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As 2020 comes to a close, The Chronicle's sports department takes a look back at the biggest stories of the year in Duke athletics. Each day, we will review a major game, event or storyline that helped shape the course of the year for the Blue Devils. Check out the rest of the top 10 here.
The Duke faithful will have to prepare for a season without defensive end Victor Dimukeje for the first time in four years.
Conference play finally began and it was a week filled with unexpected victories for unranked teams. Catch up on the latest AP rankings with the Blue Zone:
Despite playing just one game, it has been an eventful week and a half for the Blue Devils. Freshman forward Jalen Johnson was ruled out indefinitely with a foot injury, while Duke canceled the remainder of its nonconference games. The Blue Devils did find the time to get back on track, however, showing off an improved offense in an impressive ACC opener victory over Notre Dame.
Good things really do come in threes.
Duke traveled to South Bend, Ind., for its first ACC of the contest this season against a Notre Dame squad coming off a big upset of Kentucky. Even without Jalen Johnson, the Blue Devils have looked comfortable thus far, leading 41-34 into the break. Here are five observations from the first 20 minutes:
The last time Duke made the trip to South Bend, Ind., Zion Williamson and company cruised past Notre Dame en route to an 83-61 victory.
Duke will have to play down a man Wednesday against Notre Dame, and perhaps further into ACC play as well.
After another week of college basketball filled with game cancellations and head coaches voicing their opinion on if and how the rest of the season should be carried out, the Blue Zone brings you this week’s thoughts on the newly released AP rankings. We’ll be here every Monday noon until March:
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ season-finale at Florida State, which pits the Seminoles as a 3.5-point favorite.
No. 10 Duke takes on No. 6 Illinois Tuesday night at 9:30 p.m. in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, with the Blue Devils going in as a four-point favorite. Our beat writers make their predictions for the highly-anticipated matchup.
It’s gut check time for Illinois and Duke.
With the college basketball season moving along, there have already been multiple shakeups at the top of the rankings. The Blue Zone will be here every Monday at noon until March giving you the biggest takeaways from each poll:
Duke fans have not been shy in voicing their displeasure with Wendell Moore Jr.’s rocky start to the 2020-21 season.
Every week the Blue Zone gives you our can't-lose prop bets for the upcoming football game:
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ matchup with No. 9 Miami, which pits the Hurricanes as a 15-point favorite.
In what could be Duke football’s final game of the season, the Blue Devils will welcome arguably their toughest opponent in Miami. The Hurricanes currently sit at No. 9 in the country, giving them an outside shot at sneaking into the College Football Playoffs and giving Duke the chance to play spoiler. The Blue Zone brings you the players from each team who can make it happen:
It’s been all Duke the past two times the Blue Devils and Hurricanes have faced off.
Duke hosts Michigan State Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m. in the 2020 iteration of the Champions Classic. Five of our beat writers make their predictions for the top-10 matchup.
Prior to each Duke football game, beat writers Evan Kolin, Shane Smith, Jake Piazza, Max Rego and Cam Polo will make their predictions for the contest, and we’ll track their records throughout the season. Here are their takes on the Blue Devils’ trip to Georgia Tech, which pits Duke as a one-point favorite.
