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Injury news came in a devastating way for Wake Forest after what’s proven to be a costly win at Tulane last week.

Left tackle Justin Herron and safety Coby Davis will both miss the rest of the season because of torn ACLs, the team announced Tuesday.

“We lost, really, two of our best players for the season,” Coach Dave Clawson of Wake Forest said. “It’s just one of those years with ACLs. Coby and Justin become the sixth and seventh players that we’ve lost for the year now with ACLs.

“But that’s why you recruit, that’s why you build depth. Those things can never be an excuse for us not to be successful and we have other good players. Certainly on the O-line, we have good depth.”

Herron is a fifth-year senior who has started 38 games in his career. Clawson sounded positive that Herron will be granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA, since he didn’t even play one half of one game. Herron was named a third-team All-ACC player last season.

“We’ve talked to Justin and he’s talked to his family and we’re hoping and planning that he’ll come back and have a sixth year with us next year,” Clawson said.