He's waited 3 years for his turn. Now it's Gunnar Holmberg's time as Duke football's QB1
(09/01/21 2:40am)
As the saying goes: good things come to those who wait.
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As the saying goes: good things come to those who wait.
2020 season: 3-7, 3-6 in the ACC (11th in the ACC)
CHARLOTTE—With the 2021 football season just over a month away, head coach David Cutcliffe and his Blue Devils have their eyes set on a turnaround season.
The dark clouds and ominous rain hinted at a tragic ending for the Blue Devils, but no one could have imagined the extent to which Duke would suffer.
Since its first season in 1905, Duke men’s basketball has produced 100 NBA Draft picks, 50 All-Americans and 10 National Players of the Year. That’s a lot of hardware.
Despite boasting significant talent and loaded potential, Duke baseball continues to be plagued by inconsistent pitching.
Last June, 160 high school and college athletes saw their names called in the abbreviated, five-round 2020 MLB Draft.
A strong 12-4 start to the 2020 season was enough for the Blue Devils' ace to go pro while the team held on to the talents of several experienced leaders. The upcoming campaign poses some interesting questions regarding starting pitching and bench depth, but Duke looks ready to plunge into a heavy dose of ACC competition. The small sample size from last season showed that these Blue Devils are steady on defense and efficient on the basepaths, but it is yet to be seen whether the unpredictable landscape of the 2021 season will throw a back-door curve or a fastball down the middle as No. 16 Duke sorts out its path toward extending its conference and national success yet another year. -Micah Hurewitz
In a game in which empty possessions would not be tolerated, Notre Dame’s offense simply outplayed Duke’s.
Each week, we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition performed over the last week, and give a brief look ahead.
For months, we’ve known that the NCAA’s decision to move fall championships to the spring, coupled with the ACC’s decision to compete in the fall, would create an unprecedented spring athletic season.
Our Jake Piazza and Alex Jackson engage in a point/counterpoint debating whether or not the struggling Blue Devils will make the NCAA tournament this season. This is Alex's argument for why Duke won't make it in. To read Jake's point, click here.
Matthew Hurt has been the Blue Devils’ go-to scorer all season, but Saturday’s win against Wake Forest may have been his most complete showing yet.
In Coach K's return to the sideline, Duke took on Wake Forest for its second game in four days. It was a close first half, with the Blue Devils heading into the locker room holding a narrow 37-33 lead. Here are five observations from the first 20 minutes:
After a 2020 season that left much to be desired, Duke now turns its focus toward next year’s squad.
In the battle to remain undefeated, the perennial contender Cardinals ultimately proved too strong for the upstart Blue Devils playing in their first conference game of the Kara Lawson era.
After a seemingly endless offseason, Duke basketball is finally back.
With the Blue Devils' 2020-21 season beginning tomorrow, five of our beat writers break down their predictions for the upcoming campaign. How do you think Duke will fare?
On May 21, 2019, Vanessa de Jesus committed to play basketball at Duke under then-head coach Joanna P. McCallie.
After a long journey since arriving on campus in the fall of 2018, Duke's do-it-all point guard is finally in the NBA.