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With more than half of its roster made up of freshmen and sophomores, Duke will be relying on its youth quite a bit this season.
In a sport that generates billions of dollars in revenue every year, the greatest indicator of success in college football has proven to be not which program can build the best facilities or attract the most-talented recruits, but which can create a steady coaching situation.
After bringing in the top ranked recruiting class in back-to-back seasons, the allure of playing at Duke is as strong as ever.
CHAPEL HILL—Although the tournament bears the name of their biggest rivals, the Blue Devils found themselves right at home this weekend.
Duke dominates Army, returns to top 25
After rebounding from their first loss of the season with a 34-20 victory against Georgia Tech, the Blue Devils look to continue their winning ways Saturday when they take on Boston College at 3:30 p.m. at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Eagles enter 3-1 on the season with their lone blemish being a hard-fought loss against No. 11 Florida State. Every week throughout the football season, we will break down a player on each team who could be the difference-maker in the upcoming contest:
Handoff. Screen pass. Quarterback scramble. Punt.
Power forward Javin DeLaurier announced his commitment to Duke and head coach Mike Krzyzewski Sunday, becoming the third member of the Blue Devils' Class of 2016. The 6-foot-9 DeLaurier is a four-star prospect and is currently ranked No. 44 in the 2016 ESPN 100.
Behind a steady offensive attack and a stout defensive performance, the Blue Devils handled Tulane 37-7 to start off the season with a victory. Duke scored the first 23 points of the contest to put the game away by early in the fourth quarter. Despite coming into the game with numerous inexperienced players at skill positions, Thursday's victory allowed the Blue Devils to identify the play-makers they can rely on throughout the year.
After sending three teams to Elite Eight a season ago, the ACC has established itself as one of the premier conferences in the nation, making the Blue Devils' quest to win their first regular-season conference title since 2010 a difficult one.
After struggling through yet another long summer featuring way too many baseball games, there is nothing like the impending excitement of college and the professional football season.
Although the Orange showed the ability to hang with traditional powerhouses in losses to Florida State and Notre Dame, the end result was a disappointing 3-9 campaign in head coach Scott Shafer’s second season.
Miami will have its work cut out for it after losing running back Duke Johnson—the all-time leading rusher in program history. The Hurricanes also lost offensive lineman Ereck Flowers and All-American linebacker Denzel Perryman to the draft, and must also find a new option at wide receiver after the departure of leading receiver Phillip Dorsett.
In the past three seasons, Duke has transformed itself from a perennial ACC cellar-dweller to one of the top teams in the Coastal division.
The Plumlee brothers have long been a popular family lineage at Duke, with Miles, Mason and Marshall all displaying their talents in front of capacity crowds at Cameron Indoor Stadium and bringing banners back from Indianapolis.
During their Blue Devil careers, Jamison Crowder, Takoby Cofield and Laken Tomlinson were key cogs in the offense and members of the teams that helped rebuild the Duke football program.
After losing the program’s winningest senior class and dealing with a rash of injuries early in fall camp, Duke is looking for new faces to take the reins of a program on the rise.
With the regular season less than a month away, the Blue Devils roster is starting to round into form.
A year ago, the new-look ACC sent six teams to the NCAA tournament and was one of the strongest conferences in the nation from top to bottom.
Former Blue Devil Jamison Crowder left Durham as one of the most celebrated players in program history after becoming just the second player ever in the ACC to finish with three 1,000-yard receiving seasons.
