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Fifteen from Wake Forest Football Named to All-ACC Academic Team
1/30/2026 1:59:00 PM | Football
The 79 honors over the past three seasons are the most for a three-year stretch in program history.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Wake Forest football team had 15 student-athletes named to the All-ACC Academic, as announced by the league office Friday.
The 79 honors over the past three seasons are the most for a three-year stretch in program history. Additionally, the 15 honorees were tied for the sixth most in the conference this year.
Additionally, this is the ninth-consecutive year the Demon Deacons have had four or more members on the All-Academic team and the sixth consecutive season five players garnered honors.
The Wake Forest honorees include six Demon Deacons who have been named to the team twice, including three-time All-ACC Academic Team member Tate Carney.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team include a 3.0-grade point average for the previous two semesters and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career, while being enrolled at the institution for at least one year and being classified as an undergraduate student. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team's athletic contests.
The 15 Wake Forest players on the team include:
The 79 honors over the past three seasons are the most for a three-year stretch in program history. Additionally, the 15 honorees were tied for the sixth most in the conference this year.
Additionally, this is the ninth-consecutive year the Demon Deacons have had four or more members on the All-Academic team and the sixth consecutive season five players garnered honors.
The Wake Forest honorees include six Demon Deacons who have been named to the team twice, including three-time All-ACC Academic Team member Tate Carney.
Academic requirements for selection to the All-ACC Academic Team include a 3.0-grade point average for the previous two semesters and a 3.0 cumulative average during one's academic career, while being enrolled at the institution for at least one year and being classified as an undergraduate student. In addition, student-athletes must compete in at least 50 percent of their team's athletic contests.
The 15 Wake Forest players on the team include:
- Mason Andrade, RB, Economics
- Caleb Carlson **, K, Health and Exercise Science
- Tate Carney ***, RB, Communication
- Ty Clark III **, RB, Undeclared
- Devin Cook, DB, Communication
- Frank Cusano, LB, Undeclared
- Nuer Gatkuoth, DL, Economics
- Mateen Ibirogba, DL, Sociology
- Gabe Kirschke, DL, Communication
- Matthew Lusardi, TE, Communication
- George Steih **, OL, Health and Exercise Science
- William Tackie Jr. **, DB, Health and Exercise Science
- Myles Turpin **, DB, Undeclared
- Travon West, DB, Communication
- Whittman Whaley, LB, Undeclared
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