Wake Forest plays its 1st game under Jake Dickert by hosting Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State at Wake Forest, Friday, 7 p.m. EDT.

BetMGM College Football Odds: Wake Forest by 17 1/2.

How to watch: ACC Network.

Key stats

Kennesaw State (2024)

Overall offense: 250.9 yards per game (unranked due to FBS reclassification)

Passing: 136.3 yards per game

Rushing: 114.6 yards per game

Scoring: 16.5 points per game

Overall defense: 413.2 yards allowed per game

Passing: 237.3 yards allowed per game

Rushing: 175.9 yards allowed per game

Scoring: 31.2 points allowed per game

Wake Forest (2024)

Overall offense: 370.7 yards per game (84th in FBS)

Passing: 240.1 yards per game (49th)

Rushing: 130.6 yards per game (97th)

Scoring: 25.7 points per game (87th)

Overall defense: 435.0 yards allowed per game (117th in FBS)

Passing: 277.8 yards allowed per game (126th)

Rushing: 157.2 yards allowed per game (80th)

Scoring: 32.5 points allowed per game (113th)

Team leaders

Kennesaw State (2024)

Passing: Davis Bryson, 1,495 yards, six TDs, 10 INTs, 54.8 completion percentage

Rushing: Davis Bryson, 297 yards, four TDs

Receiving: Christian Moss, 203 yards on 14 catches, two TDs

Wake Forest (2024)

Passing: Robby Ashford, 324 yards, two TDs, 0 INT, 71.9 completion percentage (at South Carolina)

Rushing: Demond Claiborne, 1,049 yards, 11 TDs

Receiving: Carlos Hernandez, 397 yards on 31 catches, five TDs (at Washington State)

Last game

Kennesaw State lost 33-0 at Louisiana Tech in November to cap a 2-10 season.

Wake Forest lost 23-17 at home to instate rival Duke last November on a 39-yard touchdown pass as time expired, capping a 4-8 season that ultimately marked the end of Dave Clawson’s coaching tenure.

Next game

Kennesaw State travels for another matchup against a power-conference opponent, this time visiting No. 20 Indiana in the Big Ten on Sept. 6.

Wake Forest hosts Western Carolina from the Championship Subdivision for an instate matchup Sept. 6.

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