Wake Forest Football

Deacs Set to Kickoff Against Louisville at 12:30 p.m. on ACC RSN

9/20/2021 12:15:00 PM | Football

This marks the first time Wake Forest will play on RSN this season.

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference and ESPN have announced kickoff times and the broadcast information for Week 5 of the 2021 season.

Wake Forest will play host to Louisville at Truist Field on Oct. 2 at 12:30 p.m. ET on ACC Regional Sports Networks.

This marks the first time this season the Deacs will play on RSN. Wake Forest won its lone game on RSN a season ago, defeating No. 19 Virginia Tech, 23-16, at Truist Field on Oct. 24.

The Demon Deacons and the Cardinals have split the last four contests with Wake Forest coming out on top in the 2017 and 2018 matchups. Over the last five games, the winning team has scored at least 42 points.

Here is the full television schedule for ACC games scheduled for Week 5:

Saturday 10/2

  • Duke @ North Carolina, noon ET on ESPN2
  • Pitt @ Georgia Tech, noon ET on ACC Network
  • Louisville @ Wake Forest, 12:30pm ET on ACC RSN
  • Syracuse @ Florida State, 3:30pm ET on ACC Network
  • Louisiana Tech @ NC State, 6pm ET/5pm CT on ACC Network Extra and ESPN+
  • Boston College @ Clemson, 7:30pm ET on ACC Network – previously announced network without start time
  • Thursday, September 30: Virginia @ Miami, 7:30pm ESPN – as previously announced
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