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Photo Gallery: Wake Forest tops Mississippi State in Duke’s Mayo Bowl, 43-29

Will Kunisaki, Staff Photographer
January 12, 2026
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Wake Forest head coach Jake Dickert shares a mayonnaise bath with his children—Rylee, Jett, and Jace.
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