It would be an understatement to say that this is a slow weekend for football in the Old North State. NC State, Wake Forest, Appalachian State and Charlotte all have open dates. East Carolina has […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. — A first-quarter defensive battle left Duke and Virginia Tech looking for something to kick-start their offense. The Blue Devils got the break they needed early in the second quarter, while the struggling […]
DURHAM — Don’t look for a chess match between coaching staffs when Duke heads to Virginia Tech on Friday night. “This is the 12th time we’ve played (Hokies defensive coordinator) Bud Foster,” Duke coach David […]
Most schools these days organize their academic calendars into three semesters. But when it comes to the 12-game college football regular season, it’s more convenient to evaluate progress using the old quarter system. Believe it […]
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — David Cutcliffe likes to attack early and often. Knowing how high-powered Middle Tennessee can be, the Duke coach decided well before kickoff that he wanted to steal a possession. So he had […]
The college football season got off to a winning start in the Old North State last week with six of the seven FBS teams picking up opening week victories. And the only team that didn’t […]
DURHAM — Duke has played N.C. Central the last four years and six of the last seven. Central left Duke’s schedule this year, but the Blue Devils are staying in the MEAC and the Aggie-Eagle […]
ATLANTA — Not too many teams face Alabama coming off a loss. Duke, unfortunately, got to feel the full wrath of the Tide. Playing for the first time since its crushing loss to Clemson in […]
DURHAM — David Cutcliffe has long had the title of quarterback whisperer. This past spring, with one of his protégés — Daniel Jones — getting drafted by the Giants to replace, perhaps sooner than anyone […]
DURHAM — Following Duke’s second scrimmage of preseason camp, coach David Cutcliffe was pleased with his first-team units. “The first offense scored 24 points,” he said. “That’s an improvement. We had a nice two-minute drill. […]
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