Live updates: No. 5 Miami Hurricanes vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

It’s another weeknight football game for the Miami Hurricanes.

The No. 5 Hurricanes (2-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) play at the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-0, 0-0 ACC) on Friday night at Allegacy Federal Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on ESPN.

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Follow along throughout the game for score updates, thoughts, commentary and analysis.

Lyle warms up

A notable development: Junior running back Jordan Lyle was dressed and did go through warmups at Allegacy Financial Stadium, which puts him in position to possibly make his season debut.

Read more here.

Four Hurricanes out

The Hurricanes have four players listed as out for the game in cornerbacks Xavier Lucas, OJ Frederique Jr. and Ja’Boree Antoine plus tight end Luka Gilbert.

Does this mean the potential return of running back Jordan Lyle, who didn’t play in Miami’s first two games while the team waited for the legal process of his August arrest to play out, is among us? We’ll see.

More on Nike deal

The Miami Hurricanes’ new megadeal with Nike — the most lucrative in the apparel company’s history which was formally announced Friday — includes a name, image and likeness component for UM student-athletes.

As part of the partnership, Miami is joining Nike’s Blue Ribbon Elite program, which the company describes as a “first-of-its-kind initiative that represents a broad portfolio of athletes across disciplines, reimagining the NIL space by providing schools and athletes an unmatched level of collaboration that prioritizes the future of sport and athlete identity.”

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Miami Hurricanes schedule

Week 1 — Miami 45, Stanford 6: Darian Mensah threw for more than 400 yards and five touchdowns, Malachi Toney caught three of those touchdowns and had a school-record 234 receiving yards, and the defense held the Cardinal out of the end zone for a season-opening rout.

Week 2 — Miami 77, Florida A&M 7: The Hurricanes scored early and often in a record-setting win against the FCS-level Rattlers.

Week 3: at Wake Forest, Sept. 18, tonight

Week 4: Central Michigan, Sept. 26, Hard Rock Stadium, 6:30 p.m., the CW

Week 5: at Clemson, Oct. 13, Memorial Stadium, time and TV TBA

Week 6: Bye

Week 7: Florida State, Oct. 17, Hard Rock Stadium, time and TV TBA

Week 8: Pittsburgh, Oct. 24, Hard Rock Stadium, time and TV TBA

Week 9; at North Carolina, Oct. 31, Kenan Memorial Stadium, time and TV TBA

Week 10: at Notre Dame, Nov. 7, Notre Dame Stadium, 7:30 p.m., NBC

Week 11: Duke, Nov. 14, Hard Rock Stadium, time and TV TBA

Week 12: Virginia Tech, Nov. 21, Hard Rock Stadium, time and TV TBA

Week 13: Boston College, Nov. 28, Hard Rock Stadium, time and TV TBA

Pregame Miami Hurricanes reading

Need to catch up before kickoff? Here are the highlights of the Miami Herald’s coverage over the past few days.

‘We never feel satisfied’: Hurricanes strive for more after FAMU rout, 2-0 start

Five keys for the Miami Hurricanes in their road game against Wake Forest

Hurricanes’ Malachi Toney is ‘going to get his,’ but he also opens the field for his teammates

Swoosh! Canes agree to historic megadeal with Nike after 11 years with Adidas

Miami Hurricanes defense has dominated early. But one key element is lacking

Hurricanes freshman Javian Mallory wants to ‘make the most’ of chances. So far, so good

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This story was originally published September 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM.