Kendall Hinton – Noteworthy
A lot happened between that day in Durham and the January announcement that Hinton would be returning to the Deacons. The early departure of Greg Dortch opened up a hole on Wake Forest’s depth chart, and Hinton excelled in bowl practices – in part because it was one of the few times he was healthy during this past season. In the Birmingham Bowl, with Dortch missing the game, Hinton had three catches for 38 yards – including a key third-down conversion when the Deacons were down three scores. “I think it was having some of that success that really kinda got Kendall thinking, ‘Hey, maybe I do want to come back,’” Clawson said this past week. “In my mind, you have this whole portal thing, grad transfers. We might have got the best grad transfer out there in the portal. And he never had to leave Wake Forest.”
With Hinton shifting from quarterback to receiver, it was easy for him to see that staying at Wake Forest would be the best opportunity he could find to thrive in a high-scoring offense that operates through the slot position. “I feel like this is a great opportunity that Wake Forest has at the receiver position, specifically the slot position, with Greg leaving,” Hinton said. “And I mean, you can’t beat the relationships that I’ve built and everything that Wake Forest has to offer.” – Winston Salem Journal