When Duke hired Manny Diaz to replace Mike Elko, the decision was questioned in some circles. Most notably, the sports staff at a North Carolina newspaper, who like to think they know something about football, […]
After a brief taste of college football this past weekend, we get a full schedule of games this weekend. That includes all seven FBS teams in North Carolina, who kicked off their respective seasons starting […]
DURHAM – Way back in 1989, Steve Spurrier coached Duke to an 8-4 record, including a trip to the All-American Bowl in Birmingham. It was the second straight winning season in Durham for the Ole’ […]
Duke hired Penn State defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as its head coach on Thursday night. The school announced Diaz’s hiring in a news release and is finalizing plans for a news conference Saturday to introduce […]
Duke enters Saturday’s game against Northwestern in an unfamiliar position for the program. The Blue Devils need to show no mercy against an opponent that has fallen on hard times. For most of Duke’s football […]
From 2007 to December 2021, ACC football teams had a total of 45 different head coaches. Through it all, Duke had the same coach. That changed following the 2021 season, a disappointing one coming on the […]
The pecking order in college football is becoming clearer, and that is also true in North Carolina. While the start of the season included NC State edging ECU, UNC’s barn-burning win over App State and, […]
There was a time when a Duke-Northwestern football game would have been the rare opportunity for either team to put a notch in the win column. The arrival of former player Pat Fitzgerald in Evanston […]
DURHAM — Riley Leonard threw for two touchdowns and completed his first 15 passes of the season, boosting Duke to a 30-0 victory over Temple as coach Mike Elko won in his debut Friday night. […]
DURHAM — When the Blue Devils run onto the field Friday night at Wallace Wade Stadium, Mike Elko won’t be the only one making his head coaching debut. Stan Drayton comes to Temple after nearly […]
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