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Duke football players, past and present, react to David Cutcliffe's departure

By Jonathan Levitan | November 29, 2021

Cutcliffe may have elevated Duke football to new heights since his hiring in 2007, but perhaps his most profound impact on the program throughout the years has been on the players who have called him their head coach. 

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A look back at the best moments of David Cutcliffe's tenure with Duke football

By Micah Hurewitz | November 28, 2021

After Sunday afternoon's news that Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe's time with the program has come to an end, let's take the time to appreciate some of the longtime coach's finest accomplishments with the Blue Devils.

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Ten candidates for Duke football's head coaching vacancy

By Max Rego | November 28, 2021

With the David Cutcliffe era officially coming in Durham, the focus now shifts to identifying who the next Duke head coach could be. Here is a list of 10 candidates that athletic director Nina King might have in mind, grouped into two categories. The main qualities we took into account were a potential coach's recruiting chops and ability to produce sustained winning. 

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David Cutcliffe, Duke football part ways after 14 seasons

By Jake C. Piazza | November 28, 2021

Duke football head coach David Cutcliffe and the program “have reached a mutual agreement for separation,” athletic director Nina King announced Sunday afternoon. 

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Duke football falls to Miami to end season, Durant breaks single-season rushing yards record

By Steve Liu | November 27, 2021

It was senior day, and for the third straight year, Duke's final home game was against Miami. The Blue Devils fell 47-10 and before the game’s start, Duke celebrated the achievements of seniors on the team.

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Beats' picks: Can Duke football pick up a conference win in its last game of the season against Miami?

By Cam Polo , Max Rego , Alex Jackson , Jake C. Piazza , Micah Hurewitz and Jonathan Levitan | November 27, 2021

Every football game, our beat writers Cam Polo, Jake Piazza, Max  Rego, Alex Jackson, Micah Hurewitz and Jonathan Levitan will be here to  give you their picks for Duke's upcoming matchup, and we'll keep track  of their prediction records every week. This is Duke's last game of the 2021 season, and it enters this one against Miami as 21-point underdogs.

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Film room: Duke football looks for first ACC win as it ends season against Miami

By Isabella Caracta | November 27, 2021

Miami comes to Durham this Saturday for Duke’s Senior Day at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Devils look to record their first ACC win of the season, so the Blue Zone previews the game with some film analysis.

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Prop bets for Duke football vs. Miami

By Ana Young | November 27, 2021

Every week the Blue Zone gives you our can't-lose prop bets for the upcoming football game.

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Sportswrap: Soccers advance to next round of NCAA tournament, basketballs stay undefeated

By Jonathan Browning , Jake C. Piazza , Leah Boyd and Andrew Long | November 21, 2021

Sportswrap is your one-stop shop for everything Duke athletics,  where we’ll recap how each of Duke’s sports currently in competition  performed over the last week and give a brief look ahead. Here’s our  recap for the week of Nov. 15-22.

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'You can’t play that way': Duke football's defense surrenders 687 yards, 62 points in Malik Cunningham breakout game

By Alex Jackson | November 19, 2021

It was an absolute masterclass performance from the junior quarterback in Louisville’s 62-22 trouncing of Duke, but he had some help from the Blue Devil defense. 

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Duke in the NFL: Noah Gray hauls in first career touchdown

By Alyssa Ting | November 19, 2021

Just over halfway through the season, it's time to take a look at how Duke's former star football players have been doing in the NFL.

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Duke football falls to Louisville for seventh straight ACC loss

By Max Rego | November 18, 2021

In what sounds like a broken record, the Blue Devils were once again uncompetitive in an ACC matchup, falling 62-22 to Louisville in front of a sparse crowd at Wallace Wade Stadium.

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Five observations from Duke football's first half against Louisville

By Alex Jackson | November 18, 2021

Louisville came to town Thursday night for Duke’s second-to-last game of the season, and once again the Blue Devils found themselves in a hole heading into the second half. Duke has its work cut out if it wants to come back from the 35-9 deficit. 

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Beats' picks: Duke football hosts Louisville for Thursday night football in search of first ACC win

By Cam Polo , Max Rego , Alex Jackson , Jake C. Piazza , Micah Hurewitz and Jonathan Levitan | November 18, 2021

Every football game, our beat writers Cam Polo, Jake Piazza, Max Rego, Alex Jackson, Micah Hurewitz and Jonathan Levitan will be here to give you their picks for Duke's upcoming matchup, and we'll keep track of their prediction records every week. We've got Thursday night football this week, as the Blue Devils clash with 20-point favorite Louisville in Wallace Wade Stadium at 7:30 p.m. 

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Prop bets for Duke football vs. Louisville

By Ana Young | November 18, 2021

Every week the Blue Zone gives you our can't-lose prop bets for the upcoming football game.

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Film room: Duke football looks to figure out zealous Cardinal defense

By Jonathan Levitan | November 17, 2021

Louisville comes to Durham this Thursday to take on Duke football at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils look to avoid their seventh-straight conference loss this season, so the Blue Zone previews the game with some film analysis.

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Column: Through the lowest lows of this Duke football season, the players deserve credit for continued fight

By Max Rego | November 16, 2021

All that being said, though, one thing bears mentioning: Despite the four-straight double-digit losses, despite the mountain of injuries to the secondary, and despite its starting quarterback going down, no one should accuse these Duke players of quitting on the season.