Mistakes sting Blue Devils in Atlanta
By Patricia Lee | November 22, 2010Saturday afternoon’s game against Georgia Tech was the Blue Devils’ to lose. And they did, falling 30-20 at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Saturday afternoon’s game against Georgia Tech was the Blue Devils’ to lose. And they did, falling 30-20 at Bobby Dodd Stadium.
After last weekend’s comeback attempt against Boston College fell just four yards short in the last minute of the contest, Duke was officially eliminated from bowl game contention.
Georgia Tech began August with enormous potential. Coming off an ACC-championship season, they were ranked No. 16 in the polls and were widely considered one of the contenders to win the conference...
Coming into the game against Boston College, Duke had the top-ranked red zone offense in the ACC.
On a fourth-and-goal from the 4-yard line with 49 seconds left, quarterback Sean Renfree lined up in the shotgun with a running back to his right and two wide receivers split out to each side.
With the clock ticking down and the Blue Devils trailing by one point, Duke’s offensive line gave up back-to-back sacks, putting quarterback Sean Renfree in a decisive fourth-and-20 at Duke’s own...
Boston College’s streak of 11 straight bowl game appearances seems to be in jeopardy. Currently holding a 4-5 record, the Eagles must win two of their last three regular season games in order to...
Halfway through the victory in Annapolis two weeks ago, it appeared that the key adjustments the Duke defense had been making were coming to fruition with some degree of permanence.
One of the biggest areas of concern for Duke this season has been offensively stagnant second-half play. In fact, going into Saturday’s game against Virginia, the Blue Devils had outscored only...
When Sean Renfree broke the huddle on fourth down, pinned back on Duke’s own 21-yard line with just two minutes left, he knew it was his team’s last shot.