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Before the kickoff of Saturday’s contest against No. 7 Georgia Tech, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe warned the Blue Devils not to look at the scoreboard during the game.
If you ask Thaddeus Lewis to talk about himself for just a couple of minutes, be prepared to hear a lot about his coaches and teammates, and hardly anything about Thaddeus Lewis.
Patrick Bailey didn't start on offense or defense in the NFL last year. He didn't even get drafted. But he did make his mark.
Whether it was the seven-overtime men's lacrosse game that delayed Duke's game, or the scoreboard malfunction that extended the halftime break or miserable field conditions in a rainy second half-it seemed there was always something preventing the Blue Devils from playing their game.
For Duke, Saturday began and ended with one player: Greg Paulus.
After 20 minutes of play, with Miami sinking its shots at a ridiculous 46.5 percent clip, part of the Hurricanes' first half trampling of the Blue Devils looked like a shooting clinic.
When Gerald Henderson launched his seventh shot of the game, his third 3-point attempt of the afternoon, it looked like a test-a test to see whether he could actually miss. With that shot and for almost 19 minutes of the first half, Henderson passed with flying colors, registering 17 of his 23 total points without missing a bucket.
When Gerald Henderson launched his seventh shot of the game, his third 3-point attempt of the afternoon, it looked like a test-a test to see whether he could actually miss. With that shot and for almost 19 minutes of the first half, Henderson passed with flying colors, registering 17 of his 23 total points without missing a bucket.
It might be chalked up as a win, but Wednesday's 79-67 victory over Davidson didn't come easily for the Blue Devils, as they got a taste of the fight that Davidson became famous for last March.
The road has been bumpy for Virginia Tech over the last four weeks, and that's because the Hokies have been playing on it most of the time.
It took them a while to get their bearings straight, but the Blue Devils eventually started playing like the bigger, faster and stronger team they are as they cruised to a 95-42 victory over Division-II Lenoir-Rhyne in Wednesday's exhibition in Cameron Indoor Stadium.
The Blue Devils toss around words like "mentor," "watcher" and "uncle figure" to describe their former associate head coach Johnny Dawkins-that's how Dawkins will be remembered by his former players.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Lining up for a 42-yard field goal with two seconds to play, kicker Nick Maggio had a chance to not only seal a marquee victory over ACC foe Wake Forest, but also a chance to redeem the seemingly countless foibles of Duke's special teams throughout the game.
Heading into the first game of November, who would have thought that 2006 ACC champion Wake Forest and Duke would have the same record and about an equal chance at making a bowl game?
The Blue Devils had the Hurricanes right where they wanted them. After capitalizing on Adrian Aye-Darko's second pick of the day with Raphael Chestnut's touchdown grab just one minute into the third quarter, Duke had a 24-14 lead and was slowing the Miami attack.
The crowd at Wallace Wade Stadium looked exhausted Saturday afternoon as small droves of fans flocked to EMS stations around the field looking for treatment after having spent over three hours in 90-degree heat.
Frustration.
When it comes to Saturday's 7 p.m. game at Wallace Wade Stadium, both Northwestern and Duke are preaching from the same book.
Head coach David Cutcliffe has a dilemma on his hands when it comes to this year's freshman class.
Ranked in the top five of almost every Division I-AA poll, James Madison is far from a season-opening pushover.
