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After winning a defensive slugfest at home last week against Boston College 9-7, the Blue Devils hit the road this week to face Army at noon Saturday at Michie Stadium in West Point, N.Y. 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:
The Blue Devils weren’t perfect Saturday afternoon, but the defense held firm once again in crunch time to squeak out another win.
Although there are no ranked opponents remaining on the schedule, the season is not getting any easier for Duke.
Statline: 12 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, two forced fumbles, four quarterback hurries
Heading into Saturday’s game against Northwestern, Duke head coach David Cutcliffe and his players had one word to describe the contest—a challenge.
Twitter may only give you 140 characters at a time to compose your thoughts, but that's plenty to set off a war of words.
Duke football did exactly what it was supposed to Saturday night: take care of business.
After months of construction and renovations, a new-look Wallace Wade Stadium is shining and ready to welcome everyone back on Saturdays this fall.
Thomas Sirk
As the Blue Devils prepare to open the regular season Thursday at 9:30 p.m. against Tulane, Duke released its weekly injury report. We look at who will be missing Thursday’s game and the implications going forward:
From unknown to unstoppable. Yet still an underdog.
Progress.
After a 3-9 season in 2014, Tulane head coach Curtis Johnson is attempting to lead his team back to the postseason.
Duke head coach David Cutcliffe met with the media Sunday afternoon to preview Thursday night's season-opener at Tulane. Because of the mid-week game, the Blue Devils treated Sunday like the Tuesday of a normal game week and practiced at night to try to simulate the heat and humidity they could face in New Orleans. Here are some of the more notable sound bytes from Cutcliffe's press conference:
The No. 12 Tigers are the preseason favorite to win the ACC, looking to reclaim the conference crown for the first time since 2011, when Clemson blew out then-No. 3 Virginia Tech 38-10. After breaking his finger Oct. 11, 2014 against Louisville, quarterback Deshaun Watson is poised to return to action and has emerged as the preseason favorite to win ACC Player of the Year honors.
With a tough non-conference schedule and road games at Nebraska, No. 20 Wisconsin and Michigan, 10th-year head coach Pat Fitzgerald will face an uphill battle this season.
The bell of the Blue Zone stock exchange has just rung again, meaning it's time to take another look at who is rising and falling with their performances for Blue Devil sports teams. Each week The Blue Zone will look at whose stock is on the rise and whose stock has taken a hit from the week in the world of Duke athletics.
A retooled Wallace Wade Stadium was not the only unfamiliar part of Duke’s scrimmage Saturday afternoon.
Head coach David Cutcliffe announced last week that redshirt freshman Nicodem Pierre would shift from quarterback to running back after three of Duke's four scholarship running backs went down with injuries early in fall camp. With the season opener a little more than two weeks away, The Chronicle's beat writers take a look at how the injuries could impact Cutcliffe's offense.
With the 2015 season right around the corner, The Chronicle's football beat writers break down each of the 10 major position groups: running backs,quarterbacks, receivers, offensive line, defensive ends,defensive tackles,defensive backs, linebackers, kicker/punter and punt/kickoff returners to prepare you for the regular season.
