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UNC pummels Duke in rivalry game
The Battle of the Blues quickly turned into a massacre, as North Carolina posted a 56-24 win over Duke in Durham. The win kept the Victory Bell in the Tar Heels’ possession for the second […]
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Duke finds its game, routs Charlotte
DURHAM — Mataeo Durant and Deon Jackson both scored on a pair of touchdown runs as Duke, aided by short scoring drives, defeated Charlotte 53-19 on Saturday night. Duke’s Isaiah Fisher-Smith blocked two punts that […]
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NC State pulls away from Duke in mistake-filled game
Duke and NC State played for the first time since 2013 and at Carter-Finley Stadium for the first time since Russell Wilson was the Wolfpack’s quarterback. Neither team made a case that the game should […]
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Five questions to ponder before kickoff
The coronavirus pandemic has already had a negative effect on East Carolina’s 2020 football season. Not only was its preseason camp temporarily halted because of a COVID-19 outbreak, but it had to wait three weeks […]
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Duke goes for 600-plus yards, gets into win column at Syracuse
The Duke Blue Devils got their first win of the 2020 season, piling up more than 600 yards of offense and overcoming four turnovers in a 38-24 win at Syracuse. Duke had two running backs […]
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Missed opportunities, self-inflicted mistakes doom Duke
The Duke football team didn’t get a win in its season-opening game at Notre Dame last Saturday, but it’s performance against the 10th-ranked Irish was encouraging. Saturday, the Blue Devils lost again. This time it […]
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Look Ahead — 2020 Newcomer: Duke’s next QB will have weapons at his disposal
The North State Journal can state unequivocally that the 2020 Newcomer of the Year will be Duke quarterback Luca Diamont. Or perhaps Duke quarterback Gunnar Holmberg. We’re not sure who exactly will win the Duke […]
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Heels reclaim Victory Bell in Brown’s landmark win
CHAPEL HILL — Charlie Heck isn’t the fastest player on the North Carolina football team. Far from it. At 6-foot-8 and 315 pounds, Heck is used to seeing the backs of his teammates’ jerseys during […]
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Surratt’s goal-line interception lifts UNC past Duke 20-17
CHAPEL HILL — Chazz Surratt didn’t have to be reminded what happened the last time he played against Duke at Kenan Stadium. He was well aware of what happened that day in 2017. And even […]
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Duke erases 23-point deficit, but Pitt rallies for win
DURHAM — Kenny Pickett and Pittsburgh built a big lead by taking the ball from Duke — only to have that lead disappear when the Panthers started giving it right back. Given enough time for […]