Fresh off defeating what was then the first-place team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, there are bigger topics on the table for Wake Forest this week.

Bill Belichick and in-state rival North Carolina arrive Saturday for an anticipated meeting in Winston-Salem, N.C.

"This is a unique opportunity with two teams that are battling for kind of where they want to finish," Wake Forest coach Jake Dickert said. "Right now in the moment, we're competing to do bigger things. I don't want (last) Saturday to be the pinnacle of our season."

Wake Forest (6-3, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) knocked off host Virginia 16-9, gaining bowl eligibility in the process. That was nice, but it means there's more to accomplish.

"We've got a lot of time left," Dickert said. "We've got a lot of opportunity left.

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