In previous versions of college football, Wake would be looking to build on that success, but in the current version, they're rebuilding after losing most of their core to graduation or the transfer portal. It must be difficult to be a Wake Forest fan, or any fan of a team that doesn't have weapons-grade level money. He managed to hold onto stud edge rusher Langston Hardy, who put up 7 sacks and 17 tackles for loss in 2025. One of the reasons I have this game circled is Purdue's run game. Wake brought in a couple of portal cornerbacks, but if Purdue can block Langston Hardy, they could potentially find some things in the passing game…maybe.