Opportunity Awaits! Fan Information for Demon Deacons Spring Showcase on April 19
3/19/2025 10:54:00 AM | Football
Come out to Allegacy Stadium for a fun time for the entire family on Saturday, April 19 at 3 p.m. to catch your first look at the 2025 Demon Deacons football squad.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – It's going to be sun's-out, fun on Saturday, April 19 for the 2025 Wake Forest Football Spring Showcase. The event will begin at 3 p.m. Admission is FREE and open to the public.
Designed to be an interactive, high-energy experience for students, families, and Demon Deacon fans of all ages, the Spring Showcase will feature an exciting mix of on-field action and fan engagement. The event will not be broadcast, meaning the only way to get an exclusive first look at the 2025 Demon Deacons is to be there in person!
Fans in attendance will enjoy a Wake Forest Football Team Showcase, where the team will hit the field in a practice/scrimmage format, with a final decision on whether it will be an Offense vs. Defense matchup or full-team scrimmage coming closer to the event. Additionally, fans and students alike will have the chance to compete alongside Wake Forest football players in a Punt, Pass & Kick Competition—interested individuals can contact Wake Forest's Fan Experience team (wffanexp@wfu.edu) for details on how to participate. Throughout the event, attendees can also enter to win exclusive giveaways, including Nike Team gear, autographed items, gift cards and more!
New head coach Jake Dickert and the Wake Forest football coaching staff hit the ground running immediately after arriving in DEACTOWN and the Spring Showcase gives you the first look at a 30 mid-year enrollees to go along with top returning talent like All-American running back and the fastest man in college football Demond Claiborne and the ACC leading tackler in Nick Andersen.
The Demon Deacons have been working hard throughout the offseason as competition, one of the core principles of any Coach Dickert team, has driven the Deacs throughout the offseason.
Spring Ball welcomes the second phase of the offseason with the Deacs hitting the field for the first time next week, culminating with your one opportunity to see the 2025 Demon Deacons at the Spring Showcase.
More event-related info and format will be shared closer to the date of the event.
Additional Fan Information for Spring Showcase
2025 Season Tickets on Sale Now!
Wake Forest Athletics is excited to raise the standard of success and looking forward to an exciting 2025 season. Currently a season ticket holder from this past year? Renew your tickets for the season by clicking here. Looking to become a season ticket holder? Season tickets are available starting at just $149. Call the ticket office today at 336.758.3322 ext. 1 or visit GoDeacs.com/Tickets to secure your seat for the upcoming season.
Important Upcoming Dates:
Payment Plan Details
As in previous years, payment plans are available to Wake Forest football season ticket holders. Purchasers can opt in to a payment plan online or by speaking with a ticket office representative. The 2025 payment plan schedule for auto-renewal and traditional purchases are as follows:
Auto-Renewal, One-Installment Group: Paid in full at time of purchase for new customers; returning auto-renewal one-installment customers are charged in full on March 31, 2025.
Auto-Renewal, Four-Installment Payment Plan: Four equal payments charged at time of purchase, April 30, May 30 and June 30, 2025
Four-Installment Payment Plan, Traditional Purchases: Four equal payments charged at time of purchase, and then on April 30, May 30, June 30, 2025.
Parking Details for 2025 Season
Patrons who have previously parked in the McCreary Tower, Gold, Red, and Couch Ballpark lots are able to renew their current lots from their renewal applications at this time. Both parking costs and Deacon Club commitments are due by the renewal deadline on March 31, 2025.
Fans with season parking in the Orange, Blue lots at Allegacy Stadium and Starry lot at LJVM Coliseum will be the main parties affected by the aforementioned parking changes. Patrons in these lots are able to request a space in their current lot from their renewal application by adding on the $150 parking item. However, while paying the $150 parking cost will guarantee you receive a parking pass for the 2025 football season, it is not guaranteed that you will receive the lot you requested. Please contact the Wake Forest Ticket Office at tix@wfu.edu for any specific requests.
With that, parking locations in specific lots will be assigned following the conclusion of the renewal deadline on March 31, 2025 based on Deacon Club priority status. To be assigned a parking pass, your season tickets, season parking pass, and required Deacon Club donations must be settled via payment, payment plan, and/or pledge by the March 31, 2025 deadline.
Annual Seat Rights
The best way to guarantee your requested lot and not be affected by any parking changes is to sign up for the Annual Seat Rights Program. Annual seat rights can be added directly to your renewal application under "Additional Items > Lock In Your Same Seats with a Seat Rights Upgrade."
Remember, the Annual Seat Rights gives fans the ability to lock in their same seats on an annual basis through an additional per-seat fee. This peace-of-mind initiative enables season ticket holders to keep their same preferred seat location adjacent to Deacon friends and family on an annual basis. Additionally for ease of purchase, payment plans or up-front purchases are available for all who opt-in to the seat rights program. Seat rights participants have the ability to lock in their selected seats for a one-year renewable term, or a five-year option that includes a 20 percent discount on the per-seat fee. To participate in the program, an annual seat rights payment is added on to the season ticket cost, which allows for the same seat renewals each year. New in the process of renewing season tickets this year, you can add on annual seat rights to your seat renewal renewal application.
Wake Forest Football Overview
Under the leadership of head coach Jake Dickert, the Wake Forest football program is ready to enter a new era heading into the 2025 season.
The Demon Deacons will look to build on previous success and that starts by "Protecting The Forest" and winning at home inside Allegacy Stadium. Since the start of the 2019 season, Wake Forest's 24 home victories ranks tied for seventh in the ACC during that span.
That standard will look to be upheld and more under Coach Dickert as he leads the program behind the core value, Deliver Your B.E.S.T.
Coach Dickert was a stabilizing force for the Washington State program in 2021 and turned it into one of the best programs on the west coast during his time in Pullman. He spent the final five games of the 2021 season as acting head coach, leading Washington State to a 3-2 record, earning a trip to the Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl. The Apple Cup win in 2021 snapped a seven-game skid to Washington and was the Cougar's largest margin of victory in series history. Additionally, he helped the program navigate PAC-12 turmoil in 2024, helping guide the team to 8-4 season.
Coach Dickert has had a winning record and gone to a bowl three times during his time as a head coach. His teams started the 2024 season with a record of 8-1 and the 2023 season 4-0 while also beating three ranked teams in 2022 and 2023 and beat rival Washington multiple times.
During his time on the Palouse, he trained 2024 Heisman Finalist Cam Ward and 2024 Manning Finalist John Mateer. He also has had seven players drafted to the NFL in the last three years alone. With Dickert and Mateer this season, Washington State had the No. 11 scoring offense in the country in 2024, scoring nearly 37 points per game.
That identification of talent continued into his first offseason as the Wake Forest head coach, signing a top-30 transfer class in the country. Redshirt senior offensive lineman Fa'alili Fa'amoe, redshirt senior offensive lineman Devin Kylany, redshirt sophomore defensive back Sascha Garcia, redshirt junior defensive lineman Gabe Kirschke and junior wide receiver Carlos Hernandez bolster an impact class.
In total, Wake Forest added 17,703 career snaps across 30 incoming midyear transfers who will integrate into the team for winter workouts and spring practice.
Those additions will play alongside a key group of high level talent that returns from the 2024 team, highlighted by All-American running back Demond Claiborne. The senior is the ACC's second leading returner rusher in the ACC with 1,049 yards and also the ACC's second leading returner in all-purpose yards with 1,579 yards. Last season, he ranked 11th nationally with 131.7 all-purpose yards per game.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Deacs return multi-year starters and rising stars in redshirt senior defensive back Nick Andersen, redshirt senior linebacker Dylan Hazen and redshirt sophomore defensive back Davaughn Patterson.
Andersen is one of 10 returning players in FBS to have 120 or more tackles in 2024. He led the ACC with 122 total tackles in 2024 which was also the most by a Wake Forest player since Marquis Hopkins in 2001 (125 tackles).
Hazen and Patterson both started all 12 games in the front seven for Wake Forest last season and both recorded over 74 tackles for the Demon Deacons in 2024.
Feedback
As fans have questions, feedback or ideas, Wake Forest Athletics encourages you to email wfsports@wfu.edu with those thoughts.
Designed to be an interactive, high-energy experience for students, families, and Demon Deacon fans of all ages, the Spring Showcase will feature an exciting mix of on-field action and fan engagement. The event will not be broadcast, meaning the only way to get an exclusive first look at the 2025 Demon Deacons is to be there in person!
Fans in attendance will enjoy a Wake Forest Football Team Showcase, where the team will hit the field in a practice/scrimmage format, with a final decision on whether it will be an Offense vs. Defense matchup or full-team scrimmage coming closer to the event. Additionally, fans and students alike will have the chance to compete alongside Wake Forest football players in a Punt, Pass & Kick Competition—interested individuals can contact Wake Forest's Fan Experience team (wffanexp@wfu.edu) for details on how to participate. Throughout the event, attendees can also enter to win exclusive giveaways, including Nike Team gear, autographed items, gift cards and more!
New head coach Jake Dickert and the Wake Forest football coaching staff hit the ground running immediately after arriving in DEACTOWN and the Spring Showcase gives you the first look at a 30 mid-year enrollees to go along with top returning talent like All-American running back and the fastest man in college football Demond Claiborne and the ACC leading tackler in Nick Andersen.
The Demon Deacons have been working hard throughout the offseason as competition, one of the core principles of any Coach Dickert team, has driven the Deacs throughout the offseason.
Spring Ball welcomes the second phase of the offseason with the Deacs hitting the field for the first time next week, culminating with your one opportunity to see the 2025 Demon Deacons at the Spring Showcase.
More event-related info and format will be shared closer to the date of the event.
Additional Fan Information for Spring Showcase
- Pre-Showcase Festivities (Begins at 1:30 p.m.)
- Exclusive Giveaway – Early arriving fans in attendance will receive a "Defend DEACTOWN" rally towel courtesy of Allegacy Federal Credit Union.
- DEACTOWN Fan Zone
- Back by popular demand, the DEACTOWN Fan Zone returns to the Spring Showcase! The fan zone will be located inside Allegacy Stadium atop Deacon Hill and will open at 1:30 p.m.
- This will be a destination experience for all fans with a variety of food trucks and vendor options, local drink selections and a video wall with live games. Activities in this space will provide fun for fans of all ages, including inflatables, games, face painting and more.
- Prior to the event, the No. 11 ranked Demon Deacons will host Boston College at David F. Couch Ballpark. With limited tickets available, fans are encouraged to purchase a special Spring Game & Baseball ticket package in advance of this ACC matchup. For as low as $14, fans can purchase a Baseball ticket for Saturday's matchup against Boston College and also receive a signed Coach Jake Dickert poster and Wake Forest pair of socks upon entrance at Gate 5 at the Wake Forest Fan Experience table. Additionally, a large monitor display will be set up so fans can watch Wake Forest baseball play Boston College that will be taking place inside Coach Ballpark.
- Easter Egg Hunt – Perfect for families and young Demon Deacon fans!
- The fun will begin at 2:00 p.m.outside of Gate 5 of Allegacy Stadium. Families interested in their children participating in this fun part of the Spring Showcase should contact the Fan Experience team at wffanexp@wfu.edu.
- Admission
- Admission is FREE and open to the public.
- Parking/Traffic/Tailgating
- Complete information regarding Allegacy Stadium's parking map and specific lots can be found here. Free parking will be available in the Gold Lot and Red Lot adjacent to Bridger Field House.
- April 19, 2025 Parking Map
- Fans attending the baseball game at Couch Ballpark or the Spring Showcase inside Allegacy Stadium should park in the Gold and Red lots as shown in the map above.
- All parking lots will open at 11 a.m.
- Stadium Entry & Metal Detection Information
- Fans will be permitted to enter Allegacy Stadium beginning at 1:30 p.m. via Gates 3 and 5 on the east side of the stadium, which is the traditional visiting sideline. Please note that metal detection procedures will be implemented for the entry process.
- Information regarding Allegacy Stadium's prohibited items list can be found here.
- Upon entry into Allegacy Stadium, special edition Spring Showcase mini posters and other promotional information will be available for free to all fans!
- Seating will be first-come, first-serve in the east-side stands and on Deacon Hill.
- Clear Bag Policy
- In the interest of fan safety, Wake Forest Athletics will continue to adhere to its clear bag policy. Fans are permitted to enter with a clear bag that does not exceed 12″ in height by 6″ in depth by 12″ in width. A one-gallon clear plastic bag, such as a Ziploc bag or anything similar, is acceptable. Complete information can be found here.
- Approved clear bags are available at WakeForestShop.com, the Deacon Shop and Bookstore on-campus for students.
- On-Field Action (Begins at 3 p.m.)
- Wake Forest Football Team Showcase – Get your first look at the 2025 Demon Deacons in a practice/scrimmage format.
- The team will determine closer to the event whether it will be an Offense vs. Defense format or full-team scrimmage.
- Throughout the event, Coach Jake Dickert, Wake Forest coaches and players will be interviewed and introduced to Deacon Nation on the Bob McCreary Video Board Honoring the Class of 1961.
- Punt, Pass & Kick Competition – Fans and students alike will get the chance to participate alongside Wake Forest football players.
- Interested individuals should contact the Fan Experience team at wffanexp@wfu.edu.to enter for your chance to compete against the Deacs on the field during the Showcase.
- Enter-to-Win Giveaways – Fans in attendance will have the chance to win incredible prizes throughout the event, including Nike Team gear, autographed items, gift cards and more!
- Wake Forest Football Team Showcase – Get your first look at the 2025 Demon Deacons in a practice/scrimmage format.
- Post-Event Autographs & Field Access
- Shortly after the conclusion of the showcase, all fans in attendance will be welcome to come down to the field, via the stairwells at the bottoms of Sections 13 and 18, to meet the student-athletes and coaches. With that, special edition Spring Showcase mini posters will be distributed on-field by Wake Forest athletics staff to commemorate the occasion.
- Don't Miss Out! Other Deacons Teams In Action April 17 & 18.
- Track and field will host its third-annual Wake Forest Invite at Kentner Stadium on Thursday, April 17 and Friday, April 18. A complete schedule of events, fan information and more details around this community-engaging event will be shared closer to the meet.
- The Diamond Deacs are in action against Boston College on Thursday and Friday as well. Tickets for that crucial ACC series can be purchased here.
2025 Season Tickets on Sale Now!
Wake Forest Athletics is excited to raise the standard of success and looking forward to an exciting 2025 season. Currently a season ticket holder from this past year? Renew your tickets for the season by clicking here. Looking to become a season ticket holder? Season tickets are available starting at just $149. Call the ticket office today at 336.758.3322 ext. 1 or visit GoDeacs.com/Tickets to secure your seat for the upcoming season.
Important Upcoming Dates:
- March 31, 2025: Season Ticket priority renewal deadline
Payment Plan Details
As in previous years, payment plans are available to Wake Forest football season ticket holders. Purchasers can opt in to a payment plan online or by speaking with a ticket office representative. The 2025 payment plan schedule for auto-renewal and traditional purchases are as follows:
Auto-Renewal, One-Installment Group: Paid in full at time of purchase for new customers; returning auto-renewal one-installment customers are charged in full on March 31, 2025.
Auto-Renewal, Four-Installment Payment Plan: Four equal payments charged at time of purchase, April 30, May 30 and June 30, 2025
Four-Installment Payment Plan, Traditional Purchases: Four equal payments charged at time of purchase, and then on April 30, May 30, June 30, 2025.
Parking Details for 2025 Season
Patrons who have previously parked in the McCreary Tower, Gold, Red, and Couch Ballpark lots are able to renew their current lots from their renewal applications at this time. Both parking costs and Deacon Club commitments are due by the renewal deadline on March 31, 2025.
Fans with season parking in the Orange, Blue lots at Allegacy Stadium and Starry lot at LJVM Coliseum will be the main parties affected by the aforementioned parking changes. Patrons in these lots are able to request a space in their current lot from their renewal application by adding on the $150 parking item. However, while paying the $150 parking cost will guarantee you receive a parking pass for the 2025 football season, it is not guaranteed that you will receive the lot you requested. Please contact the Wake Forest Ticket Office at tix@wfu.edu for any specific requests.
With that, parking locations in specific lots will be assigned following the conclusion of the renewal deadline on March 31, 2025 based on Deacon Club priority status. To be assigned a parking pass, your season tickets, season parking pass, and required Deacon Club donations must be settled via payment, payment plan, and/or pledge by the March 31, 2025 deadline.
Annual Seat Rights
The best way to guarantee your requested lot and not be affected by any parking changes is to sign up for the Annual Seat Rights Program. Annual seat rights can be added directly to your renewal application under "Additional Items > Lock In Your Same Seats with a Seat Rights Upgrade."
Remember, the Annual Seat Rights gives fans the ability to lock in their same seats on an annual basis through an additional per-seat fee. This peace-of-mind initiative enables season ticket holders to keep their same preferred seat location adjacent to Deacon friends and family on an annual basis. Additionally for ease of purchase, payment plans or up-front purchases are available for all who opt-in to the seat rights program. Seat rights participants have the ability to lock in their selected seats for a one-year renewable term, or a five-year option that includes a 20 percent discount on the per-seat fee. To participate in the program, an annual seat rights payment is added on to the season ticket cost, which allows for the same seat renewals each year. New in the process of renewing season tickets this year, you can add on annual seat rights to your seat renewal renewal application.
Wake Forest Football Overview
Under the leadership of head coach Jake Dickert, the Wake Forest football program is ready to enter a new era heading into the 2025 season.
The Demon Deacons will look to build on previous success and that starts by "Protecting The Forest" and winning at home inside Allegacy Stadium. Since the start of the 2019 season, Wake Forest's 24 home victories ranks tied for seventh in the ACC during that span.
That standard will look to be upheld and more under Coach Dickert as he leads the program behind the core value, Deliver Your B.E.S.T.
Coach Dickert was a stabilizing force for the Washington State program in 2021 and turned it into one of the best programs on the west coast during his time in Pullman. He spent the final five games of the 2021 season as acting head coach, leading Washington State to a 3-2 record, earning a trip to the Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl. The Apple Cup win in 2021 snapped a seven-game skid to Washington and was the Cougar's largest margin of victory in series history. Additionally, he helped the program navigate PAC-12 turmoil in 2024, helping guide the team to 8-4 season.
Coach Dickert has had a winning record and gone to a bowl three times during his time as a head coach. His teams started the 2024 season with a record of 8-1 and the 2023 season 4-0 while also beating three ranked teams in 2022 and 2023 and beat rival Washington multiple times.
During his time on the Palouse, he trained 2024 Heisman Finalist Cam Ward and 2024 Manning Finalist John Mateer. He also has had seven players drafted to the NFL in the last three years alone. With Dickert and Mateer this season, Washington State had the No. 11 scoring offense in the country in 2024, scoring nearly 37 points per game.
That identification of talent continued into his first offseason as the Wake Forest head coach, signing a top-30 transfer class in the country. Redshirt senior offensive lineman Fa'alili Fa'amoe, redshirt senior offensive lineman Devin Kylany, redshirt sophomore defensive back Sascha Garcia, redshirt junior defensive lineman Gabe Kirschke and junior wide receiver Carlos Hernandez bolster an impact class.
In total, Wake Forest added 17,703 career snaps across 30 incoming midyear transfers who will integrate into the team for winter workouts and spring practice.
Those additions will play alongside a key group of high level talent that returns from the 2024 team, highlighted by All-American running back Demond Claiborne. The senior is the ACC's second leading returner rusher in the ACC with 1,049 yards and also the ACC's second leading returner in all-purpose yards with 1,579 yards. Last season, he ranked 11th nationally with 131.7 all-purpose yards per game.
On the defensive side of the ball, the Deacs return multi-year starters and rising stars in redshirt senior defensive back Nick Andersen, redshirt senior linebacker Dylan Hazen and redshirt sophomore defensive back Davaughn Patterson.
Andersen is one of 10 returning players in FBS to have 120 or more tackles in 2024. He led the ACC with 122 total tackles in 2024 which was also the most by a Wake Forest player since Marquis Hopkins in 2001 (125 tackles).
Hazen and Patterson both started all 12 games in the front seven for Wake Forest last season and both recorded over 74 tackles for the Demon Deacons in 2024.
Feedback
As fans have questions, feedback or ideas, Wake Forest Athletics encourages you to email wfsports@wfu.edu with those thoughts.
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