Jake Dickert is the next head coach of Wake Forest football. Just two days after Dave Clawson stepped down after 11 seasons, the Demon Deacons announced they’ve hired the Division I head coach as the program’s next leader.

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Much of Jake Dickert’s new job as Wake Forest’s football coach looks different from his time at Washington State, but he says he arrives with the same principles that have helped him so far.

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Former Washington State coach Jake Dickert was introduced at Wake Forest on Thursday for a coaching job he called "an opportunity of a lifetime."

Following an aggressive, but inclusive and intensive search process, Wake Forest Vice President and Director of Athletics John Currie has named Jake Dickert as the 33rd head coach of the Demon Deacons football program.

Dickert, the current head coach at Washington State, will take over the reins from Dave Clawson, who recently stepped down.

With Jake Dickert moving quickly to fill out his inaugural Wake Forest coaching staff, one of the most significant moves is the hiring of Rob Ezell as the program's offensive coordinator, as first reported by FootballScoop.