Gio Lopez listed as questionable for Wake Forest vs.
Wake Forest · LouisvilleWe’ll have more on this story shortly. It’s not clear what injury Lopez is dealing with, but it would be a big loss if he can’t play this weekend.
Pizzella is in his second year with the Demon Deacons and appeared in one game during the 2025 season. [ $19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ]
Lopez has been a steady hand at quarterback for Wake Forest this year. Through three games, the North Carolina transfer has thrown for 887 yards, seven touchdowns, and one interception while rushing for 90 yards and two touchdowns.
“I’m talking gritty, gutty, making the plays, demanding the ball in his hands,” Dickert added. “He stood in there and kept delivering.
KEY POINTS
- Wake Forest quarterback Gio Lopez is listed as questionable in the initial availability report for the Week 4 game against Louisville.
- If Gio Lopez can’t play against Louisville, backup quarterback Steele Pizzella will likely get the start.
- In Wake Forest’s 33-20 loss to Miami , Lopez threw for 312 yards and three touchdowns.
- “I’ve never been more impressed, maybe, with a quarterback performance than I was with Gio’s,” Wake Forest head coach Jake Dickert said on Monday afternoon, per Connor O’Neill of Deacons Illustrated.