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May 13, 2025

Shaka Heyward

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Senior, Shrine bowls cap busy college all-star season for local players

February 1, 2023 Shawn Krest

Two of the biggest remaining games on the college football all-star circuit take place this weekend. The East-West Shrine Bowl kicks off on Friday in Las Vegas, with Bill Belichick coaching one team against a […]

Article

NSJ unveils All-North State football team

January 18, 2023 Shawn Krest

The college football season came to an end earlier this month, and North Carolina was well-represented in the postseason. A total of six schools from the state participated in bowl games, with Wake Forest, ECU […]

Article

Core players return to help jump-start Mike Elko Era at Duke

August 24, 2022 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — The good news is the cupboard isn’t bare at Duke. At least not as bare as one might expect. The Blue Devils have gone 10-25 over the last three seasons, 1-17 in ACC […]

Article

New Duke coach Mike Elko focusing on foundation

July 27, 2022 Shawn Krest

The ACC Kickoff in Charlotte is the traditional opening of the new college football season each year. For Duke’s Mike Elko, it’s also now a workday. “It’s different for sure,” he said while making the […]

Article

Tar Heels look to kick disappointing habits with a dose of ‘PAT’

July 21, 2022 Brett Friedlander

CHARLOTTE — Mack Brown isn’t talking about kicking extra points when he makes references to a PAT this summer and fall. It’s an acronym that has become the Hall of Fame coach’s mantra for his […]

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Mike Elko’s new-look Blue Devils debut in spring game

April 19, 2022 Shawn Krest

Don’t call it a rebuilding year. Duke is coming off three losing seasons, introducing a new coaching staff for the first time in more than a decade, and saw its leading passer and rusher depart. […]

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Who’s got the ball, y’all? What goes into a successful play fake

October 13, 2021 Shawn Krest

The first thing Vince Lombardi told the Green Bay Packers when he became head coach was a deceptively simple lesson. “Gentlemen,” he famously said. “This is a football.” Six decades later, defenses still frequently get […]

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Duke’s gambles pay off in blowout of NC A&T

September 11, 2021 Shawn Krest

DURHAM — Coach David Cutcliffe had a message for his Blue Devils prior to Friday’s game. “I told the team at the hotel,” he recalled. “We going to play aggressively. We’re not going to play […]

Sports

Defense expected to lead young Devils team

August 28, 2019 Shawn Krest

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 […]

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