Overview
- Wake Forest said late Wednesday it signed Lopez, who started 11 games for UNC in 2025.
- North Carolina’s quarterback additions — Billy Edwards Jr. from Wisconsin and Miles O’Neill from Texas A&M — preceded Lopez entering the transfer portal.
- Lopez reunites with offensive coordinator Rob Ezell, his play-caller during his 2024 season at South Alabama.
- Lopez is among roughly 30 departures reported from UNC following Bill Belichick’s 4–8 debut campaign.
- He joins a Wake Forest team that went 9–4 under Jake Dickert, and the schools are not scheduled to meet in 2026.