Breaking News: Wake Forest Pauses All Football Team Activites until Wednesday

Wake Forest is pausing all football team activities until at least Wednesday because of recent positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing.

The announcement came shortly after the Atlantic Coast Conference said the Demon Deacons’ home game against No. 10 Miami for next Saturday has been postponed. It also followed the cancellation of last weekend’s game against Duke in a long-running instate series, with that decision due to positive tests, quarantines and injuries.

In a Zoom call Saturday evening, athletics director John Currie said the program had a “handful” of positive tests and later referenced “four or five cases over the last four or five days.”

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“Our guys are resilient and still want to play football,” Currie said. “And we’ll be looking forward to getting back out there.”

Wake Forest last played Nov. 14 in a loss at North Carolina. The Demon Deacons’ next scheduled game is Dec. 12 against No. 2 Notre Dame, a game postponed from September due to coronavirus issues within the Fighting Irish program.

Wake Forest is scheduled to close the season at Louisville on Dec. 19.

The Atlantic Coast Conference is considering options to find No. 10 Miami a game for next weekend, a person with knowledge of the matter said Saturday after the Hurricanes’ planned Dec. 5 game at Wake Forest was postponed because of coronavirus-related issues within the Demon Deacons’ program.

The ACC would have to decide by the early part of the week if there is a way to get the Hurricanes on next weekend’s schedule, according to a person familiar with the talks who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither the Hurricanes nor the conference discussed the issue publicly.

The Hurricanes (7-1) have not played since winning at Virginia Tech on Nov. 14. For now, their next scheduled game is Dec. 12 against North Carolina.

—- Reporting by AP Sports Writer Tim Reynolds in Miami