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Duke FB hopes to keep rolling
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’ […]
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2023 NSJ Play of the Year: Sam Hartman converts 4th-and-16 to break Duke’s heart
The saddest words are “What might have been.” They’re also the toughest to forget, as Mike Elko has now learned twice. “People say, ‘Ah, you’ll get over it,’” Elko said. “Sure. Just like the Bowling […]
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Duke holds off Troy in Birmingham Bowl
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A day before the Birmingham Bowl, Duke interim coach Trooper Taylor loaded his team on buses for a crack-of-dawn trip to Selma, Alabama. While most coaches ensure their team gets rest the […]
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Comings, goings in football transfer portal
The transfer portal is still active with many uncommitted players from around the country, but the initial rush seems to have passed, giving us a chance to look around the state and see how college […]
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He’s our Manny: Duke hires former Miami coach Diaz
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 […]
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Unsettled QB situations abound in NC
Football fans in the state of North Carolina may not put much weight on what Matt Rhule thinks about football, but the former Panthers head coach made waves last week. Now at Nebraska, Rhule complained […]
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NC teams staying in Southeast for bowls
Four of North Carolina’s FBS teams found out where they will play their bowl games over the weekend, and NC State, UNC, Duke and Appalachian State will all stay in the Southeast for their postseason […]
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New football coach Manny Diaz embraces Duke culture
DURHAM — Manny Diaz didn’t just win the press conference at Duke, he took a victory lap around campus. Shortly after being introduced as the new head football coach of the Blue Devils, Diaz walked […]
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Reports: Texas A&M hires Duke football coach Mike Elko
Texas A&M has hired Duke coach Mike Elko, replacing Jimbo Fisher with his former defensive coordinator for four years in College Station, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press early […]
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Duke’s woes in Charlottesville continue with loss to Cavaliers
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Anthony Colandrea threw three touchdown passes and Virginia burned more than 5 minutes off the clock with a long, deliberate late drive and beat Duke 30-27 on Saturday. Colandrea hit Malik Washington […]