It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who has followed the ACC but it became official Tuesday when Duke Football Coach David Cutcliffe was named the conference coach of the year. Cutcliffe essentially clinched the honor five weeks ago after his Blue Devils defeated North Carolina to go to 6-2 on the
Duke Football isn’t all that accustomed to post season accolades but nine Blue Devils football players found themselves named among the best in the ACC. Senior defensive back Ross Cockrell and redshirt freshman punter Will Monday were Duke’s two selections to the All-ACC First Team. Cockrell led the ACC in interceptions with five and ranked third
Duke came out flat and uninspired but mounted three comeback attempts that cut the lead to 7 points; but it wasn’t enough as Miami ruined senior day for the Blue Devils who finished their regular season 6-6 (3-5 ACC) after a 52 to 45 loss. The Blue Devils defense that has been held together by spit and athletic
With Duke’s ACC Championship game hopes gone, it may not seem like the Blue Devils have a whole lot to play for when Miami comes to down but don’t tell that to them. Duke who enters the season finale at 6-5 (3-4 ACC) has the chance to guarantee itself of a winning record for the
In our last regular season Inside look I talk to Jerry Steinberg of The State of the U.com. Be sure to check out my take on Duke with Jerry over there, Jerry and I talk about Miami’s recent decision to self-impose a bowl ban and what if anything that means for their mindset coming into the game. We
It didn’t take very long to figure out that Duke’s bye week didn’t help it figure out a way to stop Georgia Tech’s vaunted triple option attack. The Blue Devils made the crucial mistake against the Yellow Jackets of allowing them to get ahead by a couple scores and with their defense’s inability to stop
It has been a long time since Duke beat the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, even longer since they beat them in Atlanta and longer still since the Blue Devils won a meaningful game in November. All of those things could potentially happen this coming weekend. When Duke kicks off on Saturday afternoon they will be playing
