Duke in the NFL: Season recap edition
(01/08/21 6:12pm)
The regular season is over, so the Blue Zone is here to give you a recap of how the season ended for some former Blue Devils in the NFL:
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The regular season is over, so the Blue Zone is here to give you a recap of how the season ended for some former Blue Devils in the NFL:
In their first game in 21 days, the Blue Devils made Jon Scheyer’s head coaching debut a comeback at Cameron.
Friday evening, No. 1 Alabama defeated No. 4 Notre Dame in the 2021 Rose Bowl Game to advance to the College Football Playoff National Championship.
Monday evening saw another Blue Devil standout announce his departure from the program.
While the top three remained the same, the rest of the AP Poll featured some major changes. Catch up on the latest rankings with the Blue Zone:
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.
Despite a disappointing season, the Blue Devils had three players earn All-ACC honors.
After a break of just over two months, the NBA is ready to roll, with the first regular season games tipping off Tuesday. As usual, ESPN released its annual player rankings, counting down the top 100. Five former Blue Devils made their way onto the list and the Blue Zone has you covered with a breakdown of what each ranking means for the upcoming season. For the full rankings, click here:
Coming off a double-digit loss to Illinois and over a week off from competition, the Blue Devils travel to South Bend, Ind. for their ACC opener against Notre Dame. The Blue Zone gets you ready for the matchup with a player to look out for on both sides Wednesday night:
With the 2020 season officially over, Duke now has to deal with key contributors transferring out of the program.
Florida may be called The Sunshine State, but things weren’t so sunny for Duke Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee.
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.
While this season has surely been a disappointment for the Blue Devils, there's still an opportunity to secure a historic first.
The Blue Devils faced their second major test of the year with a top-10 battle against No. 6 Illinois, though the aftermath has cast a shadow of doubt around this year's Duke team. From the same offensive woes to inconsistent play, Tuesday's loss exposed a host of problems that the Blue Devils need to address quickly before ACC play.
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.
The last time these two programs met, the iPhone had just been introduced, LeBron James was coming off his first NBA Finals appearance and MySpace was the most popular social networking site in the U.S.
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.
While it won't happen on the date that everyone expected before the season, the Blue Devils' matchup with Gardner-Webb will eventually be played.
Sometimes, the key to building chemistry is bouncing back after a tough defeat.
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.