ACC releases first football injury report. Who’s out for NC State-Wake Forest
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- ACC mandates new injury reports before conference games to boost transparency.
- Total of 28 players from N.C. State and Wake Forest listed with status updates.
- Policy aims to block sports betting influence and protect student-athlete safety.
The ACC released on Tuesday night the first public injury report, a new requirement implemented this season for conference games.
N.C. State and Wake Forest play the first ACC contest at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The new rule requires the participating schools to submit an injury report two days before the game, one day before the game and no fewer than two hours before kickoff.
Players can be listed for any reason, including injury, illness, personal matter or eligibility issue.
Between the two programs, 28 players were listed as out, questionable or probable.
Prior to the season, Wolfpack head coach Dave Doeren said he’s not in favor of the injury reports but would comply.
“I’m not in favor of it, but it doesn’t matter. We’ve had them before,” Doeren said. “The reason I’m not in favor... I think the coaches don’t tell the truth on them anyway. We don’t want to put our players’ injuries out there.”
The policy is reportedly designed to prevent sports bettors from contacting student-athletes for information, and those who might sell information. ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips said it was based on player safety and doing “the right thing.”
“I’m trying to protect my guys. I’m not trying to help bettors, and that’s what that stuff’s all about,” Doeren said. “To me, I don’t get it, but they made that decision so that’s what we’re doing.”
Here are the players listed in the first 2025 ACC injury report.
NC State, Wake Forest players out
N.C. State: Safety Renté Hinton, defensive back Isaiah Crowell, wide receiver Jonathan Paylor, cornerback Jaren Sensabaugh, linebacker AJ Richardson, linebacker Cole Wilson, linebacker Sterling Dixon, offensive lineman Brock Stukes, offensive lineman Tyler West, offensive lineman Trent Mitchell, wide receiver Je’rel Bolder
Hinton, Crowell, Paylor, Wilson, Dixon, Stukes and West have not played this season.
Sensabaugh and Mitchell both appeared in the season opener.
Richardson played in both previous games, recording eight tackles.
Wake Forest: Defensive back Jaylon Edmond, defensive back Sascha Garcia, defensive back Braxton Winston, running back David Egbe, wide receiver Wesley Stroebel, linebacker Luke White, offensive lineman Uber Ajongo, offensive lineman Clinton Richard, offensive lineman Nathan Pahanich, tight end Will Loerzel, wide receiver Ian VerSteeg, defensive lineman Josh Harrison, punter Rohan Macneil
Edmond, Garcia, Winston, Stroebel, White, Ajongo, Pahanich, Loerzel, VerSteeg, Harrison and Macneil have not played for the Demon Deacons this season.
Egbe and Richard both appeared in the season opener against Kennesaw State, with Richard earning the start.
Wolfpack, Demon Deacons questionable players
N.C. State: N/A
Wake Forest: Defensive back Rushaun Tongue
Tongue played against Kennesaw State and Western Carolina, recording four tackles and one pass deflection.
Probable participation
N.C. State: N/A
Wake Forest: Defensiveback Ashaad Williams, defensive lineman BJ Williams, defensive lineman Mateen Ibirogba
All three players appeared in the two opening games. Ashaad Williams contributed a pair of tackles, while Ibirogba added four, including two assisted tackles for a loss of two yards. BJ Williams had one tackle.
