Scouting the opponent: Northern Illinois brings similar style as Duke to Detroit
For head coach David Cutcliffe and the rest of the Blue Devils, it might seem like they are looking in the mirror come Tuesday's Quick Lane Bowl.
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For head coach David Cutcliffe and the rest of the Blue Devils, it might seem like they are looking in the mirror come Tuesday's Quick Lane Bowl.
"Daddy, come here!”
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details—and numbers.
The second-best scoring offense versus an impressive team defense. Strength versus strength.
Duke will play its final regular season game of the season on the road against Wake Forest Saturday at 12:30 p.m., hoping to improve to reach the crucial six-win mark, which would guarantee a bowl game for the Blue Devils after missing out last season. Here are three keys to Saturday's game:
With their backs against the wall after six straight losses, the Blue Devils needed a few game-changing plays to turn their season around.
Only in the rarest of times do teams get back-to-back opportunities against the triple-option offense—especially when there are only two squads that feature the offense on Duke’s regular schedule.
After winning comfortably against overwhelmed opponents in their first two games, the top-ranked Blue Devils will face their first test of the season in a marquee matchup in Chicago against No. 2 Michigan State. Here are the three keys to the game for Duke:
WEST POINT, N.Y.—Coming off a bye week in a must-win game, the Blue Devils were expected to come out the aggressor.
WEST POINT, N.Y.—After the first series for both sides, it seemed as though Duke would coast to its second road victory of the season, getting a stop on fourth down before driving down the field for a field goal.
After their first four games, it seemed as though a trip to West Point would be a breeze for the Blue Devils. Duke ranked among the best in the nation in rushing defense with impressive efforts against Power-5 opponents Northwestern and Baylor.
Kyra Lambert
Duke’s offense continued to sputter in yet another sloppy outing, registering less than 200 yards overall and just 3.1 yards per play in a 24-3 loss against Virginia Tech, its fifth in a row.
For the first time in nearly eight months, the Blue Devils will see people other than their teammates on the other end of the court.
2016-17 record: 14-19, 7-11 in the Big East
2016-17 record: 15-18, 10-8 in the SWAC
After dropping three straight games and watching a 17-7 lead slip away in the second half, the Blue Devils still had a chance deep in Pittsburgh territory to score a game-tying touchdown with less than a minute left.
They say the devil is in the details. But in Durham, the Blue Devils are in the details—and numbers.
You can’t help but think of the parallels between this season and the one two years ago.