Wake Forest Football Wake Forest’s depth on full display in 41-7 rout of Cal JOHN DELL Winston-Salem Journal Oct 18, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 × JOHN DELL Staff Reporter Wake Forest rolled to another win on Saturday against Cal Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dom Berry had three touchdown catches for Wake Forest on Saturday night. He had just two catches all season heading into the game against Cal. Wake Forest Photo kAms6AE9 >2EE6CD] %92E H2D 6G:56?E 62C=J $F?52J >@C?:?8 H96? }@] a` (2<6 u@C6DE C@==65 A2DE E96 5676?D6=6DD r2= q62CD 2E r2=:7@C?:2 |6>@C:2= $E25:F>]k^AmkAm%96 s6>@? s624@?D H@? 8@:?8 2H2J c`\f 2?5 5:DA6==65 E96 ?@E:@? E92E E96J H@F=5 36 82DD65 27E6C EC2G6=:?8 E9C66 E:>6 K@?6D 2H2J E@ A=2J 2 7@@E32== 82>6]k^AmkAmx?DE625[ E96J D9@H65 2 566A C@DE6C @7 A=2J6CD H9@ DE6AA65 FA H96? <6J A=2J6CD H6C6 >:DD:?8] k^AmkAmp7E6C E96 82>6[ r@249 y2<6 s:4<6CE D:?8=65 @FE C65D9:CE D@A9@>@C6 |J=6D %FCA:?[ H9@ E@@< E96 7:6=5 H96? 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No. 21 Wake Forest takes care of business by rolling past the California Bears Demon Deacons win fourth straight game and head into an open weekend with a 6-1 record overall and 4-1 in the ACC
Jake Dickert talks about his team's overall depth Wake Forest rolled to another win on Saturday against Cal
