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As the 1-1 Blue Devils prepare to take on NC Central 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:
Though few may know, N.C. Central’s trajectory this season is nearly identical to Duke’s. Entering the season, second-year head coach Henry Frazier was poised to lead the Eagles, who have improved from their 2-9 record in 2011. N.C. Central blew by Fayetteville State 54-31 in its season-opener. But in the Eagles’ second contest, the team relapsed with a 34-14 road loss to Elon, leaving them with a number of questions.
This year Duke football’s mission was simple—do not let last season repeat itself. After the Blue Devils split their first two games and looked more dichotomous than Jekyll and Hyde, it may be time to amend that mission.
As the 1-0 Blue Devils take on Stanford in Palo Alto, California Saturday night, Duke released its weekly injury report. Here’s a rundown of the players are listed on the injury report this week:
Duke got everything it could have asked for out of its season-opening win.
Six weeks ago, Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory starred on the world stage and won the United States’ first diving medals in 12 years at the Olympic Games. Now they are happy to just be Duke students again.
When the Blue Devils traveled to Blacksburg, Va. this weekend, they knew it would not be long before they would return to Virginia Tech for this season’s ACC Championships. After a dominating performance in its season-opening meet, Duke can only hope to replicate such a performance on their return trip.
In an effort to put the Nevin Shapiro scandal behind them, the Miami Hurricanes head into 2012 with a number of new faces. After the Hurricanes finished 6-6 last season but elected to forego their bowl eligibility, Miami will once again be bowl eligible in 2012 and hopes to return to ACC prominence.
As the Blue Devils get set to kick off a new season, familiar faces will be returning in unfamiliar places. A bevy of returning starters will lead the experienced Blue Devil squad against Florida International in their season opener, but three major skill position players from last season will line up at different positions this year.
After Duke’s heralded senior kicker failed to deliver last year at Wallace Wade, an 18-year old freshman will look to restore the Blue Devils’ confidence in its kicking game in their 2012 season opener against Florida International Saturday night.
Duke’s annual matchup with Wake Forest has become one of the more exciting rivalries in the ACC in the past decade. Every contest between the two in recent memory has been high-scoring and hinged on one key play.
Head coach Henry Frazier should see improvement from his squad at N.C. Central this season, but it is unlikely to be enough to threaten Duke. The Eagles were bottom feeders in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in 2011, finishing 2-9 on the season with just one conference victory. Frazier’s team continues to mature and to adapt to his system, which should allow the Eagles to take a step forward in his second year at the helm.
Believe it or not, there was a time in Duke’s history when it was a perennial college football powerhouse.
When Blair Holliday suffered brain trauma after a tragic Jet Ski accident on July 4, it was questionable whether or not the Duke wide receiver would live. Once his condition stabilized, it was questionable whether or not he would walk.
After they came, saw and conquered in London, Abby Johnston and Nick McCrory received a hero’s welcome to go along with their Olympic medals.
In the summer of 2010, Nick McCrory had his first experience holding an Olympic medal. He reached out and grabbed it, clenching his hopes and dreams in his hands.
When he accepted the head coaching job at Duke in Dec. 2007, David Cutcliffe knew he was facing an uphill battle. He was inheriting a team that under his predecessor, Ted Roof, had won just four games in the last four years, and Cutcliffe’s first obstacle arose long before the team played its first game—convincing the players to buy into his system.
Most amateur athletes dream of one day joining their sport’s elite in the professional ranks, but in the sport of diving, there is no such thing as going pro. From an early age, competitive divers share one dream—to represent their country in the Olympic Games.
Making a pilgrimage to the birthplace of golf, Lindy Duncan stood in a tee box that would have once been off limits to women. Luckily for the Duke senior, that time is ancient history.
It is one of the oldest adages in sports—you cannot win if you cannot score.
