In its season opener against Elon, Duke football came out with a 26-3 win. The Blue Zone is here to break down the victory with three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead.
Throughout the offseason, Diaz and defensive coordinator Jonathan Patke emphasized that the defense would play with constant energy and aggression, always looking to create negative plays that change the game. This mentality worked wonders Friday, as the Phoenix could not respond to the constant barrage Duke sent their way.
The Blue Devils walked out of Wallace Wade Stadium with an 26-3 win against the Phoenix, opening the season 1-0 and setting a high standard to start the 2024 campaign.
Duke kicks off the Manny Diaz era by welcoming FCS foe Elon to Wallace Wade Stadium. The Blue Devils enter the halftime locker room in a low-scoring fight with the Phoenix, leading 10-0.
Duke football enters its 2024 season markedly changed from last year. Defensive-minded head coach Manny Diaz looks to put his experience from Miami and Penn State into practice, and former SMU offensive coordinator Jonathan Brewer hopes to give the Duke offense a new dimension with his fast-paced scheme.
The 2024 season commences for Duke football Friday against Elon, and The Chronicle is here with an overview, stats to watch, x-factors and keys to the game.
Before every season, The Chronicle's football beats share our predictions for how the Blue Devils will fare. With a new head coach, a challenging ACC schedule and plenty of roster turnover, the 2024 season could have plenty of ups and downs. We share our record predictions, offensive and defensive MVPs and more.
With ESPN and Bowden’s Florida State as Diaz’s first two employers, the young professional understood valuable lessons about attention to detail and what it takes to be great at the highest level, a key lesson for Diaz when he was “young and very malleable.”
With the 2024 season coming up fast, The Chronicle is breaking down each major position group on the Duke roster: specialists, defensive backs, linebackers, running backs, defensive line, offensive line, receivers and quarterbacks. Last up are the quarterbacks.
There’s a reason Diaz wanted to make sure Feeley would stay when the new head coach took the job at Duke. It’s the same reason players constantly mention him when talking about their personal growth, and it’s a major part of the program’s transformation over the last two years. Feeley is the glue, the engine, the heart and the soul of Duke football.
Brewer looks to boost the Blue Devils’ hopes in 2024 with his form of play-calling: the tempo offense. This aggressive style revolves around the play clock. In this offense, plays are often run almost immediately after the clock begins, skipping the huddle and running straight up to the line of scrimmage. Not only does the tempo offense force a quick defensive response, it also disorients and even exhausts opposing defenses.
With no head coach, and then with a new one, every passing day bore the risk of talented players transferring out of the program. New head coach Manny Diaz had to act swiftly to prevent his new team from falling apart. The Blue Devils’ new head coach passed this test with flying colors.
For three major contributors, every road led right back to Durham, giving new head coach Manny Diaz three cornerstones to work with in addition to the strong returning cast.
Both mascots had plenty of novel insight to share, along with anecdotes of close calls, crazy experiences — and commentary on the strange, hyper-exclusive club that those select few students in the cape and muscle suit belong to.
After nearly a decade of innovation, the award secured Duke’s spot as one of the top fields in the nation and reaffirmed what the groundskeepers already knew. Brooks Field is more than a playing surface — it’s both a science and a passion.
After initially committing to Clemson, Bryce Davis, the 4-star defensive end out of Greensboro, N.C., changed his decision to join Manny Diaz and the Blue Devils. Outside of Duke, Davis took visits to Clemson, Georgia, South Carolina and Southern California.
With the 2024 season coming up fast, The Chronicle is breaking down each major position group on the Duke roster: specialists, defensive backs, linebackers, running backs, defensive line, offensive line, receivers and quarterbacks. Next up are the receivers and tight ends.
With the 2024 season coming up fast, The Chronicle is breaking down each major position group on the Duke roster: specialists, defensive backs, linebackers, running backs, defensive line, offensive line, receivers and quarterbacks. Next up is the offensive line.
Texas transfer Maalik Murphy is reportedly the starting quarterback for the Blue Devils, according to an X post from ESPN's Pete Thamel.
With the 2024 season coming up fast, The Chronicle is breaking down each major position group on the Duke roster: specialists, defensive backs, linebackers, running backs, defensive line, offensive line, receivers and quarterbacks. Next up is the defensive line.
