“We were never at a level that we had reached in practice and training camp. This was not reflective of our football team,” head coach David Cutcliffe said a year ago after his team fell to...
If he wanted, Sean Renfree could finally let out a sigh of relief. He had just led his team to a 41-27 victory over Elon, passing his first test with flying colors as Duke’s starting quarterback.
Nineteen yards. That’s about the length of a standard construction dumpster like the one you might see in the Wannamaker firelane these days. And that’s all the rushing yards that the Blue Devils...
During his first two seasons, head coach David Cutcliffe has been able to evoke solid production from talented freshmen. This year, Duke’s rookie class boasts several candidates for impact seasons.
They play the same position, attended the same high school, and their names even sound tantalizingly similar. However, the most important similarity between sophomore Connor Vernon and junior...
When talking about Duke’s attempt at running the ball last year, head coach David Cutcliffe doesn’t mince his words.
When defensive linemen Vince Oghobaase and Ayanga Okpokowuruk graduated this past May, Duke’s traditional 4-3 defensive alignment went out the door with them.
During the Ted Roof era, Duke’s special teams were anything but. Consequently, David Cutcliffe emphasized improving the most under-appreciated unit in football after he took over as Duke’s head coach.
One of the most important classes at Duke this fall semester can’t be found in ACES. The instructor is quarterbacks coach Kurt Roper. Welcome to QB 101.
When the Blue Devils take the field Saturday against FCS opponent Elon, they will look to take the first step toward meeting the raised expectations of a program that used to be an afterthought in...
The close of the 2009 season was bittersweet for the Yellow Jackets. While they took home the ACC Championship, they were forced to deal with the departure of four key players.
Any team who thinks it can simply gloss over Boston College would be seriously mistaken.
For the first time in 16 years, the Blue Devils will make it to a bowl game. Remember where you heard it first.
Everyone knows the saying “Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Well, neither were the football programs of recently bowl-competitive teams like Stanford, Northwestern or Wake Forest.
More than a week before the start of the 2010 season, Duke had already sold out its season ticket allotment.
Two years ago the win total was four games, last season it was five, and this season Duke fans hope the total to at least be six, which would qualify for the Blue Devils for their first bowl game...