Wake Forest picks trio of captains
Two returning seniors and one transfer will be the permanent captains for Wake Forest’s football program.
Safety Nick Andersen is a second-year captain. Running back Demond Claiborne is expected to lead the Deacons’ offense and will also be a captain. And center Devin Kylany, who was a captain for Washington State last season, will now be a captain for the coaching staff that he followed to Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest will have a fourth captain rotating on a game-to-game basis.
Coach Jake Dickert announced the three captains to the team on Sunday.
Each of Andersen, Claiborne and Kylany is his final season of eligibility. Andersen and Kylany are sixth-year seniors, though, while Claiborne is entering his fourth season.
Andersen is the only returning captain still with the Deacons from last season. Four of them — Taylor Morin, DeVonte Gordon, Kevin Pointer and Jasheen Davis — all ran out of eligibility with last season, while Luke Petitbon transferred to Florida State.
Wake Forest had either five or six captains in every season of Dave Clawson’s 11-year tenure. In most of Jim Grobe’s 13-year run as Wake’s coach, the Deacons had rotating captains on a game-by-game basis.
So, this is something of a blend of the past two coaches of the Deacons.
Wake Forest starts its season with Friday night’s home game against Kennesaw State. The Owls are coming off a 2-10 season and have a new coach in Jerry Mack. This will be Kennesaw State’s first season competing as a full-time FBS member.
