Football Recap: Wake Forest Extends Road Winning Streak to Three + How To Watch

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2025, 12:55am

Football Recap: Wake Forest Cougars vs. Franklinton Red Rams

HOW TO WATCH: This game can be replayed on the NFHS Network, the official streaming partner of the NC High School Athletic Assn. (NCHSAA) & Franklinton High School. Watch Full Replay

Micah Olu

Rushing Yards

10/17/25 vs Knightdale233
09/12/25 @ Wakefield185
10/10/25 @ East Wake158
08/22/25 @ Southern School of Energy and Sustainability142
10/24/25 @ Franklinton117
+ 4 more games

Wake Forest extended their road winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from Micah Olu. The Cougars strolled past the Franklinton Red Rams with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 23-7 for which the team can thank Olu, who rushed for 117 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Wake Forest is 5-1 when Olu posts 80 or more rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise.

Wake Forest now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Franklinton, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Wake Forest will take on rival Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Franklinton is set to face off against their familiar foe Vance County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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