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Taking care of your backyard is the goal for every program from a recruiting standpoint—I don’t care of it is Alabama or Akron we’re talking about—but the Blue Devils have not been cleaning up in that department in the slightest.
As the NFL's first month of play comes to a close, the Blue Zone takes a look at how former Blue Devils across the league performed in Week Four.
For a bit there, it looked like Duke could compete with North Carolina.
The Victory Bell rang in Chapel Hill for the third consecutive year as Duke fell to North Carolina 38-7. With three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead, the Blue Zone breaks down everything you need to know about the Blue Devils' loss to their biggest rival.
The Blue Devils took on the Tar Heels Saturday, and it was all Carolina blue. The contest ended in a 38-7 Duke loss in Kenan Memorial Stadium behind a stonewall defensive performance from North Carolina and enough production from quarterback Sam Howell to keep the Victory Bell in Chapel Hill.
Duke traveled eight miles down the road looking for a statement win against a talented-but-underachieving North Carolina. And through the opening 15 minutes, the Blue Devils looked like they could compete with their Tar Heel counterparts. Nevertheless, North Carolina quickly took control near the end of the first quarter and leads 24-0 entering the break. Here are five of our observations from the first half.
Every week the Blue Zone gives you our can't-lose prop bets for the upcoming football game.
This week marks the start of Duke's push for contention: having already shocked its own fans with an upset of Northwestern, the time is right to shock the ACC with an upset of North Carolina.
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. Duke goes down the road to Kenan Memorial stadium where it will be 20-point underdogs against North Carolina.
The Blue Zone brings three keys for Duke to take care of business against North Carolina in its first conference matchup of the season.
This Saturday, as many Duke students head home for fall break, head coach David Cutcliffe will take his team a mere 10 miles down the road to face off against North Carolina.
After rattling off three straight home wins, the Blue Devils hit the road Saturday for a date with nearby North Carolina. The Blue Zone brings you a player to watch out for on both sides ahead of Duke's ACC opener.
Duke football opens conference play this Saturday with a marquis matchup against cross-town rival North Carolina, but before the Blue Devils make their way to Kenan Stadium, the Blue Zone brings some film analysis to preview the game.
With Week Three in the books, the Blue Zone takes a look at how former Blue Devils fared in the NFL.
Duke and North Carolina have a showdown at Chapel Hill Saturday at 12 p.m. However, a game that was once a foregone conclusion heading into the season now has the potential to be a competitive one.
The Blue Zone breaks down everything you need to know about Duke football's victory with three key takeaways, stats and a look ahead.
Perhaps it would be wishful thinking to expect Duke to hold the Jayhawks to single-digit scoring but, against a team that hadn’t scored more than 22 points in a game this season, a final Kansas score in the teens shouldn’t have been out of the question.
For all Duke’s shortcomings Saturday, it used a superb second half and polished offensive showing to recover from a poor start and to do what matters most: win.
It’s been an up-and-down ride for the Blue Devils through the opening half of this matchup. After Duke opened up the game with a Mataeo Durant touchdown for the lead, it’s been a back-and-forth affair since with six lead changes for a score of 24-21 in favor of Kansas heading into the locker room. Here’s five of our observations from the first half:
Every week the Blue Zone gives you our can't-lose prop bets for the upcoming football game.