Ready for some college football? Of course you are.

Both of Winston-Salem’s college teams — Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University — are back on the gridiron, with big matchups and themed gamedays worth adding to your fall calendar.

🖤 Wake Forest

The Demon Deacons are coming off a 9-4 season and entering their second year under head coach Jake Dickert. They’ll kick things off this Thursday, Sept. 3 against Akron at Allegacy Stadium.

Here are a few dates we have circled this season:

Sept. 18 vs. Miami: Unrivaled Weekend
Oct. 3 vs. Stanford: Family Weekend
Nov. 7 vs. Merrimack: Homecoming Weekend
Nov. 28 vs. Duke: Home Finale + Senior Day

❤️ WSSU

The Rams are kicking off a new era with Tory Woodbury, a WSSU alum, taking over as head coach. WSSU opened the season Saturday at Norfolk State, and now the Rams are headed home for their Sept. 5 home opener against Mars Hill.

More dates to know include:

Sept. 12 vs. Johnson C. Smith: White Out/Greek Night + WSSU Family and Friends Day
Oct. 10 vs. Bowie State: Rep Your Ram Throwback Game + Hall of Fame Game
Oct. 17 vs. Bluefield State: Pink Game + Senior Day
Nov. 7 vs. Fayetteville State: Homecoming + Paint the City Red