It has been a long offseason, but the 2017 college football season is now less than 10 days away. On August 31st, your Wake Forest Demon Deacons will kick off Dave Clawson’s fourth season with Wake Forest at 6:30 p.m. against the Presbyterian Blue Hose in front of the Deacon faithful at BB&T Field.

Our coverage will soon be shifting from season overviews to game (Presbyterian) specific material, but over the coming days we will have a few more overarching pieces. Today I looked at the reasons Wake Forest football fans should be optimistic about the upcoming season. I chatted with Mark Rogers of Mark Rogers TV to go over some of the top reasons.

Thanks as always to Mark for having me on his show to talk Wake Forest. Be sure to check out articles later this week where we discuss reasons to be concerned, the quarterback situation, and preview the schedule. For all things college football, be sure to follow Mark @MarkRogersTV and check out his YouTube channel.

What do you all think are the top reasons to be optimistic about this season?