June 16, 2006

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Demon Deacon football fans already knew the date, opponent and location of the season opener. Now they know the time. Wake Forest will kick off the 2006 campaign at 6:30 p.m. on September 2 against Syracuse at Groves Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN360.

The Connecticut game on September 16 in East Hartford, Conn., will be a noon kickoff, also on ESPN360.

ESPN360 is an internet-based application that streams live, archived and on-demand sports content free to many internet service providers, including those with Adelphia, Verizon and many others. ESPN360 puts the view in control of the broadcast with the ability to pause and rewind live programming. ESPN360 debuted last fall and had several live college football broadcasts. The "channel" is also airing all 64 games of the World Cup this summer. For more information on ESPN360, go to espn.com.

2006 Wake Forest Football Schedule
September 2	6:30	ESPN360	Syracuse	   Winston-Salem, N.C.
September 9	12:00	LFS	Duke	           Winston-Salem, N.C.
September 16	12:00	ESPN360	at Connecticut	   Storrs, Conn.
September 23	tba	tba	at Ole Miss	   Oxford, Miss.
September 30	tba	tba	Liberty	           Winston-Salem, N.C.
October 7	tba	tba	Clemson	           Winston-Salem, N.C.
October 14	tba	tba	at NC State	   Raleigh, N.C.
October 21			Open Date
October 28	tba	tba	at North Carolina  Chapel Hill, N.C.
November 4	tba	tba	Boston College	   Winston-Salem, N.C.
November 11	tba	tba	at Florida State   Tallahassee, Fla.
November 18	tba	tba	Virginia Tech	   Winston-Salem, N.C.
November 25	tba	tba	at Maryland	   College Park, Md.