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CLEMSON, S.C.—After a three-game homestand that featured a humbling loss to No. 5 Notre Dame, Duke ventured nearly 300 miles south looking to regain some confidence heading into the final weeks of the regular season.
After finally dispatching an Air Force team last weekend that had come away with upset victories in its previous two trips to Duke, the Blue Devils are looking to make sure history doesn’t reverse itself again when they host another familiar foe in a midweek tilt in Durham.
After Saturday’s top-five showdown between the premier offensive and defensive teams in the nation, Monday’s game at home against a depleted Notre Dame squad could almost seem like an afterthought to some fans. But even with their backs against the wall during their current five-game slide, the Fighting Irish are still a well-coached, experienced team that has come into Cameron as the underdogs and won before. We review the five biggest questions heading into Monday’s showdown in this budding ACC rivalry.
The last time Virginia won in Cameron Indoor Stadium in January,1995, not a single player on Duke’s roster was alive. However, in this matchup of the Cavaliers, owners of the top-ranked defense in the nation, and the Blue Devils, the second-best offensive team in the country, the margin for error for both sides is slim. The Blue Zone takes a look at one player from each team that could be the difference-maker.
The last time the Blue Devils started 0-2 in ACC play was the 1992-93 season, when they began conference play 0-9. Since getting off to the same two-game start this season, however, Duke has made sure that history doesn’t repeat itself.
College players rarely get a realistic opportunity to lead their teams to a win against a conference foe for just the second or third time in their lifetimes. However, for some of Virginia’s players, Sunday’s game in Durham will give them just that chance.
The Blue Zone recaps how some former Blue Devils are doing in the NBA, on—and off—the court in one case.
Aside from new faces on each bench and several more ACC title banners in the rafters, little seemed to have changed a decade after the Blue Devils last blew out UNC Greensboro in Durham 10 years ago.
After a string of four straight games away from home, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski knew that Saturday afternoon’s matchup against South Dakota would be an opportunity to work his bench into the rotation more.
After traveling nearly 8,500 round-trip miles in November, the Blue Devils started December off right back at Cameron Indoor Stadium and lead 56-30 at the half against South Dakota.
Just a few days after suffering their first loss of the season, the Blue Devils were certainly thankful for a couple of days off as they begin to get into the heart of their nonconference schedule.
Nearing crunch time in the NFL season, Jamison Crowder has gotten back on track for Washington and Ross Cockrell has steadily improved for the Giants. The Blue Zone recaps the past week for former Blue Devils in the pros.
Just days after struggling to put away a weaker nonconference opponent in their season opener, the Blue Devils overcame a slow start to dispatch another foe convincingly in Durham.
For a team as talented as Duke, early nonconference games are typically a walk in the park. But as the Blue Devils learned Sunday, nothing is guaranteed, and Duke will enter its home opener with plenty left to prove.
For 63 minutes Sunday, Duke’s second dream-like regular season in a row seemed destined to carry over into the postseason. But in the span of two minutes, the Blue Devils saw their stellar game get upended, and their season ended, in an eerily similar finish to their nightmarish season-ending loss a year ago.
Just past the midpoint of the NFL season was a tough week for former Blue Devils, many of whom saw their teams suffer big losses.
On a Duke team that features two preseason All-ACC selections and an incoming freshman who is the reigning North Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year, it is easy to keep the spotlight on the team’s most well-known stars.
For the second time this year, Duke entered a matchup with Boston College as the clear favorite. And for the second time this year, it took everything the Blue Devils had to prevent another shocking upset by the Eagles.
After a year of reflecting on missed chances and blown opportunities, Duke will get a chance to redeem its postseason struggles of recent years as it returns to the ACC tournament with one of its most complete squads.
Midway through the NFL season, Jamison Crowder finally broke out for Washington, among many other developments for former Blue Devils in the pros.
