most important position on the field in quarterback