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Last year, Sean Obi garnered plenty of attention for the Blue Devils without seeing a single minute of game action, thanks to his fashion flair and penchant for wearing particularly sharp outfits to games.
On Senior Day at Wallace Wade Stadium, the Blue Devils continued their recent plunge by dropping their third straight game—this one a 31-13 decision against Pittsburgh. Redshirt sophomore Parker Boehme started at quarterback for the injured Thomas Sirk, but the team never got going in the second half as the Panthers scored three touchdowns after the break to pull away with an easy win:
Six minutes into their season opener, Siena hit a jumper and the Blue Devils found themselves in a position not many expected them to be in—trailing.
For most players, their first career start is a mixed bag—a combination of nerves and excitement before the opening whistle, along with some good plays on the court to balance out a few inexperienced mistakes.
After a long offseason, the Blue Devils are finally ready to return to the hardwood for games that count and begin their title defense. The team that takes the floor Friday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium against Siena will look vastly different than the one that cut down the nets after defeating Wisconsin in April. Before each game, the Chronicle takes a look at one player from each team who could be the difference in Duke's upcoming contest:
Just two days after being dealt a lopsided defeat at the hands of their biggest rivals, the Blue Devils were dealt another blow Monday.
With the Blue Devils set to play their first regular season game as defending national champions Friday against Siena, The Chronicle's men's basketball beat writers take a look at some of the big questions facing the team in its first month of the season.
Last season, Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski surprised everyone by casting aside his classic man-to-man pressure defense in favor of a 2-3 zone during a crucial ACC matchup against Louisville.
The primary goal for any team in the preseason—even more important than evaluating players—is staying healthy and avoiding injuries that could cripple the season.
Luke Kennard
After finishing last season on top of the college basketball world, Duke is ranked fifth in this year's preseason poll.
From the time they were in grade school, basketball players have been taught to play until the whistle. All the way up until the referee’s signal, but not past it—because those are the rules.
Indiana Hoosiers
Georgetown Hoyas
After a few weeks of much-needed rest, the Blue Devils have one last chance to tee it up before putting their clubs away for the winter.
The Blue Devils capped what might very well be a season-defining win Saturday with a gritty two-yard plunge from quarterback Thomas Sirk to beat Virginia Tech in quadruple overtime. The play before that, Sirk had lofted a perfect ball in between the cornerback and the safety that fell right into the hands of tight end Erich Schneider for a 25-yard game-tying score.
Even though the Blue Devils enjoyed a week of rest ahead of a tough road contest against Virginia Tech, there was still plenty of action across the college football landscape this week and some shuffling in the AP Poll:
David Sparks, director of basketball analytics for the Boston Celtics, graduated from Duke with a Ph.D. in political science in 2012, and earned his undergraduate degree in economics and political science from Vanderbilt University in 2006. Sparks is scheduled to give a talk sponsored by the political science department detailing the progression of statistical modeling in basketball analytics Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Gross Hall 111. Ahead of Sparks' talk, The Chronicle's Brian Pollack sat down with Sparks to discuss his career path, time at Duke and thoughts on analytics in sports:
Do-or-die baseball is a unique spectacle. Six months and 162 games of day-in, day-out grind are all boiled down to one game for all the marbles with the simplest of stakes—win or go home.
After a career of more than 50 years in football, Steve Spurrier finally called it quits this week.
