Wake Forest hosts Akron at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium on Thursday, September 3rd at 7:00 PM EDT to kick off the 2025 season for both programs. There's something pure about a Thursday night opener — the rest of the college football world waits for Saturday, but these two squads get the stage to themselves.
For the Demon Deacons, it's a chance to set the tone in Winston-Salem and remind everyone what home-field advantage looks like. For the Zips, it's an opportunity to flip the script on the road and start the year with a statement nobody saw coming.
Season openers are promises. Everything resets to zero, and every player on that field is playing for something to prove. That's appointment television.
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