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Wake Forest (2-2) hosts Rice (1-3) for Family Weekend: Game Thread

The Deacs look to end a losing streak against a struggling Rice football program.

By Elijah Kim

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NCAA Football: Notre Dame at Wake Forest Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports

Time: 3:30 pm ET (Saturday, September 29nd, 2018)

Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina (BB&T Field, 31,500 capacity, turf)

TV: ACC Network

Streaming: ESPN3

Radio: Wake Forest IMG Radio Network, Wake Forest Gameday App

Live Stats: Wake Forest Sports, Wake Forest Gameday App

Twitter: @WakeFB, @BloggerSoDear, @BSD_RaJohnston, @Les_Johns, @ConorONeillWSJ

Instagram: @WakeFootball

Spread: Wake -26.5

Over/Under: 65.5

Weather Forecast: 78 degrees and cloudy

Where to Watch: BB&T Field!!!

The Deacs look to end their losing streak against Rice. A heavy favorite (3+ TDs), the Deacs look to get QB Sam Hartman back on track after a tough outing against the Fighting Irish. The defense continues to shuffle around with new players in the secondary emerging (Ja’Sir Taylor and Zion Keith) as the defensive staff looks for the right combination of players/scheme with the dismissal of coordinator Jay Sawvel.

While Kendall Hinton is now at wide receiver full-time and new players like Sage Surratt continue to emerge for larger roles for the team, the Deacs are continuing to find ways to improve.

Look for the Deacs to come through on Family Weekend with a victory but more importantly, play better and gain confidence as they enter the bulk of conference play.