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As the 5-2 Blue Devils prepare to take on North Carolina at Wallace Wade Stadium Saturday at 7 p.m., Duke released its weekly injury report. Here’s a rundown of the players are listed on the injury report this week:
Hoping to rebound from a horrific collapse against Virginia Tech last weekend, Duke will need to take down a familiar foe to seal its bowl eligibility. But to make history this weekend, the Blue Devils will first have to break a longstanding drought with their Tobacco Road rivals.
When Jordon Byas crossed the goal line to give Duke a 20-0 advantage against Virginia Tech just 11:48 into Saturday’s game, more than 65,000 Hokie fans at Lane Stadium fell speechless. Forty one unanswered points later, it was the Blue Devils who were unable to put a humongous collapse into words.
As the 5-1 Blue Devils prepare to take on Virginia Tech at Lane Stadium Saturday at 12:30 p.m., Duke released its weekly injury report. Here’s a rundown of the players are listed on the injury report this week:
In case you haven’t heard the shocking news, Duke football is 5-1.
Before every football game this year, The Blue Zone is going to sit down with a football writer from the opposing school’s student newspaper to get the scoop on their team and season.
As the 4-1 Blue Devils prepare to take on Virginia at home Saturday at 3 p.m., Duke released its weekly injury report. Here’s a rundown of the players are listed on the injury report this week:
Football is a game full of misnomers. Even the name of the sport itself is deceiving, as the ball is almost exclusively handled by a player’s hands rather than his feet.
The beginning of the 2012 NFL season was overshadowed by a high-profile labor dispute with its referees, creating an unusual emphasis on officiating. As faulty replacement officials altered the outcomes of games at the professional level, college football’s officiating crews are forced to make controversial decisions of their own in order to protect players against debilitating head injuries, much to the dismay of players and coaches.
With a 34-27 victory against Wake Forest Saturday, Duke’s 4-1 start is the team’s best since its last bowl appearance in 1994. But the Blue Devils’ first win against the Demon Deacons in 13 years came at a considerable cost, with a slew of new injuries posing daunting question marks for next week’s matchup with Virginia.
As the 3-1 Blue Devils prepare to take on Wake Forest in Winston-Salem Saturday at 12:30 p.m., Duke released its weekly injury report. Here’s a rundown of the players are listed on the injury report this week:
Entering its first ACC matchup of 2012, Duke is halfway to its first bowl bid since 1994. If the Blue Devils wish to break their bowl drought, they will likely need to snap another infamous streak this weekend.
Duke might not be a prototypical football school. A Saturday at Wallace Wade Stadium may be lacking in terms of atmosphere. But there is one thing the Blue Devils knows better than anyone else—a rivalry.
In the 2011-12 NBA season, Duke basketball alumni played more minutes and scored more points than any university in the country. The Blue Devil women have also made their own mark on the professional level as well.
Duke was relieved to welcome two players back to the lineup Saturday in a 38-14 win against Memphis, but now the Blue Devils hold their breath as they wait for word on potential further injuries.
Although Duke’s 38-14 victory against Memphis could easily be described as underwhelming, the Blue Devil defensive unit had every reason to walk off the field with its head held high Saturday.
Before every football game this year, The Blue Zone is going to sit down with a football writer from the opposing school’s student newspaper to get the scoop on their team and season.
As the 2-1 Blue Devils prepare to take on Memphis at home Saturday night, Duke released its weekly injury report. Here’s a rundown of the players are listed on the injury report this week:
Opening its season with three consecutive losses to Tennessee-Martin, Arkansas State and Middle Tennessee State, Memphis is hard-pressed to find the positives in its beginning to the 2012 campaign. As the Tigers head to Wallace Wade Stadium this weekend, first-year head coach Justin Fuente hopes his winless team shares in his frustration after Memphis’ 18-point loss to the Blue Raiders last Saturday.
After a 2-1 start, Duke would be hard-pressed to call the beginning of the 2012 season anything less than a best-case scenario.
