Duke football tames the Tigers to start 2-0
(09/08/13 3:47am)
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Duke is off to its first 2-0 start since 1998.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Duke is off to its first 2-0 start since 1998.
After sitting out the first half of Texas A&M’s week one matchup against Rice due to a suspension agreed upon by the NCAA and his university, redshirt sophomore quarterback Johnny Manziel came off the bench to lead the Aggies to a 52-31 win against the Owls.
The Blue Devils did something Saturday that no Duke team has done since 1989—shut out an opponent.
Last season Duke gave up more 260 yards per game through the air, then graduated four key components in the defensive secondary, including three starters. Redshirt senior cornerback Ross Cockrell is the only remaining full-time starter from last season’s team, when the unit failed time and time again to prevent the long ball.
Duke football begins the 2013 season at a crossroads—perhaps the most important mark in the program’s recent history, or maybe ever.
North Carolina returns 13 total starters and a bevy of young talent after going 8-4 in 2012 but must find a way to replace superstars on both sides of the ball.
Miami struggled on the offensive end at times during its 2012 campaign, but will return 10 offensive starters this year. Stephen Morris proved himself a dependable quarterback during his first year as a starter, and freshman running back Duke Johnson was the Hurricanes’ biggest threat last season. Johnson racked up 947 rushing yards despite getting no more than 16 carries in a game all season.
As the Blue Devils break camp and prepare for their 2013 season opener against cross-town opponent N.C. Central next Saturday, the word most frequently heard around Duke’s practice facility is competition.
Duke enters the 2013 season looking to garner a bowl bid for the second year in a row. The last time the Blue Devils went to a bowl game in consecutive seasons—never.
After dropping all three contests in last weekend’s series against No. 1 North Carolina, the Blue Devils overcame a late-game deficit to take down High Point 5-4 Tuesday night.
After graduating four of its top defensive backs, the Duke secondary could be one of the team’s biggest question marks heading into the 2013 season.
Duke will enter the 2013-2014 season facing a problem it has not yet seen in the first five years of the David Cutcliffe era: the Blue Devils have so many running backs, they might not know who to hand the ball off to.
The Blue Devils will host a field of more than 1,000 athletes this weekend for the Duke Invitational at Wallace Wade Stadium.
PHILADELPHIA—In a low-scoring battle that featured 46 personal fouls, second-seeded Duke found a way to overcome Doug McDermott and seventh-seeded Creighton, defeating the Bluejays 66-50 to advance to the Sweet Sixteen.
PHILADELPHIA—When the second-seeded Blue Devils take on seventh-seeded Creighton Sunday night at the Wells Fargo Center they have one focus: shutting down star forward Doug McDermott.
PHILADELPHIA—Like much of this season, the trio of seniors led the way Friday afternoon for second-seeded Duke in its 73-61 NCAA Tournament second-round victory against 15th-seeded Albany.
Even with the recent loss of star guard Chelsea Gray, Duke enters this weekend’s ACC tournament as the No. 1 seed and a heavy favorite to win.
Duke turned to its three most veteran players on senior night to take care of Virginia Tech and finish the regular season undefeated at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the third time in the past four years.
After a sloppy first half, Duke found its rhythm and dominated the second period to take down Florida State 61-50 at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Despite winning by double-digits, Duke had to play its toughest to secure a hard-fought 71-56 victory over Maryland (19-4, 10-2 in the ACC), in a game that had the feel of an NCAA tournament contest.