Demand Grows for ACC Program to Dismiss Head Coach Following Week 5 Upset

Week 5 of the 2024 college football season has brought us some more exciting games, including No. 6 Ole Miss falling to the Kentucky Wildcats and the No. 7 Miami Hurricanes squeaking out a win over the Virginia Tech Hokies after the officials changed the call on the final play from a catch to an incomplete pass.

But another upset that may have gone unnoticed was the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns going into Winston Salem, North Carolina, to defeat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 41-38.

Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson saw his defense get torn to shreds by the Sun Belt school, allowing 466 total yards, 209 of which came on the ground. The game ended on a missed field goal as time expired that would have tied the game as the ball doinked off the goal post.

Clawson has been with the Demon Deacons since 2014 and brought them to a school-record seven straight bowl appearances from 2016-2022 and an ACC Championship appearance. Following quarterback Sam Hartman's departure to Notre Dame in 2023, the program went downhill fast. They went 4-8 last season and are off to another rough start this year, with Louisiana being the worst loss.

Even though Clawson has brought success to Wake Forest that the school has never seen before, fans believe it is finally time to part ways with the coach after the upset.

"Call this number and leave a message demanding them fire Dave Clawson. The programs decline can only be equated to Dave Clawson the worst coach in the ACC!!" one fan said.

"Fire Dave Clawson"

"I say this with all the respect in the world for Dave Clawson If you lose to Louisiana, mutually parting ways is the only way forward You’ve gotta rebuild and start over, and idk if it’s fair to ask him to do that (again)"

"Dave Clawson I’ll go ahead and start sending you some coupons for local Moving Companies. You are a complete embarrassment to my Alma Mater. The intramural teams could score on this team. Coming off a bye this energy is inexcusable."

"Dave Clawson can’t coach successfully in this period of college football. Time for a change…"

"Fire clawson!"

The Deacs now sit at 1-3 overall on the season and 0-1 in ACC play, with a trip to Raleigh to face the NC State Wolfpack on the horizon. If Clawson wants to get off the hot seat, he will need to find some answers quickly to salvage this season for Wake Forest. However, if the program does decide to move on, Clawson will undoubtedly be a future member of the Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame.

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