The ACC has announced Week 9 kickoff times. Wake Forest has a bye this week, but next week, it faces the Virginia Cavaliers on Saturday, October 31. Kickoff is set for 3:45 pm ET at Allegacy Financial Stadium. The game will be televised on either ESPN or ESPN2.
The Cavaliers and Demon Deacons will face off for the 54th time in their programs’ history. Although Virginia leads the all-time series 35-18, Wake Forest won the most recent game. In 2025, Wake beat the No. 19-ranked Cavaliers in Charlottesville with a final score of 16-9 thanks to a punt return touchdown from Carlos Hernandez. The Cavaliers will be hungry to upset the Deacons on their home turf.
Virginia’s Ups and Downs
Virginia started off the season strong, dominating NC State 34-8 on their home turf and throttling Norfolk State the following week. Coming off a season where the Cavaliers made it to the ACC Championship, this was a promising start that fans hoped would mean success for the future. However, they lost to West Virginia the following week and got punished by Florida State a couple of weeks later, losing 38-7 in Tallahassee.
After another tough loss this past week to No. 23-ranked SMU, Virginia now sits in the middle of the pack in the ACC, ranked No. 6 in our most recent weekly ACC Power Rankings, assembled by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons On SI editorial staff. Wake is currently firmly ranked No. 2 in those rankings, meaning this should be a good, competitive game…