Coach Dave Clawson Volunteers Pay Cut Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
4/14/2020 2:22:00 PM | Football
In line with Wake Forest University’s Cabinet and Academic Deans, Head Football Coach Dave Clawson is taking a 10% pay cut.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Since head coach Dave Clawson arrived in Winston-Salem, the Wake Forest football team has experienced the most successful stretch in program history while also rewriting the record book.
Clawson, who signed an eight-year contract extension last offseason, is joining Wake Forest University's Cabinet and Academic Deans in taking a 10% pay cut to help with the financial implications WFU faces amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on Wake Forest University and our Athletics Dept.," Clawson said. "Catherine and I are more than happy to do our part to help during these challenging times."
"I appreciate Coach Clawson's leadership in immediately volunteering to join President Hatch, my fellow Cabinet members and our Academic Deans in taking a 10% pay cut to help protect the experience of all Wake Forest students amid the COVID-19 crises," Currie said.
Upon being hired on Dec. 10, 2013, Clawson set out to build the Demon Deacons into the top program in North Carolina and compete for championships. Over the last four seasons, the Deacs have made four bowl appearances including Military, Belk and Birmingham Bowl victories.
Since the start of the 2017 season, Wake Forest is tied for the second-most wins in the Atlantic Coast Conference. In those three seasons, the Deacs have set over 300 school records including marks for points scored, total offensive yards, first downs and passing yards.
Clawson has also helped train 50 All-ACC selections including a school record 14 all-conference selections in 2019. Wake capped off last season with its eighth Big 4 Championship with victories over Duke, North Carolina and NC State.
Academically, Wake Forest ranked tied for eighth in the country in last year's Academic Progress Rate and is poised to have a higher rating later this month when the 2018-19 rates are released.
In his 20 years as a head coach, Coach Clawson has had a history of turning programs into winners. He is the only FBS head coach to have Division-I conference championships in four different leagues.
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Football Season Tickets Updates
Understanding that COVID-19 has impacted Deacon fans in many different ways, Wake Forest Athletics announced new measures to give fans enhanced peace of mind when purchasing 2020 football tickets. In addition to extending its season ticket priority deadline to June 5, the Wake Forest Ticket Office has implemented a new Ticket Purchase Assurance (TPA) program and has added an August installment date to our interest-free payment plans.
Wake Forest season ticket sales are still outpacing last year's sales by 40 percent.
